BAILLY, Jean-Sylvain.

Histoire de l'astronomie ancienne, depuis son origine jusqu'a l'établissement de l'École d'Alexandrie.Paris, Debure brothers, 1775. 4to. With 3 numbered folding engraved plates. Beautifully bound in contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, each board with coat of arms of Simon-Pierre Merard de Saint-Just in the centre, marbled endpapers. In modern slipcase covered with marbled paper.

[2], XXII, 526 pp.First edition of a history of astronomy from prehistoric times to the Alexandrian school in the third century BC, by Jean-Sylvain Bailly. It covers not only European and biblical sources but also the cosmographical concepts of Chinese, Egyptian, Persian and Chaldean astronomers. Some of the surviving artefacts that provided a basis for his studies are illustrated in the plates, which are designed to fold out so that one can view them while paging through the text.This copy was originally owned by and bound for Bailly's most important contemporary biographer, his friend Simon-Pierre Mérard de Saint-Just, who published Eloge historique de Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1794). His arms appear on the binding. In very good condition, with only a few minor spots. The binding also very good, only slightly worn around the corners and hinges. An important work on ancient astronomy, beautifully bound for the author's biographer.l DSB I, pp. 400-402; Houzeau & Lancaster 22; Smith, "Jean-Sylvain Bailly; astronomer, mystic, revolutionary", in: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, n.s. 44 (1954), pp. 427-538.

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BAKER, Henry.

Het mikroskoop gemakkelyk gemaakt, of gemeenzaame beschryving, van allerley werktuigen, die men gebruikt om zeer kleine diertjes ... te beschouwen; ... Vervolgd met een berigt van de verbaazende ontdekkingen die door middel van vergrootglazen gedaan zyn: ... Bij deezen derden druk thans nagezien, verrykt met aantekenigen en vermeerderd met een aanhangzel, ... door Martinus Houttuyn.Amsterdam, heirs of F. Houttuyn, 1778. 8vo. With 28 folding engraved plates. Contemporary tanned half sheepskin.

36, 496, [16] pp.Third edition of the expanded Dutch translation of Henry Baker's 1742 The Microscope Made Easy, well illustrated and with a nearly hundred-page appendix new to this edition. The first part of the book describes microscopes, including the lenses Antonie van Leeuwenhoek used, and techniques for studying microscopic objects. The second part describes discoveries made with the microscope, covering animals, plants, minerals, the human body, etc. The new appendix contains descriptions of new microscopes, some remarks on their use, and additional comments on the "little animals" that Van Leeuwenhoek had seen in human blood. Several authors contributed to part 3, including Baker, Adams, Di Torre and Lieberkuhn. The 28 engraved plates (half in the new appendix) show different kinds of microscopes as well as microscopic views of objects and materials.Some waterstains throughout the book, but otherwise in very good condition. Binding slightly damaged at the hinges, but otherwise very good. Modern bookseller's ticket. A very good copy of this popular and well-illustrated book on the microscope, with much text and numerous plates new to this edition.l Van de Velde, Microscoop III, pp. 726-729.

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BALBI, Ambrogio.

Dissertazioni risguardanti il culto di Venere Ericina. Comprising: -Il culto di Venere Ericina rivendicato ad erice re di Sicilia suo vero institutore.-Dissertazione sopra una lapide inscritta da silla a Venere Ericina.Turin, widow Pomba and sons, 1824. 8vo. Green half morocco, gold-tooled spine, with the arms of Joaquín Gómez de la Cortina (1808-1868) in gold on each board.

90 pp.Two interesting dissertations by Ambrogio Balbi on the Venere Ericina (Venus of Eryx), a cult of Venus originating on Sicily. The second was published before in 1807, but the first appears here for the first time. The opening dissertation describes the Sicilian origins of the cult, the second one deals with an inscribed memorial stone originating from the Sicilian sanctuary at Monte Erice.From the collection of Joachim Gomez de la Cortina, Marqués de Morante (1808-1868), a Spanish senator and rector of the University of Madrid, one of the leading bibliophiles of his day. His library was sold at Paris in 1872. Some spots on the first few leaves and the spine slightly rubbed, but otherwise in very good condition.l Cat. de la bibl. de feu M. le marquis de Morante III (1872), 3588 (this copy); ICCU 002765 (3 copies); WorldCat (7 copies).

