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The constitution and description of the Dutch republic and the ancient history of the Netherlands till 836

HOUVE, Matthijs vander.
Hantvest of chartre Chronyck van de landen van Oud-Batavien, Oud-Vriesland, Oud-Francenland. Nu Holland, Zeeland, West-Vriesland, ende andere Vrieslanden, Gelderland, Utrecht ende Over-Ysel. Maeckende het Vrye Heerschende Vereenighde Neder-Land, t' samenghevought ende verbonden van dese seven vrye provincien, Gelderland, Holland-West-Friesland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Vriesland, Over-Ysel, Groeningen ende Vriesche-Omlanden.

Two different printer's devices of Joannes Maire (Breugelmans, ill. 2, nr. 8 in vol. 1, and <B><I>an unrecorded variant</I></B> in vol. 2) on titles, woodcut initials, 4 woodcut illustrations in text of vol. 1: a plan of the Brittenburg near Katwijk, and 3 siege machines.

Two different printer's devices of Joannes Maire (Breugelmans, ill. 2, nr. 8 in vol. 1, and <B><I>an unrecorded variant</I></B> in vol. 2) on titles, woodcut initials, 4 woodcut illustrations in text of vol. 1: a plan of the Brittenburg near Katwijk, and 3 siege machines.



Leyden, Joannes Maire, 1636 (vol.1); The Hague, Dirck Maire 1638 (vol.2). 2 vols. Folio. Contemporary vellum with title in ink on spine. Two different printer's devices of Joannes Maire (Breugelmans, ill. 2, nr. 8 in vol. 1, and an unrecorded variant in vol. 2) on titles, woodcut initials, 4 woodcut illustrations in text of vol. 1: a plan of the Brittenburg near Katwijk, and 3 siege machines. (8), 190; (4), 452 pp.

First edition of an important historical work on the early Netherlands by Matthijs van der Houve, Lord of Kampen (1577-1638) and friend of Constantijn Huygens. The work gives an overview of the constitution and government of the Dutch Republic of the Seven United Provinces, including lists of cities and villages, estates, nobility ('Ridderschp') per province (vol. 1) and an overview of the early history of the Netherlands till the year 863, including a treatment of the passages in the classical literature regarding this area.
There is a unpublished manuscript by Van der Houve with a continuation: Vervolg op de twee reeds uitgegeven deelen, zijnde de originele copie door den auteur zelven geschreven en ter uitgave gereed gemaakt, loopende van 863-1482. benevens een afzonderlijk memoriaal der voornaamste zaken.
Another issue of the first vol. appeared in Leiden with Jan Jansz van Dorp and Ditck Maire, also in 1636. An enlarged edition was published also in two issues in Leiden in 1645/6.

Fine set.
Haitsma Mulier- Van der Lem, Repertorium van Geschiedschrijvers, 245; Breugelmans, Fac et Spera, 1636:6; Kampinga, De opvattingen over onze oude vaderlandsche geschiedenis bij de Hollandsche historici der XVIe en XVIIe eeuw, p. XX; NNBW VIII, col. 860.

Related Subjects: Cartography  History  Netherlands  Topography 

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