- Trifle yellowed; middle fold partly strengthened on verso. = Van der Krogt/ Koeman II, 3202:2.
"Namurcum comitatus". Contemp. handcol. engr. map by J. SURHON, 41x52 cm., Amst., idem, 1647 (yellowed in blank margins. Van der Krogt/ Koeman II, 3340:2.1 ). - AND 1 map by F. DE WIT: "Marchionatus Sacri Imperii et Dominii Mechelini Tabula".
- Doubled; sm. tears/ lacking portions near upper edge neatly restored.
= Van den Broecke 68; Van der Krogt/ Koeman IIIB, 3340:31.
AND another map of the same region: "Namurcum comitatus" (H. Hondius, early 17th cent.).
= Rare attractive map w. many decorative elements.
AND a title-engraving from the same work: "Provincia de Flandria".
- Some vague offsetting of col. areas; otherwise fine.
= Shows the area west and east of the Meuse river and south of the Sambre, the main tributary river to the Meuse, running through Namur.
- Slightly yellowed. = Rare view of the siege of Antwerp. Not in F.M.
AND another engraving with the same subject by C. DECKER (±1700. F.M. 911a).
- Left and right margin of worldmap trimmed to the border line and restored (remargined) and sl. wormholed in South-Pole on right hand; of the other engr. maps w. illustrated borders Poortman/ Augusteijn no. 3 and 5 are dam. in margin (w. loss of image); all maps are strengthened on folds and mostly also have strengthened margins (partly still w. some fraying); most maps yellowed/ browned on folds.
= Poortman/ Augusteijn chapter 21, no. 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5 and 6 (ills. 72, 73, 75, 78, 79, 80 and 82). The 1st state (of 3) of the second series of bible maps by Petrus Plancius, published in ±1604. This second series is an adaptation of the first series by Plancius and Doetecom (the worldmap was left unaltered) (see Poortman/ Augustijn, chapter 18). On the worldmap see Shirley 177. Very rare series. SEE ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE LXXXII.
BOUND IN: Biblia, Dat is: De gantsche H. Schrifture, vervattende alle de Canonijcke Boecken des Ouden en des Nieuwen Testaments. Leyden, P.A. van Ravesteyn for Weduwe ende Erfgenamen van wijlen Hillebrant Jacobsz. van Wouw, (1639), 4 parts in 1 vol., (48),288; 27,(2),138; (1 blank),(2),166,(12 index); (4),76 lvs., engr. general title-p., 19th cent. blindst. calf over wooden covers, 2 brass clasps and catches, 4 brass corner pieces on both covers, folio.
- Contents generally foxed/ sl. yellowed along margins; occas. sl. stained. Backstrip loose(ning).
= Warranted and dated "1639" by B. Langenes on verso of general title-p.
- Some vague browned/ waterst. stains; trifle foxed; sm. hole in centre lower margin.
- Small closed hole in centre; outer left and right blank margins waterst./ reattached; trifle foxed.
= Van der Krogt/ Koeman I, 9850:1.1. Map of Eastern Brazil with detail confined to the coastlines and oriented with north to the right of the chart. The interior is filled with small vignettes of indigenous animals and native scenes including cannibalism. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIII.
- A few unobtrusive creases. Otherwise fine. = Fine view.
- A few wormholes; vague waterstain in lower part near edge; otherwise fine.
= Koeman IV, p.381 [138]. Showing the Great Bank in front of Newfoundland, important for its fishery.
- Verso w. two restored/ strengthened spots at intersection of folds. Otherwise fine.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIII.
= One of 6 celestial charts showing the heavens as seen in 1730, also delineating the paths of various comets. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIV.
- Lower margin dam. w. loss of image; partly torn on middle-fold. = Decorative map.
ADDED: 1 other.
- Slightly browned; a few foxed spots; 3 tears in centre lower and upper blank margin.
= Van der Krogt/ Koeman I, 8380:1A, 1.
- A few foxed spots; nevertheless an attractive copy.
= Van der Krogt/ Koeman II, 9950:2B. Klein, Kaap Hoorn, 49. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIV.
- Apart from a very vague dampstain in lower right corner (just affecting the image), a fine map.
= Decorative map showing Korea as an island and w. a depiction of a typically Chinese land yacht and a typically Japanese way of torturing Christians: by crucifying them. Koeman I, 8410:1A. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXV.
= Cf. Van der Krogt/ Koeman I, 8410:1C (Janssonius map).