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Contemporary illustrations of the Trollhätte Canal

SKJÖLDEBRAND, Anders Frederik. Description des cataractes et du canal de Trollhätta en Suède; avec un précis historique.
Stockholm, Charles Delén, 1804. 4to. With an aquatint title-page and 12 aquatint plates, including 1 map, all drawn and engraved by the author. Contemporary grey-blue wrappers. [1], [1 blank], 47, [2] pp. Full description
€ 850
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Finely executed Royal Naval Academy exercises by the teenage future Admiral,
Charles Sotheby 493 pages including nautical charts, fortification plans,
astronomical diagrams, topographic views, etc.:

SOTHEBY, Charles. [engraved title-page:] A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy Portsmouth performed by [in pencil: Charles Sotheby] a student there.
[Portsmouth], "177 " [recté 1795-1798]. 2 volumes. Imperial 4to (37.5 x 27 cm). Manuscript school exercises with a pre-printed engraved title-page with a blank space for the student to add his name, with 4 full-page and 1 larger folding nautical charts (some partly in colour), 7 full-page fortification plans (in black ink with 1 to 3 colours), 4 full-page astronomical diagrams (2 also with yellow), a full-page compass rose, 23 pen and ink wash views in the text (9 x 15 cm to 12.5 x 22 cm, 1 also with blue washes), and numerous other diagrams (including maps in the surveying section) and some illustrations in the text. Near contemporary (ca. 1803) blind- and gold-tooled half calf, blue sprinkled edges. engraved title-page + “229” [= 228]; 230-493, [2 blank] pp., with pp. 229 and 493 blank excepting the page numbers. Full description
€ 25,000
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A bestseller of illustrated 17th-century travel literature, probably printed by Izaak Elzevier

SPILBERGEN, Joris van and Jacob Le MAIRE. Miroir Oost & West-Indical, auquel sont descriptes les deux dernieres navigations, faictes es années 1614. 1615. 1616. 1617. & 1618.
Amsterdam, Johannes Janssonius [printed by Izaak Elzevier?], 1621. Oblong 4to (17.5 x 23 cm). With 24 (of 25) engraved plates, including 5 double-page and 10 larger folding. Modern vellum. [4], 172 pp. Full description
€ 16,500
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Very rare large bird's eye view of the Zeist House and gardens, surrounded by similar print series

STOOPENDAAL, Daniel. Veue de la maison de Zeyst avec ses jardins et plantages appartenans à Monsieur Le Comte de Nassau - Het Gezigt van het Huys van Zeyst, met zyn tuynen en plantagien, toebehoorende aan Myn Heer De Graaf van Nassau.
With: STOOPENDAAL, Daniel. [Twenty views of Zeist House and Garden].
Amsterdam, Nicolaus Visscher, [ca. 1700]. Large engraved view (ca. 62 x 87 cm) surrounded by a series of 20 engraved plans and views (each. ca. 16 x 21 cm) all by Daniel Stoopendaal. Framed (ca. 118 x 106 cm). Full description
€ 19,500
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98 lovely engravings of the Vecht region by Stoopendaal

[STOOPENDAAL, Daniël and Andries de LETH]. De zegepraalende Vecht, vertoonende verscheidene gesichten van lustplaatsen, heeren huysen en dorpen; beginnende van Uitrecht en met Muyden besluytende.
Including: [BRUIN, Claas]. Speelreis langs de Vechtstroom, op de uitgegeevenen gezichten van de zeegepraalende Vecht.
Amsterdam, Widow of Nicolaus Visscher, 1719. 2 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With engraved frontispiece, 1 engraved map of the river Vecht and 102 engravings on 51 leaves (numbered 1-98). Contemporary red half sheepskin. [2], 16, 37, [1 blank] pp Full description
€ 2,000
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A description of Sachsen-Altenburg, with 38 brightly coloured engraved portraits

THÜMMEL, Hans Wilhelm von. Historische, statistische, geographische und topographische Beiträge zur kenntniss des herzogthums Altenburg.
Altenburg, 1818. Folio. With 38 hand-coloured engraved portraits (a few with signatures of the subjects), 1 uncoloured engraved portrait, engraved map of the area by L. Michaelis after A. Krehan, small engraved map in text showing the districts Paditz and Kotteritz, and 1 engraved text. Contemporary boards. 3-112, 8, [4] pp. Full description
€ 2,250
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Russian mission to China, with a plan of Beijing

TIMKOWSKI, Egor Fedorovitch. Voyage à Peking, à travers la Mongolie en 1820 et 1821.
Paris, Dondey-Dupré père et Fils, 1827. 2 text volumes (8vo) and one atlas volume (folio). With lithographed title-page, 3 lithographed maps and plans, 8 lithographed plates with copies after Chinese and other drawings. Text volumes in contemporary half calf and atlas in original brown wrappers. [8], XII, 480; [4], 459; 32 pp. Full description
€ 4,500
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A rare complete set with 843 fine views of the Netherlands

[TIRION - VIEWS]. Het verheerlykt Nederland of kabinet van hedendaagsche gezigten van steden, dorpen, sloten, adelyke huizen, kerken, torens, poorten; en andere voornaame stad- en land- gebouwen, in en omtrent alle de byzondere Vereenigde Nederlandsche provinciën.
Amsterdam, Isaak Tirion and widow of Isaak Tirion, 1745-1774. 10 parts in 2 volumes. 4to. With 843 engraved views, mostly 2 views per plate, some double page, the title-page of the first part is printed in red and black. With: (2) [IDEM]. Het verheerlykt Kleefschland of kabinet van Kleefsche oudheden en gezichten van steden, dorpen, sloten, adelyke huizen, kerken, torens, poorten; en andere stad- en land-gebouwen in Kleefschland (...) dienende tot een aanhangzel van het verheerlykt Nederland, by I. Tirion uitgegeeven.
Amsterdam/ Leiden/ Harlingen/ Dordrecht, P. Schouten, J. de Groot, G. Warnsars/ S. and J. Luchtmans/ A. and P. Blussé/ Volkert van der Plaats, [ca. 1775].

Contemporary gold-tooled mottled calf, sewn on 5 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, a red morocco title label in the second compartment and a green morocco volume number label in the third, both lettered in gold, repeating fleurons in the remaining compartments, gold-tooled board edges, marbled end papers, red edges, green reading ribbon. [4]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2]; [2] ll. + 843 views Full description
€ 9,500
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Beautifully illustrated work on Indonesia, with lithographed plates

VELDE, Charles William Meredith van de. Gezigten uit Neêrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven.
Amsterdam, Frans Buffa en Zonen (printed by C.A. Spin), [1844-45]. Large folio (52 x 35 cm). With woodengraved view of the Palace at Buitenzorg on title, signed by P. Lauters and W. Brown, and 50 full-page lithographed views and plates (ca. 22 x 31 cm) by P. Lauters after the designs by the author. Contemporary green half morocco. [8], 87, [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 14,000
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