- All seals dam. w. loss of (large) portion.

= Drawn up by the "burgemeester, scepenen, dekenen ende geswoorne Raed ende alle die ghemeynte vande stad van Mechelen", concerning a loan/ payment: "coste nacomer een werf vor elken penning der (?) achtien ghelike penningen".

ADDED: Manuscript deed of transport issued by Pieter Boellaard, Lexmond, dated 15 March 1778, attached 2 wax seals.

= J.J. Dozy, a Dutch geologist was part of the 1936 Carstenz expedition in New Guinea. One of the letters is a written account of the exploration by J.J. Dozy: "Er bestond slechts een maandelijkse bootverbinding met Makassar op Celebes. Zodoende was men twee maanden afwezig van de werkplek. Binnen die tyd moest de expeditie slagen, of niet (...) Daarbij ontdekte ik niet alleen een groot kopererts voorkomen, de Ertsberg, op rond 3800m, maar ook een groot verertst lichaam; waarvan de Grasberg op rond 4200m de culminatie was.".

Julien, P.F.J.A. (1901-2001). AUTOGRAPH TYPESCRIPT LETTER SIGNED and two AUTOGRAPH TYPESCRIPT CORRESPONDENCE CARDS SIGNED "Paul/ P.F.J.A. Julien", to "Zeer geachte heer Vlug", dated "1 Juli 1991" and "Wassenaar 8 November 1994", (1); (1); (1)p., 1x w. letterhead "Dr. P.F.J.A. Julien. Voorzitter Em. van het Nederlands Genootschap voor Anthropologie", 2x w. orig. addressed envelope.

= Paul Julien, Dutch anthropologist known for his expeditions to remote civilisations in Africa and Asia. "Mijn werk in Afrika (en zuid-Azie, Pacific, zuid-Amerika) betrof hoofdzakelijk physisch-anthropologische kenmerken van geisoleerde groepen (...). Later heb ik ook gewerkt op het boeiende terrein der traditionele godsdiensten, vooral bij Pygmeeën. Nog kort geleden, in 1987 hebben mijn vrouw en ik een beknopt onderzoek uitgevoerd onder de Semang van Noord-Maleisië (grensgebied met Thailand). Deze Semang worden doorgaans ook tot de pygmeeën gerekend, al is er nauwelijks verband met de Afrikaanse dwergvolken".

AND 2 other signatures by Dutch Arctic explorers: L. Hacqueford and R. Naar.

- Vellum dam. in lower left corner, affecting text.

= Concerning the sale of goods in the county of Comminges in the vicinity of Sueix (Soueich), Couret and Riucage (Rieucazé). Some names: Nicolas, Jean and Jeane Latrilhe, Petri Loupin, Jacques Abadie, Pierre Labadens and notaire royal Thomas Dufour.

AND 1 other document in French language concerning i.a. a marriage license (dated 1765).

= General Maximilien-Sébastien Foy, important general, fought against the English in the Dardanelles and distinguished himself in the Spanish and Portuguese campaigns. He saved his life in Portugal by raising both his arms, when a Portuguese crowd wanted to lynch him, thinking that he was the detested General de Loison [the addressee of this letter], who was nicknamed "Maneto" because he had lost one arm. Letter giving details about moving lights seen near "Ovelha"[?].

AND 3 other AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED by Napoleonic officers: "J. Bernelle" (not dated. Commander in the Légion étrangère and involved in the Spanish campaign); "Maillot" (dated "1824". Maillot was a French engineer who was the leading technical officer of the Napoleonic escadron that sailed to Egypt) and "H.M. Dibbets" (dated "1813". Dutch marine captain in French employment who deserted with his entire ship and sailors in 1813. Letter in which he offers his services to the Provisional Government).

= Contains i.a. the following chapters: "De l'obeissance"; "De l'humilité, et de la modestie"; "De la retraite, de la mort, et de la sepulture des soeurs"; "Du regime de vivre que l'on doit observer envers les pauvres malades" and "Du devoir de la Cuisinière".

AND a similar manuscript book of regulations: "Regles de Regence [Jesuit monogram:] IHS".

- Slighly frayed; sl. foxed and dustoiled in left part.

= Related familes are i.a. Roëll, Blankenhagen, Testas and Brand Abbema. Boths lines start with the 17th century Jacob de Famars/ Isaac Soreau and end with Louise Constantin de Famars and runs through the family Testas.

AND: a handcol. engraving showing 9 equal sections incorporating coats of arms of Barons and Counts of the Dutch Swedish De Geer family (25,5x21 cm., marginal tears restored, remargined).

= Provides a family tree with 9 short manuscript biographies on members of the Rendorp family from late 17th to early 19th cent.

Klinkdichten, ter verkiezinge en intrede van den welëdeln grootachtbaren heere, den heere Mr. Pieter Rendorp. Amst., A. Waldorp, 1766, 8p., 4to. Polvliet, C.J. genealogie van het geslacht Rendorp. The Hague, Genealogisch en Heraldisch archief, 1891, 28p., col. plate w. coat of arms, orig. wr. - AND 7 miscell. others on other Dutch families.