Author: BATAVIA DE HOOFDSTAD VAN NEÉRLANDS O. INDIEN
Title: in derzelver Gelegenheid, Opkomst, voortreffelyke Gebouwen, Hooge en Laage Regeering, Geschiedenissen, Kerkzaaken, Koophandel, Zeden, Luchtgesteldheid, Ziekten, Dieren en Gewassen, beschreeven. 1st edn.
Description: Amsterdam-Harlingen, Conradi & Van der Plaats,1772-1783. 4 vols. in 1. Small 4°, modern safian, title-label stamped in gilt on spine, marbled sides, marbled endpapers, titles printed in red & black, (iv), 147; (1), 108, (1); 171; (1), 103, (1)pp. Engraved title-print (to vol. 1), 4 engraved title-vignettes, 1 folded map (with legenda), 3 folded plans (Batavia), 7 folded plates (all copper engravings). The plan of Batavia has been engr. by command of VAN DER PARRA, 3 plates engraved after H. Kobell Jr. by M. Sallieth (1779) but in fact after drawings by Johannes Rach (Bastin/Brommer, N.22). Copy printed with wide margins, some pp. with extra wide margins, in order to allow annotations, some done by hand in faded ink. TIELE, 19; Bastin/Brommer, N. 22 (23). Excellently rebound in full safian. (some pp. & margins of plates spotted & slightly soiled, but ow. a very well preserved copy). Very rare.

Keywords: batavia 19th.