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De-luxe presentation copy by the author to King Louis Napoleon, with extra plates added

FRANCQ VAN BERKHEY, Joannes Le.
Oud Hollands vriendschap, dankbaar aan Neerlands kroost, tot Leydens troost. Besloten met Utrechts eeuwschets. In Nederduitsche dichtmaat, met uitgebreide historische oud Hollandsche aanteekeningen, afbeeldingen van vriendschappelijke drinkbekers, en zinnebeeldige titelplaat. Mitsgaders een beeldnis medaillon des konings van Holland. Aan den raad en volk van Leyden.

Engraved frontispiece with the Leyden city-virgin engraved by Noach van der Meer after Le Francq van Berkhey, engraved folding plate with the ruins of the Rapenburg at Leyden after the explosion of the gunpowder ship in 1807 by J.E. Marcus after J. Jelgershuis (<B>extra</B>: engraved folding plate with a view on the Rapenburg Leyden before the disaster), 2 leaves with printed stone-inscriptions in border, full-page engraved plate with portrait medallion of King Louis Napoleon, and 7 full-page engraved plates with drinking cups after the designs of Le Francq van Berkhey (all these are mentioned in the note to the binder on the last leaf); <B>extra</B> <B>added</B>: (1) full-page <B><I>dedication</I></B> by Francq van Berkhey to King Louis Napolean: <B><I>original pen and ink drawing</I></B><B> </B>with washes with the text: 'Eerbiedig toegeheiligt door Joannes Le Francq van Berkheij. Aet. 80' (=1809), with 3 coats-of-arms in medallions of the French Freedom, Leiden and Holland, topped by a crown  and the motto 'Tutae sub umbra coronae', (2) full-page engraved bouquet of flowers, coloured by hand with the motto 'Vergeet mij niet' (Don't forget me' in manuscript; (3)  11 smaller engraved plates by F. van Bleyswyck from the <I>Nederlands displegtigheden</I> by K. van Alkemade & P. vander Schelling (frontispiece, and nrs. 1-2, 5-12, mostly of drinking cups), pasted to blank leaves; (4) 3 folding engraved plates, one numbered 'VII', also of drinking cups; each plate is preceded by a leaf with title or description in manuscript, apparently as delivered at the binder.

Engraved frontispiece with the Leyden city-virgin engraved by Noach van der Meer after Le Francq van Berkhey, engraved folding plate with the ruins of the Rapenburg at Leyden after the explosion of the gunpowder ship in 1807 by J.E. Marcus after J. Jelgershuis (<B>extra</B>: engraved folding plate with a view on the Rapenburg Leyden before the disaster), 2 leaves with printed stone-inscriptions in border, full-page engraved plate with portrait medallion of King Louis Napoleon, and 7 full-page engraved plates with drinking cups after the designs of Le Francq van Berkhey (all these are mentioned in the note to the binder on the last leaf); <B>extra</B> <B>added</B>: (1) full-page <B><I>dedication</I></B> by Francq van Berkhey to King Louis Napolean: <B><I>original pen and ink drawing</I></B><B> </B>with washes with the text: 'Eerbiedig toegeheiligt door Joannes Le Francq van Berkheij. Aet. 80' (=1809), with 3 coats-of-arms in medallions of the French Freedom, Leiden and Holland, topped by a crown  and the motto 'Tutae sub umbra coronae', (2) full-page engraved bouquet of flowers, coloured by hand with the motto 'Vergeet mij niet' (Don't forget me' in manuscript; (3)  11 smaller engraved plates by F. van Bleyswyck from the <I>Nederlands displegtigheden</I> by K. van Alkemade & P. vander Schelling (frontispiece, and nrs. 1-2, 5-12, mostly of drinking cups), pasted to blank leaves; (4) 3 folding engraved plates, one numbered 'VII', also of drinking cups; each plate is preceded by a leaf with title or description in manuscript, apparently as delivered at the binder.

