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[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean basin].[Iberian peninsula, second half of the 16th century, before 1574?]. 96 x 61 cm. Manuscript nautical chart on a single sheet of vellum, centred on the Mediterranean basin.
[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean basin].[Iberian peninsula, second half of the 16th century, before 1574?]. 96 x 61 cm. Manuscript nautical chart on a single sheet of vellum, centred on the Mediterranean basin.
[PORTOLAN CHART - Luis TEXEIRA]. · 1574
€325,000.00 ($358,209.15 | £271,136.45 | ¥57,201,372)
A visually striking portolan chart of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and parts of the Middle East, lavishly decorated and preserved in exceptional condition. Stylistically unmistakably Portuguese, it was likely produced by the prominent cartographer Luis Teixeira, father of ...
Fasciculus astronomicus, containing observations of the northern circumpolar region; together with some account of the instrument with which they were made: and a new set of tables, by which they were reduced to the mean position for the beginning of January 1800. To which are added a few other papers and precepts, which it was imagined might be acceptable to the practical astronomer.London, printed by Luke Hansard, sold by G. Wilkie and D. Bremner, 1800. 4to (27 x ca. 21 cm). With a divisional title page for part 2. Contemporary gold-tooled marbled calf, re-backed with the original backstrip laid down.
Fasciculus astronomicus, containing observations of the northern circumpolar region; together with some account of the instrument with which they were made: and a new set of tables, by which they were reduced to the mean position for the beginning of January 1800. To which are added a few other papers and precepts, which it was imagined might be acceptable to the practical astronomer.London, printed by Luke Hansard, sold by G. Wilkie and D. Bremner, 1800. 4to (27 x ca. 21 cm). With a divisional title page for part 2. Contemporary gold-tooled marbled calf, re-backed with the original backstrip laid down.
WOLLASTON, Francis. · 1762
€3,500.00 ($3,857.64 | £2,919.93 | ¥616,015)
[3], [1 blank], 256; 87, [1] pp.First edition of Francis Wollaston’s (1762-1823) Fasciculus astronomicus. Wollaston was an English natural philosopher, chemist, and clergyman, educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he graduated as Senior Wrangler and First Smith’s...
Zeespiegel, inhoudende een korte onderwijsinghe inde konst der zeevaert, en beschryvinghe der seen en kusten van de Oostersche, Noordsche, en Westersche schipvaert. ...Amsterdam, Willem Jansz. Blaeu, 1627. 3 parts in 1 volume, parts 2 and 3 consist of 6 books each. Folio. With 108 numbered engraved charts, 2 half-page engraved charts, 2 volvelles, a woodcut vignette on the divisional title page of each part, and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary overlapping vellum. The work is preserved in a gold-tooled half red morocco clamshell box, with two green morocco title labels, lettered in gold, red buckram sides, and a green felt lining.
Zeespiegel, inhoudende een korte onderwijsinghe inde konst der zeevaert, en beschryvinghe der seen en kusten van de Oostersche, Noordsche, en Westersche schipvaert. ...Amsterdam, Willem Jansz. Blaeu, 1627. 3 parts in 1 volume, parts 2 and 3 consist of 6 books each. Folio. With 108 numbered engraved charts, 2 half-page engraved charts, 2 volvelles, a woodcut vignette on the divisional title page of each part, and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary overlapping vellum. The work is preserved in a gold-tooled half red morocco clamshell box, with two green morocco title labels, lettered in gold, red buckram sides, and a green felt lining.
BLAEU, Willem Jansz. · 1608
€120,000.00 ($132,261.84 | £100,111.92 | ¥21,120,506)
[16], 64; 39, [1], 43, [1], 48, 32, 28, 24; 32, 52, 46, 43, [1], 40, 23, [1 blank] pp.Second edition of Willem Blaeu's famous but extremely rare pilot guide, of which only a handful of copies are still known to exist. It was one of the largest pilot guides of the time, contain...