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BALDERIC, Bishop of Noyon and Tournai (ed. George COLVENEER).

Chronicon Cameracense et Atrebatense, sive historia utrisque ecclesiae, III libris, ab hinc DC sere annis conscripta. Nunc primum in luce edita, & notis illustrata.Douai, Jean Bogard, 1615. 8vo. With Bogard's engraved device on the title-page, 1 large folding engraved game board, and 2 large folding letterpress rectangular game boards, each with 4 small engravings in the centre and explanatory text on the backs, the same 4 engravings of dice in the text along with 3 small engravings of seals (plus 4 repeats). 17th-century vellum.

[40], “607” [= 623], [1 blank], [16] pp.Rare first edition, in the original Latin, of a mediaeval chronicle of Cambrai and Arras, written ca. 1100 and containing the earliest known description and representation of a "virtuous" dice and board game invented ca. 965 by Wibold, Archdeacon of Noyon, named Bishop of Cambrai shortly before his death, along with a simplified version where the virtue is chosen by a spinning pointer instead of dice. Wibold's game, called "Ludus regularis seu clericalis", is described in detail in a 12-page chapter (pp. 142-153) of the chronicle itself, with extensive notes in a 13-page commentary (pp. 460-472) where the three folding game boards are also inserted. The two rectangular boards are very similar, with rectangular spaces representing 56 virtues arranged along the edges of the rectangle. The goal is to acquire as many virtues as possible. Some virtues are easier to obtain than others. The Mediaeval church often regarded dice games as tools of the devil, and Wibold developed this virtuous alternative to turn the dangerous tool to good work. The chronicle itself is an important source for the history of Cambrai and Arras, beginning with the Roman Empire under Julius Ceasar and the Franks under Clovis, and continuing to about 1090. Its greatest value lies in its last centuries, where it provides many details not found in other sources.With two owner's inscriptions and a bookplate. With a few small tears in the folding game boards and a faint water stain in one letterpress game board and some text leaves, but still in good condition. The binding lacks two pair of ties and has minor damage to the turned-in fore-edges but is otherwise very good.l Goldsmith BMC STC French, B135; Wilson & Watkins, Combinatorics: ancient & modern, p. 10.

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[BALIGOT DE BEYNE, Arthur].

Constantinople et le Bosphore.Paris, A. François et Ce, Décembre 1845. 8vo. Original green printed wrappers.

64 pp.Rare explanatory booklet published on the occasion of an art exhibition with four large paintings and reliefs with city views on Constantinople by the Armenian painter Miguirditch Melconian.The booklet contains descriptions of the most pittoresque and important sites of Constantinople and along the Bosporus, written by Arthur Balignot de Beyne. The exhibition was held at The Galerie des Beaux-Arts (Galeries du Bazar Bonne-Nouvelle) at Paris in December 1845.Spine loosening; very faint water stain in top margin. Good copy, with a dedication by the author on the title.l Not in Atabey; Blackmer; Barbier; Querard.

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[BALTIC SEA TRADE]. GOES, Robert.

[4 confidential letters by Robert Goes to the registrars of the Dutch States General on the Baltic Sea trade].[The Netherlands, written 1689-1690 and copied then or soon after]. 4 manuscript letters. Folio. Written in one column in three different 17th-century hands (each letter written, signed and dated in a single hand) on 5 bifolia (2 bifolia for the letter dated 5 December 1689). Folded.

