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Beschryvinge der stad Dordrecht, vervatende haar begin, opkomst, toeneming, en verdere stant : ... Zijnde de voornoemde beschryvinge, geçierd, en verrijkt, met verscheyde kopre konst-platen

Title: Beschryvinge der stad Dordrecht, vervatende haar begin, opkomst, toeneming, en verdere stant : ... Zijnde de voornoemde beschryvinge, geçierd, en verrijkt, met verscheyde kopre konst-platen / door Matthys Balen, Jans Zoon.
Author: Balen, Matthys, 1611-
Publication: Te Dordrecht : Gedrukt by Symon Onder de Linde, Boekverkooper ..., 1677.

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[14], 1358, [24] p., 19 plates : ill., ports.; 24 cm. (4to)

Alternative Title

Beschryvinge der stad Dordrecht

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First ed. of this massive record of the social, cultural, artistic, topographical and historical aspects of the city of Dordrecht.--Dealer encl.
With engraved frontispiece, a portrait of the author, and 6 folding plates by Romeyn de Hooghe, depicting: Plan of Dordrecht, (p. 57), Vieuw of Dordrecht (p. 73), Count Diederik in Liège (p. 699), Justitie van Graaf Willem den Goede (p. 737), Verdrenking van de Grooten Waard (p. 769), Justitie over Jan Smit (p. 823). Also 10 engraved protraits and a folded heraldic plate by other artists. Numerous woodcut heraldic shields throughout.
Includes letter dated 14 November 1640 from René Descartes, in which he comments on his forthcoming Meditationes de prima philosophia, p. 225.
Samuel van Hoogstraten engraved several of the portraits, provided drawings for others (though Landwehr credits the drawing of Balen's portrait to Pouwels Wyts), and contributed a poem in praise of Balen, plus an explanation of De Hooghe's frontispiece.--Dealer encl.
Head-piece, initial. Date in roman numerals.
Signatures: *⁴ **⁴ A-Nnnnnnnn⁴.
Errata, p. [18]-[19]. Geslacht-boomen, p. [917]-1358. Index, p. [1359]-[1380].
Added t.-p., engr.
Collation: 10 p. l., 1358, [22] p., 1 l.

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Landwehr, J. Romeyn de Hooghe
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AVDH (Dordrecht) (Balen, M. Beschryvinge der stad Dordrecht)

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36576248

Author

Balen, Matthys, 1611-

Title

Beschryvinge der stad Dordrecht, vervatende haar begin, opkomst, toeneming, en verdere stant : ... Zijnde de voornoemde beschryvinge, geçierd, en verrijkt, met verscheyde kopre konst-platen / door Matthys Balen, Jans Zoon.

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Te Dordrecht : Gedrukt by Symon Onder de Linde, Boekverkooper ..., 1677.

Indexed In:

Landwehr, J. Romeyn de Hooghe, 45

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Added Author

Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708.

Hoogstraten, Samuel van, 1627-1678.

Wyts, Pouwels.

Linde, Simon onder de, active 1664-1697. Printer

Descartes, René, 1596-1650. Meditationes de prima philosophia.

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AVDH (Dordrecht) (Balen, M. Beschryvinge der stad Dordrecht)

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