Exposé de l'état actuel des missions évangéliques chez les peuples infidèles, cel qu'on le connoissoit au commencement de l'année 1820. Genève, [back of the title page: printing office of Guillaume Fick], 1821. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. With a folding leaf (54 x 34.5 cm) containing a small coloured map of the world, engraved by Bovet, surrounded by letterpress tables of the principle mission stations around the world. Contemporary half brown sheepskin, decorated paper sides, gold-tooled spine, marbled edges.
Exposé de l'état actuel des missions évangéliques chez les peuples infidèles, cel qu'on le connoissoit au commencement de l'année 1820. Genève, [back of the title page: printing office of Guillaume Fick], 1821. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. With a folding leaf (54 x 34.5 cm) containing a small coloured map of the world, engraved by Bovet, surrounded by letterpress tables of the principle mission stations around the world. Contemporary half brown sheepskin, decorated paper sides, gold-tooled spine, marbled edges.
[GAUSSEN, Francois Samuel Robert Louis?]. · 1820
€2,950.00 ($3,251.44 | £2,461.08 | ¥519,212)
XII, LXXXII, IV, 408, [4] pp.First and only edition of an overview of all active missions around the world in 1820. It was possibly composed under the direction of Francois Gaussen (1790-1863), an ardent supporter of Reformed theology in Switzerland, who founded a society for ...
Epistolae Indicae et Iapanicae de multarum gentium ad Christi fidem, per Societatem Iesu conversione. Item de Tartarorum potentia, moribus, & totius penè Asiae religione. Tertia editio cum indice castigatior & auctior.Louvain, Rutger Velpius, 1570. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. With general title page and a title page for the second part, both in a frame built up from fleurons, and each part with woodcut publisher's device on last blank and numerous decorated woodcut initials. Including: Epistolae Iapanicae, de multorum in variis insulis gentilium ad Christi sidem conversione.Contemporary limp sheepskin parchment, traces of ties.
Epistolae Indicae et Iapanicae de multarum gentium ad Christi fidem, per Societatem Iesu conversione. Item de Tartarorum potentia, moribus, & totius penè Asiae religione. Tertia editio cum indice castigatior & auctior.Louvain, Rutger Velpius, 1570. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. With general title page and a title page for the second part, both in a frame built up from fleurons, and each part with woodcut publisher's device on last blank and numerous decorated woodcut initials. Including: Epistolae Iapanicae, de multorum in variis insulis gentilium ad Christi sidem conversione.Contemporary limp sheepskin parchment, traces of ties.
[BERSE, Gaspar, Francis XAVIER et al.].
€19,500.00 ($21,492.55 | £16,268.19 | ¥3,432,082)
[24], 361 [= 316], [20]; 401 [= 399], [25] pp.Two important collections of letters written by Jesuit missionaries. The first contains 19 letters from missionaries in the East, including letters from Gaspar Berse from Hormuz Island, mentioning the island's religion, customs, it...
[20th-century photographic reproduction of the Shah Jahan Album].[20th century]. 2 volumes. Folio. With 50 photographic reproductions in black and white mounted onto thick passepartout leaves, separated by thinner leaves, onto which typed descriptions are mounted. Contemporary gold- and blind-tooled burgundy buckram, with the title and volume number lettered in gold on the front and spine, a double fillet border on both boards, blind-tooled turn-ins, gold and burgundy floral end papers, gilt edges.
[20th-century photographic reproduction of the Shah Jahan Album].[20th century]. 2 volumes. Folio. With 50 photographic reproductions in black and white mounted onto thick passepartout leaves, separated by thinner leaves, onto which typed descriptions are mounted. Contemporary gold- and blind-tooled burgundy buckram, with the title and volume number lettered in gold on the front and spine, a double fillet border on both boards, blind-tooled turn-ins, gold and burgundy floral end papers, gilt edges.