[3], [1 blank]; [2]; [2]; [2] ll.Contemporary copies of four "secret" letters written by Robert Goes, the Dutch Republic's resident in Copenhagen, presumably addressed to the registrars (griffiers) of the States General. As resident, Robert Goes (ca. 1660-1723), Lord of Broekhorst, was charged with the trade negotiations for the States General at the court of Denmark.The four letters by Goes report and discuss current affairs and trade information, particularly concerning the Baltic Sea trade and relations between Denmark and the Dutch Republic. In addition to such administrative matters, he discusses piracy, as in the last letter of 9 December 1690. In this letter he reports that a Copenhagen merchant has filed a complaint about an act of piracy by the Dutch against one of his ships, because such acts of piracy hinder the efforts to let Dutch and Danish ships carry out trade in peace with one another. Altogether these letters provide a detailed insight into various aspects of the Baltic Sea trade and the affairs of the Dutch resident in Copenhagen.The present copies must have been transcribed from the originals, almost certainly by the States General themselves, given the confidentiality of the letters. The watermarks match those in other documents written in The Hague at the time.Inserted are modern transcriptions of the letters. Edges slightly frayed, some browning, folds of the letters a little worn. Otherwise still in good condition.

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[BALTIC SEA].

Confrontation oder Gegenhaltung dess Schwedischen von Hölsingör vom 8 Nov. St. N. datirten, zu Elbing aber gedruckten Schreibens, und dann der gründlichen Relation Einiger Holländischen Schipper welche den 27 Novemb. allhier in Dantzig auffgekommen und an Eydes statt den ganzten Verlauff der neulichen See-Schlacht zwischen Holländischen und Schwedischen Schiffs-Flotten im Sunde, auszgesaget haben.[Danzig], 1758. 4to. Early 20th-century cloth-backed boards.

[8] pp.Extremely rare pamphlet relating to the Battle of the Sound, which took place on 9 November 1658 during the Second Northern War. In support of Denmark, the Dutch fleet under command of Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam tried to prevent the Swedish from gaining control over the Sound, a pivotal route for the Baltic trade and an important factor in the Dutch economy. Although the Dutch were successful, the vice-admirals Witte de With and Peter Floris were killed. Slightly shaved; boards with small tickets and stamps. Very good copy.l WorldCat (1 copy); not in Knuttel; KVK; cf. Tiele, Pamfletten 4619-4639.

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BANESS, Joshua Frederick.

Manual of Hindustání or the stranger's Indian interpreter; A practical and easy guide to Hindustání conversation.Calcutta, W. Newman & Co., 1890. 14 x 8,5 cm. With a woodcut tailpiece at the end of the work. Contemporary red pebble-grain cloth, with the title lettered in gold on the front board.

145, [1 blank] pp.The only-known copy of the second edition of an extremely rare pocket-sized manual for the Hindustani language, which was clearly meant for everyday use. The second edition appears to be more rare than the first (1886) and third (1894) editions, as we have not been able to find any other copies either on the market, in libraries or mentioned in reference works. A possible explanation for this is its size. Whereas the first edition was in octavo, this second edition is significantly smaller. As a result, it must have been much more practical, but also more prone to getting lost.After a very short introduction to the grammar, it delves into the most commonly used words and phrases, including the lines: "is the table-cloth clean?" and "arrange the curtains carefully". It also discusses the most respectful forms of address and the local currency. From its size to its contents: this work was intended for practical purposes and is a fascinating reflection of its time.With a large drawing on the front endpapers of flowers, an owner's inscription on the front pastedown, and an inscription on the first flyleaf, which appears to be a packing list in English. The binding shows some signs of wear, with a water stain on the upper part of the back board, the cloth has somewhat frayed along the edges of the boards, and the spine has discoloured. The leaves have somewhat browned. Otherwise in good condition.l This edition not in WorldCat; cf. BM, General catalogue, vol 2, p. 281-1073 (other ed.); Safadi, A., The colonial construction of Hindustani 1800-1947, 2012, pp. 1 and 38.

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BARCHUSEN, Johann Conrad.

De medicinae origine et progressu dissertationes. In quibus medicinorum sectae, institutiones, decreta, hypotheses, praeceptiones, &c. Ab initio medicinae usque ad nostra tempora traduntur.Utrecht, Gysbertus Paddenburg and Guilielmus Croon, 1723. 4to. Title-page printed in red and black, few woodcut illustrations in text. Contemporary half calf, gilt spine divided in five compartments, light brown morocco title label, red edges.

