- A few of the prepared leaves w. (later) annots. made with the stylus. Otherwise a very fine copy.
= Landwehr, VOC p.XXVII and XXIX (with illustration): "Few VOC stamped bindings bearing the initials of the less important chambers, such as Delft and Rotterdam, have come to light. (...) Actually the two chambers jointly commissioned notebooks and/ or almanacs on a yearly basis from the same silversmith. Elegantly bound in sealskin, they were provided with a silverplate of an East Indiaman surrounded by scrollwork on the front and backcovers (...)." A beautiful and well-preserved rare VOC shagreen binding with a stylus functioning as catch as well as pen. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.