Engraved frontispiece with the Leyden city-virgin engraved by Noach van der Meer after Le Francq van Berkhey, engraved folding plate with the ruins of the Rapenburg at Leyden after the explosion of the gunpowder ship in 1807 by J.E. Marcus after J. Jelgershuis (<B>extra</B>: engraved folding plate with a view on the Rapenburg Leyden before the disaster), 2 leaves with printed stone-inscriptions in border, full-page engraved plate with portrait medallion of King Louis Napoleon, and 7 full-page engraved plates with drinking cups after the designs of Le Francq van Berkhey (all these are mentioned in the note to the binder on the last leaf); <B>extra</B> <B>added</B>: (1) full-page <B><I>dedication</I></B> by Francq van Berkhey to King Louis Napolean: <B><I>original pen and ink drawing</I></B><B> </B>with washes with the text: 'Eerbiedig toegeheiligt door Joannes Le Francq van Berkheij. Aet. 80' (=1809), with 3 coats-of-arms in medallions of the French Freedom, Leiden and Holland, topped by a crown  and the motto 'Tutae sub umbra coronae', (2) full-page engraved bouquet of flowers, coloured by hand with the motto 'Vergeet mij niet' (Don't forget me' in manuscript; (3)  11 smaller engraved plates by F. van Bleyswyck from the <I>Nederlands displegtigheden</I> by K. van Alkemade & P. vander Schelling (frontispiece, and nrs. 1-2, 5-12, mostly of drinking cups), pasted to blank leaves; (4) 3 folding engraved plates, one numbered 'VII', also of drinking cups; each plate is preceded by a leaf with title or description in manuscript, apparently as delivered at the binder.

Engraved frontispiece with the Leyden city-virgin engraved by Noach van der Meer after Le Francq van Berkhey, engraved folding plate with the ruins of the Rapenburg at Leyden after the explosion of the gunpowder ship in 1807 by J.E. Marcus after J. Jelgershuis (<B>extra</B>: engraved folding plate with a view on the Rapenburg Leyden before the disaster), 2 leaves with printed stone-inscriptions in border, full-page engraved plate with portrait medallion of King Louis Napoleon, and 7 full-page engraved plates with drinking cups after the designs of Le Francq van Berkhey (all these are mentioned in the note to the binder on the last leaf); <B>extra</B> <B>added</B>: (1) full-page <B><I>dedication</I></B> by Francq van Berkhey to King Louis Napolean: <B><I>original pen and ink drawing</I></B><B> </B>with washes with the text: 'Eerbiedig toegeheiligt door Joannes Le Francq van Berkheij. Aet. 80' (=1809), with 3 coats-of-arms in medallions of the French Freedom, Leiden and Holland, topped by a crown  and the motto 'Tutae sub umbra coronae', (2) full-page engraved bouquet of flowers, coloured by hand with the motto 'Vergeet mij niet' (Don't forget me' in manuscript; (3)  11 smaller engraved plates by F. van Bleyswyck from the <I>Nederlands displegtigheden</I> by K. van Alkemade & P. vander Schelling (frontispiece, and nrs. 1-2, 5-12, mostly of drinking cups), pasted to blank leaves; (4) 3 folding engraved plates, one numbered 'VII', also of drinking cups; each plate is preceded by a leaf with title or description in manuscript, apparently as delivered at the binder.

Engraved frontispiece with the Leyden city-virgin engraved by Noach van der Meer after Le Francq van Berkhey, engraved folding plate with the ruins of the Rapenburg at Leyden after the explosion of the gunpowder ship in 1807 by J.E. Marcus after J. Jelgershuis (<B>extra</B>: engraved folding plate with a view on the Rapenburg Leyden before the disaster), 2 leaves with printed stone-inscriptions in border, full-page engraved plate with portrait medallion of King Louis Napoleon, and 7 full-page engraved plates with drinking cups after the designs of Le Francq van Berkhey (all these are mentioned in the note to the binder on the last leaf); <B>extra</B> <B>added</B>: (1) full-page <B><I>dedication</I></B> by Francq van Berkhey to King Louis Napolean: <B><I>original pen and ink drawing</I></B><B> </B>with washes with the text: 'Eerbiedig toegeheiligt door Joannes Le Francq van Berkheij. Aet. 80' (=1809), with 3 coats-of-arms in medallions of the French Freedom, Leiden and Holland, topped by a crown  and the motto 'Tutae sub umbra coronae', (2) full-page engraved bouquet of flowers, coloured by hand with the motto 'Vergeet mij niet' (Don't forget me' in manuscript; (3)  11 smaller engraved plates by F. van Bleyswyck from the <I>Nederlands displegtigheden</I> by K. van Alkemade & P. vander Schelling (frontispiece, and nrs. 1-2, 5-12, mostly of drinking cups), pasted to blank leaves; (4) 3 folding engraved plates, one numbered 'VII', also of drinking cups; each plate is preceded by a leaf with title or description in manuscript, apparently as delivered at the binder.



