MARITIME HISTORY - TRAVELLING -- B(OSCH), L. v.d. Leeven en daaden der doorluchtigste zee-helden, beginnende met de tocht na Damiaten, voorgevallen in den jare 1217. En eindigende met den beroemden admirael M.A. de Ruyter. Amst., J. ten Hoorn & J. Bouman, 1683. (16), 784, (7) pp. W. engr. front. (by/in the style of R. de Hooghe), 7 fold. plates (incl. 1 map), 12 full-p. plates (of which 5 by J. Luiken) & 9 portrs. 4°. Cont. blind tooled vellum. (Stained throughout (in places heavily, but last part only lower outer corner), in places a bit moulded, but a complete copy).
The first part describes the early voyages and the main actions of the admirals of the East and West India Compagnies. The second part contains the actions of the Zeeland admirals and the last two parts deal with the actions of the States of Holland, i.a. with biographies of De Ruyter and Piet Heyn, the capture of the Silver Fleet etc. - Van Eeghen/v.d. Kellen 67; Klaversma/Hannema 278; Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 77k; Cat. NHSM 834.€ 240