Lot 605

(Grybius, J.), Der verunruhigte Holländische Löw. Part 1 (of ?). Nürnberg 1673.

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€ 200
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Lot: 605
Category: History, cultural history and miscellaneous
(Grybius, Johannes): Der verunruhigte Holländische Löw, worinnen der völlige Verlauf aller merckwürdigen Begebenheiten, so, in diesem annoch wehrendem Holländischen Krieg, vom Jahr Christi 1671. biß dem letzten Monatstag Nov. 1672. sich, von Tag zu Tag, begeben und zugetragen, eigentlich beschrieben wird. Aus dem Niederländischen von A. v. Fridleben (= J. C. Beer). Part 1 (of ?). Nürnberg: J. Hoffmann 1673. 13,7 x 7,5 cm. With a double-page copperplate title page and 21 (3 folded) copperplate plates. 6 leaves, 306 pages, 1 leaf. Parchment with two fastening straps and a handwritten title on the spine.

(Slightly rubbed and stained. One fastening strap torn. The title on the top edge has been trimmed. The top edge of the last two leaves shows signs of worm damage. Minimal signs of age.)

VD17 23:311340P. - A section of the contemporary chronicle of the Coalition Wars against Louis XIV, which describes, in diary-style entries, the political and military events of the crisis years of the Republic of the United Netherlands from 1671, through the French invasion, to November 1672. Including views of Harderwijk, Utrecht and Zwolle, and plans of the fortresses at Arnhem, Emmerich, Duisburg, Groningen, Wesel, Zutphen and others.