[PHOTOGRAPHY - SHAH JAHAN ALBUM]. · 1569
€25,000.00 ($27,554.55 | £20,856.65 | ¥4,400,106)
[1 blank], [26], [2 blank]; [2 blank], [25], [2 blank] ll.Remarkable photographic album beautifully reproducing the paintings from the Shah Jahan Album, also known as the Kevorkian Album. The album, compiled by the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569-1627) and his son, Shah Jahan (1...
The India directory, or, directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, Australia, and the interjacent ports of Africa and South America ... Seventh edition. London, Wm. H. Allen & Co. (back of the title pages: printed by Cox and Wyman), 1855. 2 volumes. Large 4to (28 x 23 cm). Contemporary half calf, re-backed with the original backstrips laid down.
The India directory, or, directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, Australia, and the interjacent ports of Africa and South America ... Seventh edition. London, Wm. H. Allen & Co. (back of the title pages: printed by Cox and Wyman), 1855. 2 volumes. Large 4to (28 x 23 cm). Contemporary half calf, re-backed with the original backstrips laid down.
HORSBURGH, James. · 1762
€18,000.00 ($19,839.28 | £15,016.79 | ¥3,168,076)
XII, XXXIV, [2], “681” [= 683], [1 blank]; VIII, 978 pp.Rare revised and expanded penultimate edition of a massive navigational directory, with exhaustive information on sailing routes, winds and other weather conditions such as monsoons, coasts, cities and their ports across ...
Patriciarum stirpium in S. Rom. Imp. Urbe Augusta Vindelicor ... | Der herren Gschlechter deß Hail. Röm. Reichs Statt Augspurg ...Augsburg, Christoph Mang, 1613. 4to. With an engraved title, and 122 numbered engraved full-page illustrations of knights. Contemporary gold-tooled vellum, with a floral ornament within an oval frame in the centre of both boards, set within a double fillet frame with floral corner pieces, remnants of closing ties, gilt edges.
Patriciarum stirpium in S. Rom. Imp. Urbe Augusta Vindelicor ... | Der herren Gschlechter deß Hail. Röm. Reichs Statt Augspurg ...Augsburg, Christoph Mang, 1613. 4to. With an engraved title, and 122 numbered engraved full-page illustrations of knights. Contemporary gold-tooled vellum, with a floral ornament within an oval frame in the centre of both boards, set within a double fillet frame with floral corner pieces, remnants of closing ties, gilt edges.
CUSTOS, Raphael. · 1590
€3,500.00 ($3,857.64 | £2,919.93 | ¥616,015)
[24], "123" [= 124] ll., 124-136, [1 blank] pp.Rare first and only edition of a heraldic work on the patrician families of Augsburg, with over a hundred beautiful full-page engravings. The work, printed in both Latin and German, includes descriptions in verse of various of the...
Catalogue raisonné des différens objets de curiosites dans les sciences et arts, qui composoient le cabinet de feu Mr. Mariette Controleur général de la Grande Chancellerie de France, honoraire Amateur de l'Academie Rle. de Peinture, et de celle de Florence.Paris, the author and G. Desprez, 1775. 8vo. With an engraved allegorical frontispiece, an engraved title page, 4 engraved plates (3 full-page, 1 folding), and 1 folding leaf with extensive engraved notes on one of the objects. Further with woodcut head- and tailpieces, and decorated woodcut initials. 19th-century marbled paper over boards.
Catalogue raisonné des différens objets de curiosites dans les sciences et arts, qui composoient le cabinet de feu Mr. Mariette Controleur général de la Grande Chancellerie de France, honoraire Amateur de l'Academie Rle. de Peinture, et de celle de Florence.Paris, the author and G. Desprez, 1775. 8vo. With an engraved allegorical frontispiece, an engraved title page, 4 engraved plates (3 full-page, 1 folding), and 1 folding leaf with extensive engraved notes on one of the objects. Further with woodcut head- and tailpieces, and decorated woodcut initials. 19th-century marbled paper over boards.
