[Gezigten der stad Amsterdam en derzelver voornaamste gebouwen [- Rotterdam, - Den Haag, - Rijswijck].

8vo, oblong, 25 x 20,5 cm: 131 views (title pages replaced by handwritten titles).

Cont. mottled calf (sl. rubbed & scratched, lower corners sl. def.), gilt spine on 5 raised bands (def. at head & tail, some wormholes), red edges. Very good copy with excellent views.

131 remarkable scenes engraved by Pieter Schenk (1645-1715), displaying a panoramic view of old Amsterdam (89 of 100), of Rotterdam (15), of Den Haag (13) and of Rijswijck (= Villa regis, 14). Each plate on a separate leaf and titled below in Latin and Dutch. No explanatory text. Schenk was a map publisher and also an engraver at the court of August II, king of Poland. With dedication of the author to C. de Jonge van Ellemeet "Ontvanger Generaal van de Unie" and for the Amsterdam part a printed "Bladwijzer" with the titles of 100 views.