Rare second edition of a popular travel account of a summer holiday trip through the Netherlands and Cleve. Travelling from the Hague, they visited Utrecht, Leiden, Zeist, Soestdijk, Amersfoort, Voorthuizen, Deventer, Doesburg, Middachten, Rozendaal, Arnhem, Elterberg, Emmerik, Kleef, Nijmegen, Grave, Hees, Den Bosch, Tilburg, Dongen, Breda, Waalwijk, Gorcum, Vianen, Schoonhoven, and various country estates along the way, such as 't Loo, Huis Heemstede, and Huis te Voorst. The travelling was done by public means of transport, by barge, by coach, and on foot. Other than the various day trips, the work also includes the stories the travellers told each other en route, of which many are somewhat erotic in nature.
The author remained anonymous by his own request. He was persuaded by his friend and travel companion to publish the account of their travels, but requested that the people and names mentioned would be erased, for it was initially only written for himself and good friends, but now "for the whole world to see". The first edition was published in 1734 by J. Loveringh. The present second edition, however, is rarer, with only one institutional copy recorded in the Dutch Short Title Catalogue (STCN).
The work has been recased, with new end papers, the binding has been professionally restored at the upper corner of the front board and the head of the spine. A faint water stain in the outer margin of the first few leaves, not affecting any text. Otherwise in good condition. Scheepers II, 248; STCN 240053419 (1 copy); Waller 1911; cf. Buisman 2559 (other ed.); Muller 885 (other ed.).