Netherlands; Germany; Rhineland
Admirandorum quadruplex spectaculum
£479
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
delectum, pictum, et aeri in cisum, per Johannem van Call. Amsterdam: Pieter Schenk, c.1700. Oblong 4to, 19th-century half calf, engraved throughout, with allegorical title-page, 64 plates (views of Amsterdam, The Hague, Het Loo palace, and the Rhineland), 4 calligraphic part-titles, dedication leaf, and mezzotint portrait of Frederick Duke of Saxony, lacking 7 plates (71 called for) and register leaf, part-titles, dedication leaf and portrait all bound out of order, title-page repaired verso, light foxing and a few other marks to margins, binding rubbed. Together with:
[Denmark] [Album of maps and views of Denmark mainly by Jonas Haas] 1760s. 4to (19 x 19cm), contemporary Dutch floral boards, contents comprise: 1) Generalem et prorius novam Siaelandiae tabulam geographicam, folding map of Zaeland, opening to 55 x 45cm; 2) Den Kongel. Residentz Stad Kiobenhafn ... 1764, folding plan of Copenhagen, approx. 55 x 40cm, a few small holes at folds; 3) Folding panorama of Copenhagen, 1764; 4) Folding plan of Frederiksberg; 5) Folding view of Frederiksberg slotsgaard; 6) Costume plate; 7-13) Further views of buildings and cities including Sophienberg palace, Fredensborg, etc.