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The best edition of the laudatory poems on the House and Gardens of Castle Roosendaal near Arnhem

OUTREIN, Johannes d'.
Wegwyser door de heerlykheid Roosendaal ofte, de Roosendaalsche vermakelykheden met een geestelyk en zedelyk ooge beschouwt en in digtmaat gestelt.

Engraved full-page portrait of Johan van Arnhem, lord of Roosendaal by J. Baptist, a plate with his engraved coat of arms, large folding engraved bird's-eye view of the House Roosendaal (515x585mm) and 19 folding engraved views )numbered I-XVIII and III B, of houses, gardens, fountains, bridges and other buildings in Roosendaal and its surroundings, all designed by B. Elshof and engraved by J. Smit.

Engraved full-page portrait of Johan van Arnhem, lord of Roosendaal by J. Baptist, a plate with his engraved coat of arms, large folding engraved bird's-eye view of the House Roosendaal (515x585mm) and 19 folding engraved views )numbered I-XVIII and III B, of houses, gardens, fountains, bridges and other buildings in Roosendaal and its surroundings, all designed by B. Elshof and engraved by J. Smit.

Engraved full-page portrait of Johan van Arnhem, lord of Roosendaal by J. Baptist, a plate with his engraved coat of arms, large folding engraved bird's-eye view of the House Roosendaal (515x585mm) and 19 folding engraved views )numbered I-XVIII and III B, of houses, gardens, fountains, bridges and other buildings in Roosendaal and its surroundings, all designed by B. Elshof and engraved by J. Smit.

Engraved full-page portrait of Johan van Arnhem, lord of Roosendaal by J. Baptist, a plate with his engraved coat of arms, large folding engraved bird's-eye view of the House Roosendaal (515x585mm) and 19 folding engraved views )numbered I-XVIII and III B, of houses, gardens, fountains, bridges and other buildings in Roosendaal and its surroundings, all designed by B. Elshof and engraved by J. Smit.

Engraved full-page portrait of Johan van Arnhem, lord of Roosendaal by J. Baptist, a plate with his engraved coat of arms, large folding engraved bird's-eye view of the House Roosendaal (515x585mm) and 19 folding engraved views )numbered I-XVIII and III B, of houses, gardens, fountains, bridges and other buildings in Roosendaal and its surroundings, all designed by B. Elshof and engraved by J. Smit.



Amsterdam, Gerard van Keulen, 1718. 4to. Contemporary sprinkled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt with red morocco title label, red sprinkled edges. Engraved full-page portrait of Johan van Arnhem, lord of Roosendaal by J. Baptist, a plate with his engraved coat of arms, large folding engraved bird's-eye view of the House Roosendaal (515x585mm) and 19 folding engraved views )numbered I-XVIII and III B, of houses, gardens, fountains, bridges and other buildings in Roosendaal and its surroundings, all designed by B. Elshof and engraved by J. Smit. (40), 88 pp.

Third enlarged edition of these laudatory verses by Johan d'Outrein (1662-1720) in praise of the House of Roosendaal and its beautiful gardens, in those days the property of Johan of Arnhem, Lord of Roosendaal, famous for its grandness and many nice fountains, bridges and garden ornaments. Johan of Arnhem was a hunting friend of Stadholder-King William III, while their spouses shared an interest in embroidery. Even when William III became King of England he returned repeatedly to Roosendael for the hunt. In the garden a summerhouse was built before 1688, dedicated to and paid for by Mary Stuart, depicted on the engravings nrs. 4 and 5. The design has been attributed to Daniel Marot.
The poems are illustrated with 19 beautiful engravings and a large plan. The work was first published in 1700 (without plates) and again in 1712/3 (very rare) and as the third much enlarged edition the present 1718 edition, which is by far the best. D'Outrein was minister in Franeker (1687), where he also was appointed as librarian of the University Library; Arnhem (1691), where he came in contact with the Lord and Lady of Roosendaal; Dordrecht (1703) and Amsterdam (1708). One of the poet/ministers he is generally considered as one of the best of the decades around the turn of the century.

Contents:
f. 1r: title.
f. 2r-v: Dedication to Ms. Janna Margarita van Arnhem, Lady of Roosendaal and douariere of Johan van Arnhem, Lord of Roosendaal.
- Portrait of Johan van Arnhem by J. Baptist (verso blank).
- His coat of arms (verso blank).
f. 3r-5v: Preface for the first edition.
f. 6r-9r: Preface of the second edition of 1713.
f. 9v-12r: Laudatory poems by J. van Arnhem and N.S. van Leeuwarden.
f. 12v-17v: The Life of Johan van Arnhem.
f. 18r-19r: Poem on Roosendaal by J. Pluimers from the year 1690.
f. 19v-20r: Preface for the third edition by D'Outrein.
f. 20v: List of plates and errata.
- Large plan.
p.1-68: "Wegwyzer door de heerlykheid Roosendaal" (p. 25-50: "Vervolg ... in den jaare 1713"; p. 51-55: "Op den swaaren brand die ... Roosendaal getroffen heeft op den XII van Lentemaand des jaars 1714", dated 17 March 1714; p. 56-68: "Tweede vervolg ... in den jaare 1716").
p. 69-76: Poem and epitaphs on the death of Johan van Arnhem.
p. 76-80: Poem on the Royal stag hunting at Roosendaal by Stadtholder/King William III on 9 September 1717 (corrected by hand in 1697), which is considered to be the best poem Johan d'Outrein has made.
p. 81r-87r: "Toegift. Een Afmaning van het kaartspelem, verkeeren an ander ydel tydverdryf": a poetical warning against playing cards, which is generally considered to be the worst poem D'Outrein ever made.
p. 87-88: Additional poem.

Good copy with the bookplate of Ter Horst on inside front cover.- (Large, but repaired tear in plan, some marginal wormholes in last few pages, not affecting the plates or text).
Nijhoff-Van Hattum 237; Springer, Bibliographisch overzicht ... tuinkunst p. 45; The Anglo-Dutch Garden in the Age of William and Mary 58; Meer om Cieraet als Gebruick. Tuingeschiedenis van Gelderse buitenplaatsen 23A; Van Veen, De soeticheydt des buyten-levens, pp. 54-55.

Related Subjects: Architecture  Engravings  Gardens  Gelderland  Literature  Netherlands 

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