BASAN, Pierre-François (engraver). · 1694
€4,500.00 ($4,959.82 | £3,754.20 | ¥792,019)
XVI, 418 pp.The renowned auction catalogue of Pierre-Jean Mariette's celebrated art cabinet. The catalogue was compiled by Pierre-François Basan and it serves as an extensive overview with illustrations of Mariette's collections. An indispensable reference for scholars of 18th...
Singapore - Malacca - Java. Reiseskizzen.Berlin, Julius Springer, 1866. Ca. 23.5 x 17.5 cm. With 24 full-page illustrations. Original half (faded) burgundy sheepskin and decorated paper sides.
Singapore - Malacca - Java. Reiseskizzen.Berlin, Julius Springer, 1866. Ca. 23.5 x 17.5 cm. With 24 full-page illustrations. Original half (faded) burgundy sheepskin and decorated paper sides.
JAGOR, Fedor. · 1816
€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)
[6], 252 pp.First edition of an important and richly illustrated travel narrative by Fedor Jagor, chronicling his journey through Southeast Asia in the mid-19th century. This volume presents a vivid portrayal of life in Singapore, Malacca, and Java, combining maritime adventur...
Opera quam diligentissime castigata, quorum indicem in sequenti pagina reperies.Venice, heirs of Aldus I Manutius, and Andrea I Torresano, 1523. 8vo. With the Aldus anchor woodcut vignette on the title page and the verso of the last leaf, both hand-coloured and highlighted in gold. 17th-century gold-tooled quarter calf, with the author lettered in gold on the spine, 18th-century gold-tooled polished and sprinkled calf sides, red sprinkled edges.
Opera quam diligentissime castigata, quorum indicem in sequenti pagina reperies.Venice, heirs of Aldus I Manutius, and Andrea I Torresano, 1523. 8vo. With the Aldus anchor woodcut vignette on the title page and the verso of the last leaf, both hand-coloured and highlighted in gold. 17th-century gold-tooled quarter calf, with the author lettered in gold on the spine, 18th-century gold-tooled polished and sprinkled calf sides, red sprinkled edges.
CLAUDIANUS, Claudius and Francisco TORRESANO (editor). · 1888
€5,500.00 ($6,062.00 | £4,588.46 | ¥968,023)
176 ll.A finely printed early 16th-century edition of the complete works of the late Roman poet Claudian, published by the Aldine Press just after the death of Aldus Manutius. This edition reflects the hallmark editorial rigor of Torresano and features the distinctive Aldine i...
De bello Rhodio, libri tres, Clementi VII Pont. Max. dedicati.Hagenau, Johann Setzer, 1527. 4to (ca. 21 x 16 cm). The title is set within a woodcut border, the woodcut printer's device can be found beneath the colophon on the recto of the last leaf, and with some woodcut decorated initials. Modern gold- and blind-tooled calf, with the author and title lettered in gold on the front board.
De bello Rhodio, libri tres, Clementi VII Pont. Max. dedicati.Hagenau, Johann Setzer, 1527. 4to (ca. 21 x 16 cm). The title is set within a woodcut border, the woodcut printer's device can be found beneath the colophon on the recto of the last leaf, and with some woodcut decorated initials. Modern gold- and blind-tooled calf, with the author and title lettered in gold on the front board.
FONTANUS, Jacobus (Jacobus FONTEYN). · 1522
€3,500.00 ($3,857.64 | £2,919.93 | ¥616,015)
[56] ll.Second edition of the account of the siege and conquest by the Ottomans of the island Rhodos in 1522, written by the lawyer Jacobus Fontanus (also Jacobo Fontano or Jacob Fonteyn; d. after 1538) from Bruges. The work is dedicated to Pope Clement VII.The Order of the Kn...
