Centsprent: Deez’ prent vertoont aan klein en groot, / Van dwazen Robinson den nood ... no. 27.

Catchpenny print with the history of Robinson Crusoe, showing how the ‘foolish’ Robinson survives after his shipwreck, by farming, hunting and gathering supplies. Despite his hardship, all ends well when a ship appears to take him home.The story of Robinson Crusoe was very successful with publishers of Dutch Children’s prints. Already one year after the appearance of Defoe’s The Life and strange surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe (London 1719), a Dutch translation was made, and later Dutch versions of the story were published with a Robinson from Holland (1743), from Walcheren (1752) and The Hague (1758). Although neither the English nor the Dutch versions were intended for children, the story became a very popular topic for children’s prints in the nineteenth century (De Meyer p. 519).Wijnhoven printed several fairy tales and stories that had become popular in the Netherlands at the start of the 19th century, such as Little Red Riding Hood (nr. 20).Rotterdam, T. J. Wijnhoven-Hendriksen (1819 - 1849); via D. Pouwels, Bergen op Zoom, whose address is mentioned on the print: ‘Bij D. Pouwels, Handelaar in Schoolbehoeften enz. te Bergen op Zoom’; numbered ‘No. 27.’ in upper right corner. l 16 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 55 x 50 mm) on handmade paper; hand coloured in blue and orange; under each image a 2-line verse, narrating the story; total: 405 x 340 mm; folded twice; heavily restored on verso; browning at the edges.Meyer p. 343, Boerma p. 839 (Wijnhoven 27).

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Book number: 63221

Catalogue: Centsprenten, Drenkelingen, Drowning Handcoloured Popular prints Prenten, Prints Scheepswrak, Shipwright Woodcut

Pamphlet regarding Historical medals and Walcheren, 1660 (pamflet historiepenningen en Walcheren).

Measurements: 307 x 204 mmCondition: GoodRough outline: Four pages out of a book with the descriptions of Dutch historical commemoration coins which is called ‘Beschryving der Nederlandsche Historiepenningen’. This particular document describes the retrieval of a ship that sunk of the coast of the Dutch island Walcheren which carried an expensive cargo. With two engravings of the commemoration coins.

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Book number: 62087

Catalogue: Manuscripts Pamfletten Pamphlets & Publications Publicaties, Scheepswrak, Shipwright Water docs

PLOOS VAN AMSTEL, C.,

Shipyard in a bend of the river

A shipyard with a windmill in the background. Printdrawing by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (Weesp 1726-1798 Amsterdam), after Herman Saftleven (Rotterdam 1609-1685 Utrecht). Sheet size 66 x 92 mm., made c. 1765. Printdrawing is a graphic technique that resembles drawing, and uses combinations of etching, roulette, stipple engraving, and aquatint to accomplish this. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel was an avid collector of Dutch drawings, and is credited with inventing the technique of printdrawing. In excellent condition, cropped within platemark. With the mark of Ploos van Amstel (Lugt 2725) stamped on the verso. References: Laurentius 3 (i/2); Van Huffel 2.

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Book number: 70277

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