(16), 680 pp.Completely revised edition of a collection of 26 texts on the history of medical and chemical theories by an expert on medicine and chemistry, Johann Conrad Barchusen (1666-1723). Between the examined authors are Paracelsus, Crollius, Van Helmont, Fludd, Campanella, etc. Pp. 333-63 are devoted to Chinese medicine, or acapuncture. Barchusen studied pharmacy at several universities, including the universities of Berlin, Mainz and Vienna. He settled in Utrecht in 1694, and after being awarded an honorary M.D. by the city in 1698, he was appointed extraordinary professor of chemistry in 1703.Barchusen's work shows his development from a practicing pharmacist to a professor of the new academic discipline of chemistry. His first book Pharmacopoeus synopticus, published in 1690, was a pharmaceutical work. After his arrival in Utrecht, he published a further three works on chemistry. Although Barchusen was not a chemist of genius, his activities much contributed to the high level of the Dutch academic chemistry from which his illustrious contemporary at Leyden, Hermann Boerhaave, emerged as the most influential teacher in the first decades of the eighteenth century. The first edition of the present work was arranged in dialogue form, which was criticized heavily, together with the poor Latin style. Therefore, in 1723, the present revised edition was published as a respond to these criticisms.With the eges of the binding slightly rubbed and the gilting on spine partly gone. Some browning and foxing throughout and a few wormholes in the margins of the last leaves; a good copy.l Ferguson, Bibliotheca Chemica I, p. 72 "an interesting collection of essays"; Blake, p. 99; Neu (Ed.), Chemical, Medical, and Pharmaceutical Books Printed before 1800 in the collections of the University of Wisconsin Libraries, 230; DSB I, p. 450-1; this title not in Cole, nor in Bibl. Med. Neerl.

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BARCHUSEN, Joannes Conradus.

Pharmacopoeus synopticus. Plerasque medicaminum compositions, ac formulas, eorumque dextram tam chemicam quam Galenicam conficiendi & componendi methodum exhibens. Quin et singular medicinae atque pharmaciae studiosis hac in arte precipuenecessaria demonstrans. Editio secunda, correcta …Utrecht, François Halma, 1696. 8vo. With engraved frontispiece showing the interior of an apothecary shop by Sluiter after J.G., Halma’s woodcut device, head- and tailpieces and initials. Contemporary paper over thin boards.

[16], 250, [6] pp.Johann Conrad Barchusen (1666-1723) was a pharmacologist, chemist, physician. At the University of Utrecht, he was the first person to teach chemistry as a specific subject (not just as part of medicine). He published four textbooks on chemistry and two on medicine. The Pharmacopoeus synopticus is the first, published in 1690 in Frankfurt. Our copy belongs to the second, revised edition, published in Utrecht; the third appeared in Leiden (T. Haak, 1712).In 1694, the city council of Utrecht granted Barchusen the right to teach private chemistry courses which could be attended by students of the university. His courses were so successful that the magistrate in 1695 financed construction of a chemical laboratory in the bastion of what was then the fortress of Sonnenborgh. In 1698, Barchusen was appointed to the position of lecturer. On 3 October 1698, the University Senate agreed to award him a Doctor of Medicine and in 1703 he was appointed extraordinary professor of chemistry, the first person in Utrecht to be given this rank. Boerhaave mentions him as “professor of chemistry at Utrecht, [he] deserves well to be read. He is an honest writer, and sufficiently accurate; he delivers good matter in an excellent style.”Binding a litlle rubbed and soiled, hinges strengthened at the inner side with linen, text slightly browned and soiled, apparently intensively used. Otherwise in good condition.l Owen Hannaway, “Johann Conrad Barchusen (1666-1723): contemporary and rival of Boerhaave”, in: Ambix, 14/2 (2013), pp. 96-11; BMN, I, p. 381; Hoogendoorn, BARCH01,2 (p. 56); cf.: Wellcome Library, II, p. 99.

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[BARDI, Giovanni de'].

Discorso sopra'l giuoco del calcio Fiorentino. Del Puro Accademico Alterato. Di nuovo ristampato.Florence, Cosimo Giunti, 1615. 4to. With the woodcut arms of the dedicateeon the title-page, 1 folding engraved plate, 2 woodcut decorated initials and decorations built up from arabesque typographic ornaments. Early limp sheepskin parchment (possibly taken from another book) with manuscript title on the spine.