Epitome de los principios, y progressos de las guerras de Cataluña en los años 1640 y 1641 y señalada victoria de Monjuyque.Barcelona, Pedro Lacavalleria; Lisbon, Antonio Alvarez, 1641. 4to (19 x 14 cm). With 2 woodcut decorated initials, and a large woodcut vignette on the title page of ad 2. Further with one headpiece. With: (2) Principios, y progressos de las guerras de Principado de Cataluña, y señalada vitoria en Monjuyque.Lisbon, Antonio Alvarez, [1]641. Blueish-green paper wrappers.
Epitome de los principios, y progressos de las guerras de Cataluña en los años 1640 y 1641 y señalada victoria de Monjuyque.Barcelona, Pedro Lacavalleria; Lisbon, Antonio Alvarez, 1641. 4to (19 x 14 cm). With 2 woodcut decorated initials, and a large woodcut vignette on the title page of ad 2. Further with one headpiece. With: (2) Principios, y progressos de las guerras de Principado de Cataluña, y señalada vitoria en Monjuyque.Lisbon, Antonio Alvarez, [1]641. Blueish-green paper wrappers.
SALA, Padre Caspar M.F. · 1640
€850.00 ($936.85 | £709.13 | ¥149,604)
[4]; [76] pp.Contemporary account of the major events and conflicts occurred in the first two years year of the Guerra de los Segadores, also known as the Catalan Revolt or the Reaper’s War (1640-1652). The work accounts other principal events occurred at Tortosa, Barcelona, T...
L'isthoire [!] et les portraits des imperatrices, des reynes, et des illustres princesses de l'auguste maison d'Austriche, qui ont porte le nom d'Anne.Paris, Pierre de Bresche, 1648. Folio (44 x 30.5 cm). With 10 (of 14) hand-coloured full-page engraved plates, 14 contemporary hand-coloured engraved initials, 14 hand-coloured engraved headpieces, 8 engraved tailpieces, and a hand-coloured engraved vignette on the title page, all heightened with gold. The leaves have been outlined in red, and the title page has been outlined and decorated in red and gold, lacking the frontispiece. Contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, with the coat of arms of Anne of Austria onlaid in the centre of both boards, surrounded by two triple fillet frames, with ornaments in the corners of the inner frame, gold-tooled board edges, gilt edges, marbled pastedowns.
L'isthoire [!] et les portraits des imperatrices, des reynes, et des illustres princesses de l'auguste maison d'Austriche, qui ont porte le nom d'Anne.Paris, Pierre de Bresche, 1648. Folio (44 x 30.5 cm). With 10 (of 14) hand-coloured full-page engraved plates, 14 contemporary hand-coloured engraved initials, 14 hand-coloured engraved headpieces, 8 engraved tailpieces, and a hand-coloured engraved vignette on the title page, all heightened with gold. The leaves have been outlined in red, and the title page has been outlined and decorated in red and gold, lacking the frontispiece. Contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, with the coat of arms of Anne of Austria onlaid in the centre of both boards, surrounded by two triple fillet frames, with ornaments in the corners of the inner frame, gold-tooled board edges, gilt edges, marbled pastedowns.
PUGET DE LA SERRE, Jean. · 1601
€25,000.00 ($27,554.55 | £20,856.65 | ¥4,400,106)
[6], "51" [= 45], [1] pp.Beautiful copy of an unusual work on the House of Habsburg, with the coat of arms of the dedicatee, Anne of Austria (1601-1666), on both boards. The work includes the biographies of the thirteen members of the House of Habsburg that were named "Anne", ...
Rozendael. Aan den hoog-edel welgeboren en gestengen heere den heere Joan Baron van Arnhem, heere van Rozendael tot Harslo, byzonderen Raad des vorstendoms Gelre en graefschap Zutphen ... word deze afbeelding van Rozendael, opgedragen.Amsterdam, Pieter Schenk, [1702?]. Oblong royal 4to (25 x 31.5 cm). With an engraved dedication also serving as a title-page, and 16 unnumbered engraved views (15 x 18.5 cm). Modern half parchment, with the title and author lettered in gold on the spine, marbled paper sides.
