Author: OOSTERWIJK, BRAM,
Title: Vlucht na Victorie. Lodewijk Pncoffs (1827-1911). [eerste druk; First edition].
Description: Rotterdam, Fonia Pers Producties, 1979. Large 8°. Original cloth, bold type title on spine, dustjacket. 285pp. Numerous captioned monochrome plates and illustrations in text, incl. portraits of 19th. century Rotterdam tycoons and high-ranking government officials, all after original photographs and engravings, facsim.Rotterdam city and development plans in text, facsims. after archivalia incl. comparative tables, notes and references to text, list of monographs and essays consulted, register,publ. serial list on verso of ti.-p., table of contents. Well documented dutch language scholarly history describing life and times of Lodewijk Pincoffs, a nineteenth century Rotterdam born businessman and financier, member of Rotterdam city council, who took the iniative establishing Rotterdam barbours on Feijenoord Island, the foundation of Passenger line H.A.L. (Holland America Line) and large scale financial transactions and investments. After the discovery of fraudulent finance transactions Pincoffs fled via Liverpool to the United States, where he died at New York September 28, 1911. Later in the 20th century Pincoffs was more or less rehabilitated, a.o. with a statue at Rotterdam city. Still a very important monograph about the history and development of Rotterdam City. Very fine copy, WITH DUSTJACKET.

Keywords: biography lodewijkpincoffs rotterdam history development feijenoord harbour ports finance faudulent financier monography story rotterdam holland