48 pp.Second edition, in the original Italian, of the earliest treatise - and only early monograph - on the historical precursor of the modern game of European football (American soccer), namely the game of "calcio" traditionally played by young men in Florence's Piazza Santa Croce during the Carnival season, first published in 1580. The book explains the mechanics of the game, provides its historical background, and describes actual games played in and around Florence shortly before 1580. The present 1615 second edition is almost unchanged, but has a new dedication by the printer, Cosimo Giunti (and so, a different Medici coat of arms on the title-page), which also reveals the author's name: Giovanni de' Bardi, Conte di Vernio, anonymous in the first edition. It’s curious that both editions are dedicated to and show the arms of the Grand Duchess rather than the Grand Duke (what would they have thought of Megan Rapinoe!?).The engraving gives an excellent view of the Piazza Santa Croce showing the players on the field immediately before kick-off. It appears to be a close copy of the 1580 plate. The book is dedicated to Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589-1631), from 1609 to 1621 Grand Duchess of Tuscany, wife of the Grand Duke Cosimo II de' Medici and daughter of Archduke Karl II of Austria, so it shows her arms on the title-page.With some annotations in ink on the flyleaves and title-page, binding slightly soiled, very slight browning throughout, otherwise in good conditionl Bascetta, Sport e giuochi I, 129; ICCU (6 copies); Melzi II, 388; Moreni I, 84; USTC 4027466 (9 copies); cf. Cicognara 1570; Gamba 98 ff. (later eds.); Inghirami I, 60; Parenti 54 ff. (1st ed.).

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[BARDON, Michel Francois Dandré].

Gewoonten der aloude volken; behelzende de godsdienstige, burgelyke en krygsgebruiken der Grieken, Romeinen, Israëliten en Hebreeuwen, Egyptenaaren, Persiaanen, Scythiërs, Amazonen, Parthiërs, Daciërs, Sarmatiërs, en andere zo oostersche als westersche volken.Amsterdam, Johannes Allart and Willem Holtrop, 1786. 4 volumes bound as 2. Large 4to (31 x 25 cm). With 345 engraved plates by the famous engraver Charles Nicolas Cochin le Jeune after Bardon. Contemporary half calf.

VIII, 32; [2], 40; IV, 41, [1 blank]; [2], 22 pp.First and only Dutch translation of the Costume des anciens peuples by Michel-François Dandré Bardon (1700-1783). The 345 plates (instead of the 356 erroneously announced on the title page), preceded in each part by the descriptions, illustrate the costumes and the customs of the ancient peoples in the field of their religions, everyday life and the military. Parts 1 and 2 contain the plates illustrating the Greek and Roman civilisation, part 3 the Israelites and the Egyptians and part 4 the Persians, Scythians, Amazons etc. Bardon gave a large part of his life to the study of ancient history and he liked to illustrate the subjects of his study with his own hand. Some of his drawing are still in the Louvre Museum and some of his paintings are in the Museum in Marseille. Some water stains to the last few plates of both volumes, bindings slightly rubbed and a large blemish to the front board of the first volume. A good copy, untrimmed.l Colas 792; Lipperheide 107; cf. Brunet I, col. 654.

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BARGAGLI, Scipione.

Dell' imprese die Scipion Bargagli … Alla prima parte, la seconda, e la terza nucoamente aggiunte.Venice, Francesco de Franceschi, 1594. Small 4to (20.5 x 15 cm). With oval engraved device on title-page, full-page engraved portrait of Rudolf II, full-page engraved dedicatory emblem, and 138 engraved oval emblems in text. 19th-century half sheepskin parchment.