Rozendael. Aan den hoog-edel welgeboren en gestengen heere den heere Joan Baron van Arnhem, heere van Rozendael tot Harslo, byzonderen Raad des vorstendoms Gelre en graefschap Zutphen ... word deze afbeelding van Rozendael, opgedragen.Amsterdam, Pieter Schenk, [1702?]. Oblong royal 4to (25 x 31.5 cm). With an engraved dedication also serving as a title-page, and 16 unnumbered engraved views (15 x 18.5 cm). Modern half parchment, with the title and author lettered in gold on the spine, marbled paper sides.
SCHENK, Pieter [and Jan van CALL]. · 1636
€3,500.00 ($3,857.64 | £2,919.93 | ¥616,015)
[17] ll.A magnificent series of detailed views of the house and gardens at Rosendael, in the Veluwe near Arnhem. The shape of the gardens at Rosendael were modernized by Baron Johan van Arnhem (1636-1717). He turned it into one of the most sumptuous stately houses and gardens ...
Afbeeldinge der voornaemste gezichten van Duinrel gediestig opgedragen door zyn hoog-edels onderdanigen dienaer.[Amsterdam], Pieter Schenk, [ca. 1720]. Oblong royal 4to (ca. 23 x 28.5 cm). With an engraved dedication also serving as a title-page, and 16 numbered engraved views (15 x 18.5 cm). Modern half sheepskin parchment.
Afbeeldinge der voornaemste gezichten van Duinrel gediestig opgedragen door zyn hoog-edels onderdanigen dienaer.[Amsterdam], Pieter Schenk, [ca. 1720]. Oblong royal 4to (ca. 23 x 28.5 cm). With an engraved dedication also serving as a title-page, and 16 numbered engraved views (15 x 18.5 cm). Modern half sheepskin parchment.
SCHENK, Pieter. · 1702
€2,500.00 ($2,755.46 | £2,085.66 | ¥440,011)
[17] ll.A complete set of 16 numbered views of the magnificent buildings, gardens, and woods of Cornelis de Jonge van Ellemeet's "Duinrel" estate near Wassenaar. Like the other great Dutch estates of the 17th century, it included gardens, fountains, mazes, and pavilions, but i...
Conspectus Novi Praetorii Loo ex accurata delineatione Jacobi Romani ...[Amsterdam], Pieter Schenk, [ca. 1720]. Oblong royal 4to (ca. 23 x 29 cm). With an engraved dedication also serving as a title-page, and 16 unnumbered engraved views (15 x 18.5 cm). Modern half sheepskin parchment.
Conspectus Novi Praetorii Loo ex accurata delineatione Jacobi Romani ...[Amsterdam], Pieter Schenk, [ca. 1720]. Oblong royal 4to (ca. 23 x 29 cm). With an engraved dedication also serving as a title-page, and 16 unnumbered engraved views (15 x 18.5 cm). Modern half sheepskin parchment.
SCHENK, Pieter and Jacob Pieterszoon ROMAN. · 1660
€2,500.00 ($2,755.46 | £2,085.66 | ¥440,011)
[17] ll.A complete set of sixteen views of the magnificent palace, gardens, mazes, fountains, sculpture, ponds, and pavilions of the Royal estate Het Loo, near Apeldoorn in the Netherlands, the most splendid country estate of King William III of England (William of Orange). Th...
Speculum Zelandiae dat is: een beschryvinge ofte afbeelding der steden, ambachts-heerlijckheden, dorpen, castelen, ridderlijcke hofsteden, huysen en gebouwen gelegen inde eylanden en de graeflijckheyt van Zeelandt.Amsterdam, Widow of [Joachim] Ottens and sons, [ca. 1720]. 1mo (32 x 32.5 cm). With an engraved armorial title page and 36 full-page engraved views. Contemporary gold-tooled brown half calf.
