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Only edition of a work on French Brabant

LE ROY, Jacques.
Topographia historica Gallo-Brabantiae. Quâ Romanduae oppida municipia & dominia illustrantur, atque monasteria, nobiliumque praetoria castellaque in aes exhibentur.

Engraved frontispiece by A. à Diepenbeke, engraved map by Harrewijn, engraved vignette at dedication, engraved coat of arms in text (both by Erfinger), 7 woodcut coat of arms in text, 36 engraved illustrations in text and 19 engraved plates by Harrewijn, de Bruyn and van Weerden, of which 2 double page.

Engraved frontispiece by A. à Diepenbeke, engraved map by Harrewijn, engraved vignette at dedication, engraved coat of arms in text (both by Erfinger), 7 woodcut coat of arms in text, 36 engraved illustrations in text and 19 engraved plates by Harrewijn, de Bruyn and van Weerden, of which 2 double page.

Engraved frontispiece by A. à Diepenbeke, engraved map by Harrewijn, engraved vignette at dedication, engraved coat of arms in text (both by Erfinger), 7 woodcut coat of arms in text, 36 engraved illustrations in text and 19 engraved plates by Harrewijn, de Bruyn and van Weerden, of which 2 double page.

Engraved frontispiece by A. à Diepenbeke, engraved map by Harrewijn, engraved vignette at dedication, engraved coat of arms in text (both by Erfinger), 7 woodcut coat of arms in text, 36 engraved illustrations in text and 19 engraved plates by Harrewijn, de Bruyn and van Weerden, of which 2 double page.

Engraved frontispiece by A. à Diepenbeke, engraved map by Harrewijn, engraved vignette at dedication, engraved coat of arms in text (both by Erfinger), 7 woodcut coat of arms in text, 36 engraved illustrations in text and 19 engraved plates by Harrewijn, de Bruyn and van Weerden, of which 2 double page.



Amsterdam, Herman Allard, 1692. Folio. Contemporary calf, spine covered with green morocco, ribbed and gilt. Engraved frontispiece by A. à Diepenbeke, engraved map by Harrewijn, engraved vignette at dedication, engraved coat of arms in text (both by Erfinger), 7 woodcut coat of arms in text, 36 engraved illustrations in text and 19 engraved plates by Harrewijn, de Bruyn and van Weerden, of which 2 double page. (10), 272, (8) pp.

Only edition of the first topographical work by baron Jacques Le Roy (1633-1719) on French Brabant, based on the writings of Gramaye, Miraeus and a manuscript by Jean Blondeau, entitled Commentaires sur le roman-pays de Brabant, a work which was never published and which is now lost.

Good copy.
Bibl. Belgica III, 839-41 (L 104).

Related Subjects: 17th Century  Belgicana  Brabant  Engravings  Topography 

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