Author: NETHERLAND-HISTORIAN, The
Title: The Netherland-Historian, containing A true and exact Relation of what hath passed in the late Warrs between the King of Great Britain, and the French King with their Allyes, against the States Generall of the United Provinces; from the beginning thereof anno 1671. to the conclusion of Peace between his aforesaid Majesty of Britain, and the said States; with the continuation of what hath since happened between France and his Allyes, against the said States, and their Confoederates, to the end of the Year 1674. Illustrated with above 60 [1 plate, 5 portrs., plus 23 plates (sometimes w. 2, 3 or 4 figures), w. 53 figures]Sculptures, being the exact Delineation of the most principall Fortifications in those Provinces, and the Pourtraictures of severall mighty Princes and Eminent Officers.
Description: Amsterdam, Printed by Stephen Swart, Book-seller neer the Exchange, in the Crowned Bible, 1675. sm 8vo. W. half title, on the verso w. a large heraldic woodc. device ['Dieu et mon Droit'], small woodc. vign. on printed title, some woodc. head- and tailpieces, 5 fold. engr. portrs., 1 fold. engr. plate [depicting the murder of the brothers de Witt], 23 fold. engr. plans containing ... figs. [Thus: a total of 29 pls. [w. 59 figs.] as required on the list on page facing p. 1 'Directions how to place the cuts']. Original full clf. covers, spine renewed in recent lightbrown clf., somewhat older clf. spine label preserved. New endpapers. [n4, A8-Z8, Aa-Mm8]. (VIII, 560 pp.). (Throughout some light browning here and there; a few foxed spots.). Good copy. Wing, vol. II, N471: Sabin 52347: 'Refers incidentally to the West Indies, Surinam etc.': Van Eeghen, Boekhandel van Amsterdam, vol. IV, 135-138: Steven Swart [1641-1683], Ledeboer, p. 88: Gruys & de Wolf, p. 171: The 5 fold. engr. portraits of Louis de Bourbon [B1], Raimondus Graef van Montecuccoli [X2], Gusman Fonseca de Haro [X3], Karel II [Aa3], Willem Hendrick III [Bb6]. The folding plate depicts the atrocious murder of the de Witt brothers. The remaining 23 folding plates depict all vital Dutch fortifications, 53 in total, including Amsterdam, Groningen, Zwolle, Oudewater, Zutphen, Nijmegen, Heerenveen, Weesp etc. etc.

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