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1674 Charter of the Dutch West India Company, completely different from those in earlier years

[WIC - CHARTER]. Octroy, by de ... Staten Generael, verleent aen de West-Indische Compagnie, in date den twintighsten September sesthien hondert vier en tseventigh.
The Hague, Jacobus Scheltus, printer to the States General, 1674. 4to. With a woodcut on the title-page. Sewn through 4 holes. 36 pp. Full description
€ 1,250
Brazil Broadsides, Ephemera & Pamphlets Law & Politics North America South America Surinam WIC
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Sailing orders in the aftermath of the Battle of Beachy Head

WICHERS, Wicher. [Manuscript letter to Hans Hartwich, Capiteyn op s'landts oorlogschip Harderwijk].
The Hague, 29 July 1690. Small folio (31 x 20.5 cm). Manuscript letter in in 7 lines on one page, with the signatures of Wicher Wichers and François Fagel, followed by two blank pages, and the name of the addressee in manuscript on the fourth page with a seal. [1], [2 blank], [1] pp. Full description
€ 575
Autographs & Letters Naval History Netherlands
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The Stuart Restoration: Charles II's journey through the Netherlands to regain his Crown

[WICQUEFORT, Abraham de]. Verhael in forme van journael, van de reys ende 't vertoeven van den seer doorluchtige ende machtige prins Carel de II, Koning van Groot Britannien, &c. Welcke hy in Hollandt gedaen heeft, zedert den 25 Mey, tot den 2 Junij 1660.
The Hague, Adrian Vlack, 1660. Folio. With the engraved coat-of-arms of Charles II on the title page, an engraved folding portrait of Charles II, 6 double-page engraved plates, an engraved headpiece, and two decorated woodcut initials. Contemporary vellum, sewn on 5 supports laced through the joints, modern green closing ties. [4], "124" [=126], [6] pp. Full description
€ 3,500
Ceremonial Festivities & Fireworks Law & Politics Netherlands Travel & Voyages Europe UK - United Kingdom
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Model for the new mirror of Youth or the French tyranny

[WICQUEFORT, Abraham de]. Advis fidelle aux veritables Hollandois. Touchant ce qui s'est passé dans les villages de Bodegrave & Swammerdam, & les cruautés inoüies, que les François y ont exercées. Avec un memoire de la derniere marche de l'armée du Roy de France en Brabant & en Flandre.
[The Hague, Jan and Daniel Steucker], 1673. 4to. With 10 scenes on the horrors of war on 8 folding engraved plates (ca. 31 x 20 cm) by Romeyn de Hooghe. Contemporary vellum, with the gold-stamped and crowned initials "E.F.V.D" on the front board. [1, 1 blank], 202 pp. Full description
€ 6,500
France Military History (17th Century) Netherlands
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Atrocities committed by the French army of Louis XVI, illustrated by Romeyn de Hooghe

[WICQUEFORT, Abraham de]. Advis fidelle aux veritables Hollandois. Touchant ce qui s'est passé dans les villages de Bodegrave & Swammerdam, & les cruautés inoüies, que les François y ont exercées. Avec un memoire de la derniere marche de l'armée du Roy de France en Brabant & en Flandre.
[The Hague, Jan and Daniel Steucker], 1673. 4to. With 10 finely engraved scenes on the horrors of war on 8 folding/double-page plates. Further with a woodcut device on the title page and a woodcut tailpiece on the final page. 17th- or 18th-century calf. [1, 1 blank], 202 pp. Full description
€ 5,000
Belgium France Military History (17th Century) Netherlands
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False Zwolle imprint presenting factional disputes in Deventer

[WIJLICK, Joan van?]. Den oprechten onvervalsten Deventersen waersegger. Vertoont in een t samen-spraek tusschen twee burgeren der stadt Deventer, namentlick: Jan Capelle, en Pont-Keersen Arent.
Zwolle [or Amsterdam?], printed by "Anthony Korf-Uyle in de Rouserijck, naest 't Over-ysselsche Uylen-Nest" [Israël de Paull?], 1673. 4to. With a woodcut decoration on the title-page (triangular, with fruits and flowers). 19th-century decorated wrappers. 24 pp. Full description
€ 275
Law & Politics
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The use of locally baked bricks for the reinforcement of Dutch dikes

WILDEMAN, Jan Ernst. Verslag eener proeve van het vormen, bakken en gebruiken van zware tigchelsteenen, voor het maken van steenglooijingen, of tot dekking der glooijingen van dijken.
Amsterdam, Pieper en Ipenbuur, 1825. 8vo. With 3 large, folding engraved plates. Contemporary red sprinkled boards. 24 pp. Full description
€ 850
Broadsides, Ephemera & Pamphlets Netherlands Water Management
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