Novus de Leone Belgico eiusq topographia atq. Historica descriptione liber (…). Rerumque in Belgio maxime gestarum, inde ab anno Christi M.D.LIX. Usque ad annum M.D.LXXXVII perpetua narratione continatus.
ENLARGED EDITION, with 207 (of 208) engravings of a famous eyewitness account of the Dutch Revolt, with the famous "Leo Belgicus" map, here in its second state. One of the major sources for the history of the Low Countries during the beginning of their struggle for independence. This history of the religious wars in Belgium and Holland from 1559-87 is illustrated with Hogenberg's engravings (from his "Geschichtsblättern"), whereby the engravings for this edition were printed without the lower ...
$39.000
Maker : AITSINGER (EYZINGER), Michael von.
Place : Cologne, Gerardus Campensis for Frans Hogenberg
Date : 1588
De Bello Belgico, Decas Prima / Decas Secunda.
With 2 engraved titles of the 'Leo Belgicus', with one paw resting on a shield bearing the title, large woodcut printer's device on the colophons, and 30 richly engraved views and plans of battles and sieges, 28 double-page and 2 full-page, by Johanness W.Bauer, J.Miele, Jacomo Cortese, a.o. Two examples of the famous Leo Belgicus map are included. Among the greatest decorative works of early cartography is a series of arresting maps showing The Netherlands and Belgium in the shape of a lion.Thi...
€6.900
Maker : STRADA, Famiano.
Place : Rome, Franciscus Corbelletus
Date : 1632-1647
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De Bello Belgico decades duae ab excessu... [including lion map]
Included in Famiani Stradae Romani è Societate Jesu de Bello Belgico Decas duae... .Published by Johann Godfried Martin Schönwetter. The book was first published in 1651 and re-published in 1699. The binding is a fine German blind-tooled pigskin, clamps wanting. Fair amount of pages has the usual browning. Copy is somewhat used but altogether very fine. Specially the folding historical engravings are of a high standard.The Bello Belgico , written by Famianus Strada (1572-1649), Jesuit and teac...
$3.500
Maker : STRADA
Place : Frankfurt am Main, Schönwetter
Date : 1699
't Hooge Heemraedschap van Delfland met alle de Steden, Dorpen, Ambachten, Litmaten, Polders, (etc.).
The so-called Kruquius map is a wall-map of the Delfland water board district. The map consists of 25 engraved map sheets. Several maps flanked by fine large armorial cartouches. All sheets together cover a wall map with a total area of 230 x 280 cm. The map was often bound in a rich gilted calf binding and presented as gifts to important persons. The atlas than included also the overview map. According to Prof. Koeman "Thanks to the quality of the cartography (a “sensitive” scale of 1:10,00...
€3.750
Maker : KRUIKIUS, N. / J.
Place : Delft
Date : 1712-1750