Speculum Zelandiae dat is: een beschryvinge ofte afbeelding der steden, ambachts-heerlijckheden, dorpen, castelen, ridderlijcke hofsteden, huysen en gebouwen gelegen inde eylanden en de graeflijckheyt van Zeelandt.Amsterdam, Widow of [Joachim] Ottens and sons, [ca. 1720]. 1mo (32 x 32.5 cm). With an engraved armorial title page and 36 full-page engraved views. Contemporary gold-tooled brown half calf.
[VIEWS - NETHERLANDS - ZEELAND]. · 1595
€5,000.00 ($5,510.91 | £4,171.33 | ¥880,021)
[37] ll.Collection of thirty-six splendid 17th-century views of cities, towns, noblemen's estates, and castles in the Dutch province of Zeeland, with an elaborately decorated armorial title page. The cities shown include Middelburg, Vlissingen, Goes, Zierikzee, Tholen, and Vee...
XIV. Boeken van de Geldersse Geschiedenissen, van 't begin af vervolghd tot aen de afzweeringh des Konincx van Spanien; ...Arnhem, Jacob van Biesen, 1654. 2 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With an engraved title page, a letterpress half-title, a large folding engraved map, 20 double-page plans and maps, 28 woodcut coats of arms in the text, as well as woodcut medals, and letterpress genealogical tables. With exception of some medals all plates and illustrations are coloured by a contemporary hand and partly highlighted with gold. Early 18th-century gold-tooled mottled calf by the so-called "Vase Block Bindery".
XIV. Boeken van de Geldersse Geschiedenissen, van 't begin af vervolghd tot aen de afzweeringh des Konincx van Spanien; ...Arnhem, Jacob van Biesen, 1654. 2 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With an engraved title page, a letterpress half-title, a large folding engraved map, 20 double-page plans and maps, 28 woodcut coats of arms in the text, as well as woodcut medals, and letterpress genealogical tables. With exception of some medals all plates and illustrations are coloured by a contemporary hand and partly highlighted with gold. Early 18th-century gold-tooled mottled calf by the so-called "Vase Block Bindery".
SLICHTENHORST, Arend van. · 1639
€25,000.00 ($27,554.55 | £20,856.65 | ¥4,400,106)
[16], 116, [4]; 596, [24] pp.The first complete history of Gelderland in Dutch, with a large folding map of the whole region, and twenty maps and plans of towns, such as Zutphen, Wageningen, and Hattem. The present copy is one of the very few with the title page, maps, plans, ...
[Album with 72 illustrations of scenes depicted on Trajan's Column].[Italy, late 16th- to 18th-century]. Oblong folio (ca. 54 x 39 cm). With 72 drawings on paper, in pen, ink, and ink wash. Probably early 18th-century gold-tooled red morocco with the elaborate coat of arms of King Philip V of Spain as a centre piece on both boards, within a double frame with floral corner pieces in the inside corners of the inner frame; gold-tooled board edges, marbled endpapers.
[Album with 72 illustrations of scenes depicted on Trajan's Column].[Italy, late 16th- to 18th-century]. Oblong folio (ca. 54 x 39 cm). With 72 drawings on paper, in pen, ink, and ink wash. Probably early 18th-century gold-tooled red morocco with the elaborate coat of arms of King Philip V of Spain as a centre piece on both boards, within a double frame with floral corner pieces in the inside corners of the inner frame; gold-tooled board edges, marbled endpapers.
[ALBUM - ITALY - TRAJAN'S COLUMN]. · 1683
€45,000.00 ($49,598.19 | £37,541.97 | ¥7,920,190)
[74] ll.Remarkable collection of 72 drawings of the scenes on Trajan's Column in Rome. They were made by at least two different Italian artists from slightly different periods, but in a cohesive style. The drawings have been mounted into an album bearing the coat of arms of Ki...