[24], “573” [=604], [15], [1 blank] pp.First complete edition of an important study of emblems, combining theory with (illustrated) examples, by Scipione Bargagli (1540-1612), "one of the chief authorities on devices" (Praz). The first part was first published in 1578 and republished in 1589, while the second and third parts appear here for the first time. It is presented as a dialogue between Scipione himself, Belisario Bulgarini and Ippolito Agostino, who engage with other theorists such as Girolamo Ruscelli and Paolo Giovio. Of special interest is the lengthy treatment of emblems composed or commissioned by women.Preliminaries browned, a few leaves slightly foxed, a tiny whole in the foot margin of one leaf (affecting part of the catchword) and a smudge obscuring several letters in the main text, otherwise in very good condition. Binding also very good.l Chatelain 45; ICCU 016869; Landwehr, Romanic emblem books 142; Praz, p. 266, cf. p. 68; cf. G.W. McClure, Parlour games and the public life of women in Renaissance Italy.

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BARLAEUS, Caspar.

Medicea hospes, sive descriptio publicae gratulationis, qua serenissimam, Augustissimamque reginam, Mariam de Medicis, excepit senatus populusque Amstelodamensis.Amsterdam, Johan & Cornelius Blaeu, 1638. Folio. With woodcut coat-of-arms of Amsterdam on title, full-page engraved portrait of Maria de Medici with terras and view on the Amstel after G. Honthorst, 16 double-page, 2 double-page folding, fine engraved views of Amsterdam and of the splendid ceremonies at the occasion of Maria de Medici's visit to Amsterdam by S. Savery, several after S. de Vlieger, and P. Nolpe after Cl. Moyaert. All engravings are in either early or first states, before numbers, letters, etc. Contemporary vellum, title in ink on spine.

[14], 76, [2 blank] pp.First edition of a beautifully illustrated baroque Dutch Royal Entree book, with all of the plates in either early or first states, before numbers and letters. Published simultaneously in French and in Latin, it is the first official description of an entrance in the Northern Netherlands, a tradition which had flown over from the South. Maria de Medici, born at Florence in 1573, married the French King Henry IV and after his death she became Regent of Louis XIII. But when Louis XIII came of age and claimed his throne Maria de Medici was exiled and fled the court. The splendid ceremonial entrance of the queen-mother of France in 1638 was an important moment in the history of Amsterdam. She had already been in the Southern Netherlands, where she was received with great marks of honour as well. Her royal presence in the Netherlands though was of great political susceptibility, and actually the Dutch government tried to get rid of Maria as soon as possible. She died at Cologne in 1642. The beautiful plates are in two, quite different, styles. Nine plates are engraved by Nolpe after Moeyaert, depicting allegorical subjects from the queen's life. The remaining plates, engraved by Saverij, represent the festivals and are remarkable for the detailed views, with 3 plates after the renowned painter Simon de Vlieger etched in the best style of Dutch landscape scenes. The plates are here bound together, following the text. The plates are:Portrait of Maria de Medici, with Amsterdam in the background, engraved by Salomon Saverij after a painting by Honthorst, second stateArrival in the Haarlemmermeer, engraved by Salomon Saverij after J. Martsen de Jonge, first stateCavalcade entering the triumphal arch at the Dam, engraved by Salomon Saverij after J. Martsen de Jonge, first stateMarriage of Henry IV and Maria de Medici, engraved by P. Nolpe after Cl. MoeyaertTriumphal arch, engraved by Salomon Saverij after J. Martsen de Jonge, second state,Allegorical plate, engraved by P. Nolpe after Cl. Moeyaert, coat-of-arms of lady at the left mirrored, first stateView on the Amstel, engraved by Salomon Saverij after S. de Vlieger, first stateFrançois de Medici marrying Johanna of Austria, engraved by P. Nolpe after Cl. MoeyaertMaximilian offering the crown to Amsterdam, engraved by P. Nolpe after Cl. MoeyaertSeries of 5 allegorical plates, engraved by P. Nolpe after Cl. Moeyaert, depicting the fall and rise of France under Henry III and IVTournament on the Amstel, engraved by Salomon Saverij after S. de Vlieger, second stateView on Amsterdam from the river Y, engraved by Salomon Saverij after S. de Vlieger, second state with the two coats-of-arms in the upper right and left cornersThe Haarlemmermeer Poort, engraved by Salomon Saverij after J. Martsen de Jonge, second state.Splendid copy.l Landwehr, Splendid Ceremonies, 109; Frederik Muller auction catalogue, Wurfbain-Slagregen-Kroese, 6-11 mei 1912, nr. 407; Snoep, Praal en Propaganda, pp. 39-76; Hollstein XIV, Nolpe 86-94; Hollstein XXIV, Saverij 144 a-h; Muller, Historieprenten, 1793 (plate 16, the Haarlemmermeer Poort); L'Art Ancien, cat. 26, nr. 398; Kat. Berlin 2949; Lipperheide 2665; Verzameling Amsterdam W.J.R. Dreesman, p. 476; Vinet 489; cf. Collections A.J. Nijland troisième partie, nrs. 443-447.

