Dutch translation of a contemporary account of the King of Sweden's actions during the Thirty Years' War, abundantly illustrated with hand coloured engraves plates
[ABELIN, Johann Philipp] and Cornelis DANCKERTSZ (translator).
Historis oft waerachtich verhael van den gantschen toestant van oorlooge soo die ghevoert is in Duytschlandt door den grootmachtigsten en onverwinnelicksten koningh Gustavus Adolphus. Coninck der Sweeden, &c.
Amsterdam, Cornelis Danckertsz, 1642. 3 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With an engraved title-page, 11 (of 12) large folding maps and views, 42 double page engraved plates, 5 full page engraved plates, 51 engraved portraits in the text, and 9 small engraved views in the text. All engravings (except one small engraving of coins in the text) are expertly coloured by a contemporary hand and with the engraved title-page also highlighted in gold. Further with a large woodcut headpiece, a large woodcut tailpiece, and 2 large woodcut decorated initials. Contemporary gold-tooled overlapping vellum with a large lozenge shaped ornamental centre piece within a double fillet frame on both boards, the title in manuscript on the spine, gilt edges. [1], [1 blank], [10], 208, 183, [1], 202, [14] pp. Full description
€ 38,500
Amsterdam, Cornelis Danckertsz, 1642. 3 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With an engraved title-page, 11 (of 12) large folding maps and views, 42 double page engraved plates, 5 full page engraved plates, 51 engraved portraits in the text, and 9 small engraved views in the text. All engravings (except one small engraving of coins in the text) are expertly coloured by a contemporary hand and with the engraved title-page also highlighted in gold. Further with a large woodcut headpiece, a large woodcut tailpiece, and 2 large woodcut decorated initials. Contemporary gold-tooled overlapping vellum with a large lozenge shaped ornamental centre piece within a double fillet frame on both boards, the title in manuscript on the spine, gilt edges. [1], [1 blank], [10], 208, 183, [1], 202, [14] pp. Full description