Lot 1163
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SCRIVERIUS, P. Inferioris Germaniae provinciarum unitarum antiquitates (…). Leyden, L. Elzevier, 1611. (16), 232, (10), (2 blank), 232, 184, 56, 40 pp. W. 3 engr. maps (1 fold.), 36 woodcut portrs. (Counts of Holland) & 33 other woodcuts in the text. - Bound with: D. BAUDIUS. Libri tres de induciis belli Belgici. Leyden, L. Elzevier, 1613. (28), 318(=218), (2) pp. - And: J. MEURSIUS. Rerum Belgicarum liber unus. Leyden, L. Elzevier, 1612. (8), 88 pp. - 3 works in 1 vol. 4°. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides & blue edges. (Lower blank margin ti-p. 1st work cut off, slightly browned/foxed in a few places, else a fine copy).
Ad 1: Latest and augmented edition of Scriverius' (1576-1660) "Batavia illustrata", incl. Ph. Cluverius' "Commentarius de tribus Rheni alveis, et ostiis". - Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 114a & 436b; Willems 68. Ad 2: The best old source on the history of the twelve years' truce between the States General and Spain. - First edition. Willems 78; Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 36a. Ad 3: The rare first edition of this history of the genesis of the Twelve Years' Truce by the Leiden professor Meursius (1579-1639). It was not well received and he had to write a revised and enlarged version (publ. 1614). - Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 334a; Willems 74. - Ex libris E. Vandenbergh.€ 400
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