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BARLAEUS, Caspar.

Rerum per Octennium in Brasilia et alibi nuper gestarum.Amsterdam, Joan Blaeu, 1647. Folio. With an engraved title-page, an engraved portrait of Johan Maurits van Nassau, 25 double-page engraved maps and plans, and 31 double-page engraved plates. Further with a woodcut printer's device on the title-page. Contemporary vellum, upper cover ruled in blind with blind-stamped floral vignette in center.

[12, including title-page, frontispiece and portrait], 340, [8] pp.First edition, the most famous book published on Brazil of the 17th century, sumptuously illustrated with double page and folding maps and views of Brazilian ports and cities. All illustrations were inspired by Frans Post, who - together with Caspar Barlaeus - accompanied Johan Maurits van Nassau on his trip to Brazil. This is the folio edition, coveted by collectors over the small and far more common 8vo edition. “One of the most beautiful books on Brazil of this period" and of "inestimable documentary value” (Borba de Moraes).Barlaeus (1584-1648), or Caspar van Baerle, was a poet, writer, and one of the great 17th century Dutch humanists. He was commissioned to write an account of the on the government of Maurits van Nassau, Governor-General of Dutch Brazil from 1637-1644, in Pernambuco by the Prince himself. The book is a significant account of influential however short-lived Dutch colonial empire in Brazil, considered by Sabin to be a “magnificent work” and a great rarity due to a fire that consumed much of Blaeu's stock. The maps and views were the main European reference source of the Brazilian landscape for 160 years. “... Barlaeus interwove passages about Johan Maurits´s actions as governor with descriptions of the geography, the flora and fauna, the population and the sugar plantations in the colony. His history painted a picture of a colonial administration that endeavored to be fair to everyone. Johan Maurits and his fellow governors appeased the Portuguese and the other population groups by means of a carefully-weighed balance of military presence and measures aimed at promoting prosperity and cooperation. They maintained sufficient troops to suppress any rebellion that might threaten… They protected the Indians in the colony from slavery in another guise, placed them under the authority of their own village elders and recruited them as auxiliary forces by rewarding them appropriately. They made allies of savage, cannibal Indians from the outlying areas and tried to civilize them. By promoting economic recovery, Johan Maurits and his fellow administrators did the whole population, including the black slaves, a service. They stopped the extortion of plantation owners by local commanders and restored peace and order to rural areas. They protected the inhabitants against the Portuguese incursions from Bahia and against raids by marauding Maroons in southern Pernambuco. By resuming the import of slaves and by selling on credit they ensured that the worforces on the plantations grew and sugar production increased. They promoted regulated free trade between the colony and the Netherlands to replace the WIC monopoly. This created the opportunity to establish fair prices for Brazilian exports and European imports and encouraged trade with the home country… Barlaeus was consequently able to conclude his history with praise for the governor…” (Van den Boogaart, Ernst. “A Well-Governed Colony: Frans Post’s Illustrations in Caspar Barlaeus’s History of Dutch Brazil.” The Rijksmuseum Bulletin 59, no. 3 (2011): 236-71, p.238-239).The vellum binding is lightly soiled, paper repair to leaf 3V1, scattered browning and staining. Good copy of the sumptuously illustrated and most important history on the Dutch in Brazil.l Alden 647.9; Borba de Moraes, p 78; Sabin 3408; STCN 852284292; cf. Van den Boogaart, Ernst. “A Well-Governed Colony: Frans Post’s Illustrations in Caspar Barlaeus’s History of Dutch Brazil.” The Rijksmuseum Bulletin 59, no. 3 (2011): 236-71, p.238-239

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