Lot no. 124
Orlers, Jean Jeanszoon and Haestens, Henry de.
Description & Representation de Toutes les Victoires Tant que par Eau que par Terre, lesquelles Dieu a octroyées aux...estats de Provinces unies du PaIs-bas. sous la Conduite & Gouvernement de son Excellence, le Prince Maurice de Nassau.
Leyden, 1612. In-folio, contemporary ivory vellum, title-frontispiece, coat-of-arms, portrait of the Prince of Nassau, first page of dedication missing, false-title, 1 ff. n.c. of dedication, 284 pp. First French edition comprising 43 double-page plates, one of which is a triple, one of which is a short-margin plate. Several plates here are before the letter, uncaptioned, as we have seen from another copy.
Upper spine damaged, otherwise a good copy.
This work recounts the military exploits of Prince Maurice de Nassau (1567-1625) during the Dutch revolt against Spain in the Eighty Years' War. Among other events, it recalls the Battle of the Armada, whose fleet is represented in the book. Superb iconography with several maritime subjects.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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