Low Countries / History, Economics, Law & Politics

[BALTIC SEA]. Confrontation oder Gegenhaltung dess Schwedischen von Hölsingör vom 8 Nov. St. N. datirten, zu Elbing aber gedruckten Schreibens, und dann der gründlichen Relation Einiger Holländischen Schipper welche den 27 Novemb. allhier in Dantzig auffgekommen und an Eydes statt den ganzten Verlauff der neulichen See-Schlacht zwischen Holländischen und Schwedischen Schiffs-Flotten im Sunde, auszgesaget haben.
[Danzig], 1758. 4to. Early 20th-century cloth-backed boards. [8] pp. Full description

BARLAEUS, Caspar. Rerum per Octennium in Brasilia et alibi nuper gestarum.
Amsterdam, Joan Blaeu, 1647. Folio. With an engraved title page, an engraved portrait of Johan Maurits van Nassau, 25 double-page engraved maps and plans, and 31 double-page engraved plates. Further with a woodcut printer's device on the title page. Contemporary vellum, upper cover ruled in blind with blind-stamped floral vignette in center. [12, including title-page, frontispiece and portrait], 340, [8] pp. Full description

BARLANDUS, Adrianus. Rerum gestarum Brabantiae ducibus historia, nunc primum Latine conscripta ... usque in annum vigesimu[m] sextu[m] supra 1500 restitutae salutis ... Catalogus insignium oppidorum Germaniae inferioris. Emendationes, quibus incuriae typographorum occurritur.
(Colophon:) Antwerp, Hadrianus Tilanus & Johannes Hoochstraten, 1526. 8vo (12.8 x 8.9 cm). With woodcut frame on the title page, and some woodcut decorated initials. 19th-century half vellum. [148] pp. Full description

[BENTINCK, Berend Hendrik]. [18th-century manuscript document written in the name of Berend Hendrik Bentinck, lord of Schoonheten]. Incipit: Ik Berent Henrik Bentinck tot Schoonheten van wegens Ridderschap en steeden de staaten van de ...
Overijssel, 16 July 1763. Small folio. Manuscript document in Dutch, written in brown ink on vellum. [1] leaf. Full description

[BIDLOO, Govert and Romeyn de HOOGHE]. Komste van Zyne Majesteit Willem III. Koning van Groot Britanje, enz. in Holland; ofte omstandelyke beschryving van alles, het welke op des zelfs komste en geduurende zyn verblyf, in 's Graavenhaage en elders, ten teeken van vreugde en eere, is opgerecht en voorgevallen.
The Hague, Arnoud Leers, 1691. Folio. With an engraved title-page by Romeyn de Hooghe, a letterpress title-page with Leer's woodcut device, a portrait of King William III by Van Gunst and 14 engraved plates (11 double-page) by Romeyn de Hooghe, showing his triumphal entry into the Hague, the ceremonies, the triumphal arches, their paintings and sculptures, the nightly illumination of the town hall, the fireworks, etc. Further with an extra added engraved plate of King William's tomb by Daniel Marot. Contemporary calf, gold-tooled spine and board edges. [12, incl. frontispiece], 127, [1 blank] pp. Full description

[BIDLOO, Govert]. Beurze-Stryd, of Saemen-Spraek tusschen Galenus, en Baldus.
[The Hague, Meyndert Uytwerf?], 1692. 4to. With a woodcut title vignette. Bound on two modern chords. [8], 9-24 pp. Full description

[BOREEL, G.]. [Autograph letter, signed, to ''Monsieur'']. 1 p. text. Full description

BOSCH, Lambert van den. Het leven en bedryf van Willem de Darde. Koning van Groot-Brittannie, Vrankryk en Yrlant &c. &c. Prince van Orangie &c. &c. &c. Sijn geboorte, jongelingschap, erf-stadthouderschap en koninglyke waardigheyd. Onder wiens heerschappy en bestieringe werden verhandelt, saken van staat en oorlog van den jare 1650. tot het uytgaen van 1693.
Amsterdam, Jan ten Hoorn, 1694. 4 parts in 2 volumes. 4to. With an engraved frontispiece by Caspar Luyken, a folding engraved map of the battle of Landenon on 29 July 1693, and 12 folding engraved plates (of which 6 by Jan Luyken, 1 by Caspar Luyken, and 4 by Daniel de la Feuille after Jan Luyken). Contemporary gold-tooled mottled calf, sewn on 5 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, a brown morocco title label on the spine, lettered in gold, and the volume number lettered in gold below, the coat of arms of Aron de Joseph de Pinto in the centre of both boards in a triple fillet frame, and his monogram (the crowned initials AJDP) in 4 of the 6 compartments on the spine, gold-tooled board edges, blue edges, marbled end papers. [8], 432; 442, [6]; [2], 180; 528, [8] pp. Full description

[BOXHORN, Marcus Zuerius van]. Verbetert en vermeerdert politijck en militair hantboecxken vanden staet der Geunieerde Provintien, aenwysende des selfs maniere van regieringe, veelvoudige middelen &c.
[Printed in Gouda, Willem van der Hoeve], 1674.Including: (2) MILITAIR repartitie-boeckjen, aenwijsende den staet des oorlogs der Geûnieerde Provincien. Als mede het getal der compagnyen, soo te paert als te voet, in des selfs dienst geweest zijnde, zedert den jare 1621. Den sesten druck.
[Printed in Gouda, Willem van der Hoeve, 1674?].
(3) ARTIKEL-BRIEF, ofte ordonnantie, op de discipline militaire. Met een bequaem register daer toe dienende.
[Printed in Gouda, Willem van der Hoeve, 1674?]. Woodcut ornament on title-page.3 texts in 1 volume. 12mo. With 3 title-pages (the 1st and 3rd each with a woodcut ornament), a divisional title-page for the text of the 1579 Union of Utrecht, 1 woodcut decorated initial and a few headpieces built up from cast typographic ornaments Verhandelinge vande Unie, ofte eeuwigh verbont, ende eendracht, and drop-title for the transcriptions of other documents. Contemporary overlapping vellum. [8], “300” [= 400]; 112; 20, [4] pp. Full description

[BOXHORN, Marcus Zuerius]. Commentariolus de statu confoederatarum provinciarum Belgii. Editio sexta auctior & emendatior. Accessit de eadem materia Pauli Merulae Diatriba. Nec non Decretum Ordd. Holl. & West-Frisiae, De antiquo iure Reip. Batavicae.
The Hague, Adriaan Vlacq for Johannes Vlacq, 1668. 12mo. Contemporary calf, gold-tooled spine, boards and board edges, gilt edges. [12], 202 pp. Full description