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How to shoot a musket and other things you needed to know in 1703

NIEROP, Pieter Rembrantsz. van.
Stichters borger wacht-almanach, voor 't jaer onses Heeren /1703. Met de maens op en ondergang. En de watertijden.

Title printed in red and black and woodcut vignette with a procession of parading drummers, woodcut headpieces and woodcuts with scenes relating to drummers and nightwatchmen to each month in text.

Title printed in red and black and woodcut vignette with a procession of parading drummers, woodcut headpieces and woodcuts with scenes relating to drummers and nightwatchmen to each month in text.

Title printed in red and black and woodcut vignette with a procession of parading drummers, woodcut headpieces and woodcuts with scenes relating to drummers and nightwatchmen to each month in text.

Title printed in red and black and woodcut vignette with a procession of parading drummers, woodcut headpieces and woodcuts with scenes relating to drummers and nightwatchmen to each month in text.

Title printed in red and black and woodcut vignette with a procession of parading drummers, woodcut headpieces and woodcuts with scenes relating to drummers and nightwatchmen to each month in text.



Amsterdam, J. Stichter, & Constant van de Be, (1703). 16mo (8 x 8,7 cm). Contemporary overlapping vellum, tooled with silver, frontcover with in the centre a crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam  and caption 'Amsterdam' underneath, backcover is decorated in the centre with a depiction of three drummers, with a caption in Dutch underneath, both covers handcoloured in red, blue and yellow. Title printed in red and black and woodcut vignette with a procession of parading drummers, woodcut headpieces and woodcuts with scenes relating to drummers and nightwatchmen to each month in text. (32) lvs.

With:
- 2. ANNO 1703. SCHUTTERS WACHT-ALMANACH, aenwijsende wat compagnien/ en op wat nacht sij te samen waecken moeten/ om de vijftiende nacht. Nevens een ordre wat posten over heeft te besetten. Onder de E.E. heeren colonellen Joan Geelvinck & Daniel Bernard. Amsterdam, Joannes Stichter, (1703). Woodcut vignette on title with two coats of arms, 3 woodcuts in text of which one of the Amsterdam town hall. (8) lvs.
- 3. MAGINO, Antonio. (Magini). Den oprechten onvervalsten italiaenschen waersegger, ofte prognosticatie, voor het jaer 1703. Nevens een nette excercitie tot het handelen van 't musquet. Amsterdam, Cornelis Stichter, (1703). Woodcut vignette on title with astronomer, 6 woodcuts in text with musketeers and nightwatchmen in different excercising positions. (8) lvs.
- 4. STICHTER, J. Gepreviligeerde leg-plaetsen, van alle schepen, schuyten, en post-wagens die van de stadt Amsterdam, op alle de navolgende steden af-varen en af-rijden. Volgende hier achter eenige vermaeckelijcke kluchten, voor de melanckolyke geesten. Amsterdam, Joannes Stichter, (ca. 17...).  Woodcut vignette on tite with a ship. (8) lvs.
- 5. KORT KRONYCKXKEN. Beginnende van jare 1690 (=1600). (Amsterdam, J. Stichter, 1703?). Woodcut vignette on title with shooting musketeers. (8) lvs.

Very rare Almanac for the year 1703 published by Joannes Stichter at Amsterdam compiled by P.R. van Nierop (1683-1709 fl.). The almanac consists of a calendar divided over 32 leaves - the calendar of each month facing a page with a half-page woodcut for that month with a scene with drummers and/ or city watchmen- containing the days of the month indicating the phases of the moon and the days on which, and where in the Netherlands, there will be held cattle-, horse- and leather markets. followed by the water levels and a gardeners almanach.  After the calendar follows the privilege and annual information, like the dates of the official holidays, time-tables for the closing of the city-gates, the departure of postal services and passenger coaches and barges, tariff-lists of seals, etc.

Ad 2: After the calendar follows under a separate title (Anno 1703. Schutters wacht-Almanack ...). This quire of 8 leaves gives the full time-tables and posts for the year 1703 for the sixty companies of the Amsterdam night watchmen.
Ad 3: With prognostication, supposedly by Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555-1617) for the year 1703.
Ad 5. Short historical survey on the Low Countries (especially Holland) from 1600-1703.

Very rare, and good copies.- (Somes staining and foxing; edges of leaves frayed; handcoloured decoration on covers of binding sl. faded).
No copies found recorded.

Related Subjects: Almanacs & Calendars  Amsterdam  Arms & Armour  Bindings  Militaria  Silver 

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