Author: Heinsius, Daniel [Dan: Hensii]
Title: Daniel Heinsius, Rerum ad Sylvam-Ducis atque alibi in Belgio aut a Belgis anno 1629 gestarum historia. Cum Privilegio.
Description: Lugdunum Batavorum, Ex Officina Elzeviriorum, 1631. Folio. Vellum. Spitzelbinding. Engraved titlepage (by Cornelis Claesz. Duysend); [10] 143 (misprinted as p. 141) [24] pp. l With a folding map of 's-Hertogenbosch, three double and five full page engravings. Vellum a bit smudged, endpapers a bit worn, a few pages vaguely waterstained at bottom. First edition of Daniël Heinsius' account of the Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch in 1629. The siege took place during the Eighty Years' War and was led by Stadtholder Frederik Hendrik of Orange. The book contains maps and prints on technical-schematic representations.The entire text is written in Latin, including the preface and the laudatory poem by Constantijn Huygens. A historical document that provides a detailed description of the events surrounding the siege.

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