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Amsterdam, Jacques Benjamin, 1668. `a Breda en l'an 1667. Avec une introduction preliminaire, contenant l'exile & la restitution du present roy d'Angleterre &c. FIRST FRENCH EDITION, small 4to, 180 x 135 mm, 7 x 5½ inches, large engraved illustration on title page, 8 engraved illustrations in the text (just over half page each), pages 241, (2), bound in full antique calf, gilt ruled border to covers, raised bands, gilt rules and gilt lettering to spine, edges speckled red, marbled endpapers. Spine rubbed with wear to gilt, head of spine worn with tiny chip at top of upper hinge, 2 tiny holes at tail of lower hinge, covers slightly rubbed, tiny chip to leather on upper cover, corners slightly worn, armorial bookplate on front pastedown, pale red ink number in top corner of title page, small closed tear from 1 inner margin into text, no loss, couple of small ink letters in 1 margin, tiny chip to fore-edge margin of 4 pages, some show-through from the illustrations to the text on reverse. Binding tight and firm. A good clean copy. First published in Dutch in 1667, there was no English edition. "This work may be considered as the most complete and authentic contemporary account of the war between Holland and England, the consequence of which was the final loss of New-Netherland, by the peace of Breda, 1667". Sabin, 38246, 38247 (Dutch editions). Pages 22-25 describe briefly the capture of New Amsterdam and set out the terms of the surrender of the province to the English. On page 36 the province is referred to as "le Nouveau Jorck", this book being one of the earliest to use this new name. Images sent on request.

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