5033 - 5277 FINE ARTS - DUTCH TOPOGRAPHY. MAPS, PLANS and VIEWS
- Formerly horizontally torn in half; laid down on later paper; two brown stains.
= Very rare plan of The Hague with very elaborate cartouches and three coats of arms of The Hague, Holland and Willem IV.
"Nieuwe Grondteekening van 's Gravenhage opgedragen aan Haare Koninklyke Hoogheid mevrouwe Princesse douairiére van Oranje, geboore Princese van Pruissen enz. enz. enz." Engr. plan by A. ZURCHER, 45x55 cm., engr. text in Dutch and French below image, The Hague, A. Bakhuyzen, (1813).
- A few large tears in lower margin extending into plan; sl. soiled.
- Foxed in outer blank margins. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCI.
Stoopendaal, D. (1672-1726) and Scherm, L. (1660-1713). "De Heer van St.Anna-Lands by 's Graven-Hage, voor een gedeelte van 't Oosten na 't Westen te zien/ geheel van 't Westen na 't Oosten te zien/ het groote Huis van agteren te zien". Three engr. bird's eye views, each ±39x48 cm., engr. banderolle w. coat of arms, engr. captions in Dutch below images, Amst., N. Visscher, ±1700.
- Sl. dust- and fingersoiled; closed tears in folds; remnants of former mount visible.
= Hollstein 15 and 16. The 3rd not in Hollstein. All without address L. Schenk.
- All views mounted on paper.
= A collection of views from the rare first edition of this beautiful series of decorative views of Sorghvliet (rarely found complete). Originally consisting of 45 engravings, 4 large and 41 smaller engraved views/ plans on which see Hunt/ De Jong, The Anglo-Dutch garden in the age of William and Mary, p.165ff; Springer p.45 (calling for 40 plates only).
- Browned and foxed.
= Part of the series Achttien gezichten in en om Den Haag, published between 1855 and 1862 by Scheurleer. Scarce views.
AND 2 others from the same series: "Gezicht van het Stad-huys in s'Hage (...)" (1760) and "Gezicht van het inkoomen in s' Gravenhage, door de Middel Bosch Brug (...)" (1760), both foxed.
- Trimmed to the borderline; sl. yellowed and vaguely waterst.; a few tiny holes around sides; a few sm. details (sl. crudely) handcol.
= Nice view. Van der Krogt/ Koeman IV-2/1, 1043 ("In the Den Haag KB III copy of 43:121 [i.e. Dutch ed. 1652] with pencil the name 'Salomon Savry' is added"); F.M. Suppl. 1450 E ("Fraaije plaat").
"Gezigt van het Buitenhof, op de Lange Vyverberg, het Stadhouderlyk Quartier, de Zall, in 's Hage". Engraving by P.C. LA FARGUE, 27x41,5 (incl. caption), Amst., P. Fouquet, 1764. - AND 10 others, mostly small prints, concerning the Hofkapel.
- Sl. agetoned and w. a few dustspots.
- Slightly yellowed. = Guicciardini Illustratus 2.2.
- Sl. yellowed. Otherwise fine. = Koeman II, Ja 12 (89).
- False fold in upper left corner.
= Decorative plan with bird's eye view of the main buildings and the plans of all the gardens, and a fine view.
- Sl. yellowed along middle fold. = Very rare profile. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCII.
- Sl. yellowed along middle fold; sl. foxed; tiny holes along outer right blank margin.
= Very rare profile.
- Slightly yellowed; 3 pinholes on folds; folds occas. strengthened w. paper tape on verso.
- A very fine copy. = Very rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCII.
- Blank margins sl. age-toned; sm. tear at top of central fold; numbered "40" in upper right in pen and ink.
= F.M. 2961: "Plattegrond der tuinen; gezigt v.h. Kasteel, enz. Zonder naam v. grav. doch door Flor. à Berckenrode. Oude plaat uit den tijd v. Frederik Hendrik, nu opgegraveerd en met een nieuw opschrift voorzien".
AND a bird's eye view of the Huis ter Nieuburch with the gardens in Rijswijk ("Het Huis van Nieuwburg te Ryswyk (...)").
- Two closed tears at ends of middle fold; remnants of glue in lower outer corners; sl. yellowed.
= Rare view of "Huis ten Bosch" with Delft in the background. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCIII.
- Laid down along margins under passepartout; some closed spots; a few closed tears in upper part extending into image; dam. spot at top of middle fold w. partial loss of a letter in the title; some foxed/ mouldy spots.
= Impressive and lively view of the carnival held at the Buitenhof in 1686 in The Hague. Rare. Hollstein 6; F.M. 2683; Atlas van Stolk 2716. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCIII.
- Some marginal tears; rather soiled and stained; "K.R" in pen and ink in contemp.(?) hand below title and on verso.
= Rare and decorative map showing some important buildings in bird's eye view and with numerous garden plans and bleachfields.
AND another plan and a view of the Hague, i.a. "Haga-comitis in Hollandia" (engr. bird's eye plan after G. VAN GIESSEN, 46x50,5 cm., from DE RIEMER, 1730).
- Sl. yellowed; all sections strengthened w. tape on outer folds.
"Kaart der Gemeente s'Gravenhage op de Schaal van 1:12.500." Lithogr. plan by C.E. LAST, mounted in sections on linen, engr. by J. Smulders & Co., 64x68 cm., The Hague, J. Smulders &Co., 1868.
- Strengthened on all folds w. tape (yellowed).
AND ±20 other 19th/ 20th cent. (large) (col.) engr./ lithogr. plans of The Hague, mostly in poor condition.
- Mounted on board; browned stain in lower blank margin. = Rare and w. attractive colouring.