Leiden, for the author and for sale with F. de Munnik, 1809. 8vo. Beautifully bound in contemporary marbled calf, spine profusely gilt with orange title label lettered in gold, sides with two gilt borders along the edges and central oval border around small gilt coat-of-arms of Leyden with the 2 crossed keys, gilt board edges, gilt inner dentelles, g.e., original pink back wrapper bound in. Engraved frontispiece with the Leyden city-virgin engraved by Noach van der Meer after Le Francq van Berkhey, engraved folding plate with the ruins of the Rapenburg at Leyden after the explosion of the gunpowder ship in 1807 by J.E. Marcus after J. Jelgershuis (extra: engraved folding plate with a view on the Rapenburg Leyden before the disaster), 2 leaves with printed stone-inscriptions in border, full-page engraved plate with portrait medallion of King Louis Napoleon, and 7 full-page engraved plates with drinking cups after the designs of Le Francq van Berkhey (all these are mentioned in the note to the binder on the last leaf); extra added: (1) full-page dedication by Francq van Berkhey to King Louis Napolean: original pen and ink drawing with washes with the text: 'Eerbiedig toegeheiligt door Joannes Le Francq van Berkheij. Aet. 80' (=1809), with 3 coats-of-arms in medallions of the French Freedom, Leiden and Holland, topped by a crown  and the motto 'Tutae sub umbra coronae', (2) full-page engraved bouquet of flowers, coloured by hand with the motto 'Vergeet mij niet' (Don't forget me' in manuscript; (3)  11 smaller engraved plates by F. van Bleyswyck from the Nederlands displegtigheden by K. van Alkemade & P. vander Schelling (frontispiece, and nrs. 1-2, 5-12, mostly of drinking cups), pasted to blank leaves; (4) 3 folding engraved plates, one numbered 'VII', also of drinking cups; each plate is preceded by a leaf with title or description in manuscript, apparently as delivered at the binder. (4), XIV, (2, blank ), 273, (3) pp.

De-luxe copy of Johannes Le Francq van Berkhey's laudatory poem on friendship, patriotism etc., here interleaved with added plates, a.o. from the classic on Dutch table manners: the Nederlands displegtigheden by K. van Alkemade & P. vander Schelling (Rotterdam, Philippus Losel, 1731-35). The 11 added plates from the Displegtigheden show drinking horns, cups and glasses for example in the form of Spinola all by F. van Bleyswyck. the three folding plates represent the drinking platter 'Hansje in den Kelder', the drinking horn of Admiral Piet Hein from the 'Kunstkammer'of H.A. Dibbets, and the silver cup of emperor Maximilian I, signed by 'P.B.d.'.
After an extensive preface follows the main poem on traditional Dutch friendship, also containing a history of the old Dutch customs at festive dinners and drinking parties, which was published on the occasion of the Leyden gunpowder disaster on 12 January in 1807, during which a boat with gunpowder exploded in the canal Rapenburg (pp. 1-70), with explanatory notes on the history of traditions and customs of friendship in the Netherlands on pp. 71-216). The author himself considered the present work as a sequel and addition to Van Alkemade & P. vander Schelling's Nederlands displegtigheden (cf. p. VII). On pp. 217-273 a laudatory and historical poem on Utrecht is to be found with a separate title-page on p. 217: 'Utrecht, de kroonstad der Bataafsche, Frankische en Nederrhijnsche koningen, vorsten en prelaten. Eeuwschets tot op dezen tijd, toegepast op Oud Hollands vriendschap. 1808'. The works conclude with the errata and the notes to the binder.

Joannes le Francq van Berkhey (1729-1812) was a physician, scientist, naturalist and lector (1773-95) at the  Leyden university, but also a man of letters and a politician. He was responsible for the drawings for the engravings of the drinking cups present in this work, which was also published with the title Oud Hollands vriendschap, tot Leydens troost (Leiden, Van Thoir, 1809).

This is Francq van Berkhey's original presentation copy to King Lodewijk Napoleon (Louis Napoleon, 1778-1846), the brother of the Emperor Napoleon who appointed him as King of Holland in 1806-10. During his short reign Lodewijk gained popularity amongst the Dutch people for his sympathy expressed during disasters, i.a. the famous Leiden gunpowder explosion in 1807, and the flood in Gelderland in January 1809.  King Louis Napoleon contributed to the rescue operations and visited the areas himself. Also Berkhey was affected by the disaster.  After the explosion he was trapped in his house at the Koegracht, near the Rapenburg, which had collapsed. He was then, together with many others, housed by King Lodewijk at his palace at The Hague, the Huis ten Bosch. The added manuscript dedication is dated 1808 and probably made during his stay at Huis ten Bosch.

Fine copy printed on de-luxe paper.
Saakes 5 (1809), p. 23; Overvoorde, Cat. Bibl. Leiden en omstreken, 611; cf. Arpots, R. & W. Otterspeer, Johannes le Francq van Berkheij. Cat. tent. Academisch Historisch museum, Leiden, 1987.

Related Subjects: Bindings  Cultural History  Gastronomy  Leyden  Literature  Utrecht 

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