Author: SMIDS, Lud. [Enl. & annot P.Langendyk)
Title: Schatkamer der Nederlandsse Oudheden; of Woordenboek, behelsende Nederlands Steden en Dorpen, Kasteelen, Sloten en Heeren Huysen, Oude Volkeren, Rievieren, Vermaarde Luyden in Staat en Oorlogh, Oudheden, Gewoontens en Lands Wysen. Vercierd met LXII Verbeeldingen, van soo geheele als vervallene Heeren Huysen, Sloten en Kasteelen, meerendeels getekend door Roeland Rochman. Nevens een Bladwyser, in de gedaante van een land-chronyk. Tweeden druk. Vermeerdert met Aantekeningen door Pieter Langendyk.
Description: Te Haarlem, By Johannes Marshoorn, Boekverkoper, 1737. 8vo. [19 x 12 cm]. W. half title, small woodc. vignette on pr. title, engr. front. ['J:Schynvoet del: et fec:'], & 62 fine engr. double page pls. ['J.S.F'= Jacobus Schijnvoet after Roghman]. Quite simple 19th c. half clf. spine (rubbed) over clothbacked brds. [*8, X2, A-Z8, Aa8-Cc1, *Cc2-8, 2nd Cc8-Dd8]. (XXII [Incl. front. = 11 lvs.], 417, XXX (Index, publisher's announcement, I blank, binder's notice (II), I blank). (Some light browning; extra quality paper). Bodel Nijenhuis item 88: Originally published in 1711, here in the enlarged edition 1737 with annotations by Pieter Langendyk. The fine engraved double page pls., 62 in total, depict a wonderfull collection of stately homes and castles, abbeys, monestaries etc. Either still in their former glory or already fallen into ruins. Engraved by Jacobus Schijnvoet, a pupil of Bernard Picart, after the famous castle drawings of Roeland Roghman (see the wonderful 2 vol. publication by ....). Among the buildings depicted we see The Abbey of Egmond, The castle of Egmond (now in ruins and only 200 yards removed from our booksellers around the corner), The House Marquette, the Abbey of Rhynsburg, Het Valkenhof (Nijmegen), the castle of Muiden, Nyenrode, St. Walburgis Church (Groningen), Loevestein, etc.

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