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Russian mission to China, with a plan of Beijing

TIMKOWSKI, Egor Fedorovitch. Voyage à Peking, à travers la Mongolie en 1820 et 1821.
Paris, Dondey-Dupré père et Fils, 1827. 2 text volumes (8vo) and one atlas volume (folio). With lithographed title-page, 3 lithographed maps and plans, 8 lithographed plates with copies after Chinese and other drawings. Text volumes in contemporary half calf and atlas in original brown wrappers. [8], XII, 480; [4], 459; 32 pp. Full description
€ 4,500
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Rare complete set of one of the finest series of views of the Netherlands of the 18th century.

[TIRION - VIEWS - NETHERLAND]. Het verheerlykt Nederland of kabinet van hedendaagsche gezigten van steden, dorpen, sloten, adelyke huizen, kerken, torens, poorten; en andere voornaame stad- en land- gebouwen, in en omtrent alle de byzondere Vereenigde Nederlandsche provinciën.
Amsterdam, Isaak Tirion and widow of Isaak Tirion, 1745-1774.
With: (2) [TIRION - VIEWS - NETHERLAND]. Het verheerlykt Kleefschland of kabinet van Kleefsche oudheden en gezichten van steden, dorpen, sloten, adelyke huizen, kerken, torens, poorten; en andere stad- en land-gebouwen in Kleefschland ... dienende tot een aanhangzel van het verheerlykt Nederland, by I. Tirion uitgegeeven.
Amsterdam, Leiden, Harlingen, Dordrecht, P. Schouten, J. de Groot, G. Warnars, S. and J. Luchtmans, A. and P. Blussé, Volkert van der Plaats, [ca. 1775]. 10 parts in 2 volumes. 4to. With 845 engraved views, mostly 2 views per plate, some double page, the title page of the first part is printed in red and black. Contemporary gold-tooled mottled calf [4]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2] ll. + 845 views Full description
€ 5,000
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Beautifully illustrated work on Indonesia, with lithographed plates

VELDE, Charles William Meredith van de. Gezigten uit Neêrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven.
Amsterdam, Frans Buffa en Zonen (printed by C.A. Spin), [1844-45]. Large folio (52 x 35 cm). With a wood-engraved view of the Palace at Buitenzorg on title, signed by P. Lauters and W. Brown, and 50 full-page lithographed views and plates (ca. 22 x 31 cm) by P. Lauters after the designs by the author. Contemporary green half morocco. [8], 87, [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 14,000
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Large and beautifully executed panorama of Amsterdam

[VIEW - NETHERLANDS - AMSTERDAM]. OTTENS, Reinier and Josua OTTENS. Amsterdam.
[Amsterdam], Reinier and Josua Ottens, [ca. 1730]. Large engraved panorama on 4 sheets (ca. 42 x 218 cm as assembled). With title in banner at top centre, arms of the city at top right, city seal at top left and the primary locations with captions. Mounted and framed. Full description
€ 48,500
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Unique collection of 100 plates engraved ca. 1735-1750, most from well-known print series
containing mainly views of Alkmaar, Delft, Dordrecht, Oudewater, Rotterdam
and 10 great Manor houses in Kennemerland

[VIEWS - DUTCH]. Verzameling van honderd afbeeldingen, bestaande in: land- en watergezigten, oudheden, landhuizen, hofsteden, tuinen, lusthoven, enz. allen naar het leven geteekend en in koper gebragt door de Hollandsche meesters A. Rademaker, J.C. Philipo, J. Punt en anderen; tot nut van teeken-, schilder- en bouwkundigen.
Amsterdam, D. da Cunha & J.D. Gertner, [ca. 1835-1850]. Oblong 4to. With a title page and 100 views (one double) and plans (ca. 16.5 x 20 cm), partly numbered. The numbered ones are views of manor houses and have a more elaborate frame (except for 57, 59 and 71 which have the number of their original series): they come from the Zegepralend Kennemerland and Het Verheerlykt Watergraafs- of Diemer-Meer. Later (ca. 1900) three-quarter vellum, spine with old red Morocco label lettered in gold, and marbled sides. Full description
€ 3,950
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Rare issue with an extra view of Middelburg

[VIEWS - NETHERLANDS - ZEELAND]. 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. [37] ll. Full description
€ 5,000
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Against the rising tide: rare Dutch flood engravings on silk

[VIEWS - THE NETHERLANDS - SILK]. [Twelve views of the Netherlands, printed on silk].
Comprising:
The views relating to the Flood of 1775:
(1) Gezicht van het Bergsche veld, in het land van Heusden ... den 15den November 1775
(2) Gezicht uit Oosthuizen, op de dijkbreuk by Warder ... den 15den November 1775.
(3) Gezicht van den hogen vloed, in den N.N.W. storm, voor Scheveningen, den 15den November 1775.
(4) Gezicht van de dijkbreuk, aan den douk, op Texel ... den 15den November 1775.
(5) Gezicht van de overstrooming der sluis te Delfshaven, 's avonds den 14den November 1775.
(6) Gezicht van het Kattenburger plen te Amsterdam ... 's morgens den 15den November 1775.
(7) Gezicht in de Koekkoek, bij Kampen ... den 15den November 1775.
The views relating to the Flood of 1776:
(8) Gezicht van de overstrooming en doorbraak, van den IJsseldijk, buiten Gouda ... den 21sten en 22sten November 1776.
(9) Gezicht der overstroominge, op de Hooge Swaluwe, den 22sten November 1776.
(10) Gezicht van den storm en hogen vloed, voor Elburg, den 21sten November 1776.
(11) Gezicht der overstroominge en dijkbreuk, tusschen Vollenhoven en Kampen, den 22sten November 1776.
(12) IJgezicht, naar 't Blaauw Hoofd, voor Amsteldam ... den 21sten November 1776.
[Amsterdam], widow of Jacobus Loveringh and Johannes Allart, [1775-1776]. Folio. With 12 full-page engravings printed on silk, with the selvedge on the bottom, captioned in Dutch with the word "proefdruk" (proof) printed in the lower right. Kept in a pebble-grained dark brown buckram folder lined with blue patterned paper. Full description
€ 9,500
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One of the oldest spa towns of Europe: Wiesbaden in Hesse depicted in a suite of views

[VODDIGEL, Jan Simon & Ferdinand Karl KLIMSCH]. [Album von Wiesbaden].
Wiesbaden, C.W. Kreidel, [1852]. Small oblong folio (30 x 23 cm). Suite of 10 steel-engraved views, all finely hand-coloured and highlighted with gum arabic, tipped onto thick brown leaves with printed decorative borders and captions. Contemporary decorated red cloth, gold-tooled spine, new endpapers. [10] engraved views. Full description
€ 4,800
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