5033 - 5277 FINE ARTS - DUTCH TOPOGRAPHY. MAPS, PLANS and VIEWS
- Yellowed; folded twice; one tear at foot of fold; sm. brown stain on fold in upper part. = Rare.
- Sl. foxed; a few sm. tears (into image) closed on verso. Numb. "785" in pen and ink in upper right margin.
= Rare plan of The Hague i.a. noting the many canals. With the very rare text panels.
- Some sl. foxing in upper left corner around cartouche. Otherwise fine.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCIV.
- Not examined outside of frame.
= An almost identical plan of The Hague was published in 1665 as part of a large wall-map by the Dutch cartographer Cornelis Elandt. This plan published in J. VAN DER DOES, "s Graven-Hage, Met de Voornaemste Plaetsen en Vermaecklijckheden", 1668. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCIV.
- Not examined outside of frame.
= Fine and detailed plan with extensive key to the principal roads and buildings.
- Closed tear near left edge, affecting the image.
- Foxed; some small (col.) manuscript corrections or alterations.
= Duinweide is a former estate in the surroundings of the Hague bordering on Scheveningen. In the late 19th century the estate was, along with the estates Sorghvliet and Houtrust, transformed in the so-called Archipelbuurt. These are the building plans, dated 1877. Very rare.
- Lacks 1 plate. Mounts and margins occas. (dust)soiled/ foxed; a few tipped-in plates cracked in corners.
= Series showing the interior and exterior of the Binnenhof, The Hague.
= Krogt/ Koeman IV-2/2, 4299.
"De Stad Tholen". Engr. view by J.C. PHILIPS, 16x42 cm., Amst., I. Tirion, 1752.
- Vertical/ horizontal folds, sl. frayed; right blank margin partly cut just outside the borderline.
= Donkersloot-de Vrij 94. Shows the ambitious expansion plans of mayor Hendrik Moreelse, which were never realized.
AND 2 others, i.a. "Ultraiectum Dominium" (handcol. engr. map, Amst. W. Bleau, ±1635. Van der Krogt/ Koeman II, 3660:2.).
- Closed hole and a few sm. browned spots in caption; closed tear into the Dom tower; top margin strengthened on verso; lower margin sl. frayed.
= Atlas van Stolk 3431; F.M. 3490.
- Vague crease in upper left corner.
AND 2 others, i.a. "De stad Wtregt in den Jare 690" (engr. bird's eye plan, ±1730).
= Map stretching from De Haarlemmermeer to the Veluwe in Gelderland.
ADDED: 3 other views/ maps of the Netherlands, i.a. "Summaria Descriptio Fresiae Universae (...)" (Amst., G. de Broen, ±1725).
- Trifle browned; womhole in left part.
AND 2 engr. views of Utrecht, i.a. "De Singel te Utrecht, op het Maliehuis en de Maliebaan te zien" (by H. SPILMAN after J. DE BEIJER).
- Foxed; sl. browned.
= Donkersloot-de Vrij, Kaarten van Utrecht, no. 16-2: the second and best state: "Aan de kaart werd de aardige decoratie van het buitenhuis met koets, ruiters, jachthonden enzovoorts toegevoegd, alsmede links tegen het cartouche een mytische vrouwenfiguur (...)." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCV.
- Middle-fold as published; surface dam. in borderline in lower margin; small horizontal tear near middle-fold (affecting image).
= Donkersloot-De Vrij 3; Van der Krogt/ Koeman IV-2/2, 4539, 2nd state (of 2).
- Vaguely waterst. near left and right edge. Not examined outside frame.
= Van der Krogt/ Koeman IIIB, 3660:364. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCV.
- Yellowed; a few brownish stains in upper part. Nevertheless a fine plan.
= Donkersloot-de Vrij, Kaarten van Utrecht 20.2: "Over de inhoud van deze vogelvluchtkaart is veel lovends te zeggen. Van de bestaande gedrukte (commerciële) kaarten van de stad Utrecht uit de 17de eeuw [regarding the original from 1695] is er geen die zo'n hoog kartografisch peil heeft. Het is de eerste kaart uit deze categorie die niet gebaseerd is op (verouderde) voorlopers". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVI.
AND 1 other: "Ultraiectum Dominium" (handcol. engr. map, Amst. W. Blaeu, ±1635. Van der Krogt/ Koeman II, 3660:2.).
- Ends of middle fold torn in blank margins; sl. frayed; a few tiny holes on fold lines.
= Donkersloot-de Vrij, Kaarten van Utrecht 20.2: "Over de inhoud van deze vogelvluchtkaart is veel lovends te zeggen. Van de bestaande gedrukte (commerciële) kaarten van de stad Utrecht uit de 17de eeuw [regarding the original from 1695] is er geen die zo'n hoog kartografisch peil heeft. Het is de eerste kaart uit deze categorie die niet gebaseerd is op (verouderde) voorlopers".
- Slightly browned.