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BLAEU, Willem (1571-1638) & Jan BLAEU (1596-1673). Toonneel der steden van de vereenighde Nederlanden met hare beschrijvingen (first title). -- Tooneel der steden van de Vereenighde Nederlanden 's konings Nederlanden (second title). Amsterdam, [1649].
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BLAEU, Willem (1571-1638) & Jan BLAEU (1596-1673). Toonneel der steden van de vereenighde Nederlanden met hare beschrijvingen (first title). -- Tooneel der steden van de Vereenighde Nederlanden 's konings Nederlanden (second title). Amsterdam, [1649].
2 volumes, 2o (214 x 360 mm). Text in Dutch. Two engraved titles and 203 (of 223, Koeman's count) engraved maps, plans and views, most double-page. (Some occasional spotting and soiling.) Not uniform contemporary Dutch vellum gilt, edges gilt (one volume with endpapers renewed, the other a bit worn).
FIRST DUTCH EDITION of Blaeu's townbooks of the Netherlands. The plates conform to those of the first issue of 1649, though with different dating of the privileges. Blaeu's atlas, 'held in the highest esteem in the Netherlands' was in production during the war for independence between the United Provinces of the Netherlands and Spain. The division of the maps between the two volumes reflects the changing status of individual towns and fortifications in the final years of the war and the recognition of Dutch Independence by Spain in 1648. Koeman Bl68A, Bl69A. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (2)
2 volumes, 2
FIRST DUTCH EDITION of Blaeu's townbooks of the Netherlands. The plates conform to those of the first issue of 1649, though with different dating of the privileges. Blaeu's atlas, 'held in the highest esteem in the Netherlands' was in production during the war for independence between the United Provinces of the Netherlands and Spain. The division of the maps between the two volumes reflects the changing status of individual towns and fortifications in the final years of the war and the recognition of Dutch Independence by Spain in 1648. Koeman Bl68A, Bl69A. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (2)