Le Limbourg. Gravure The Limbourg or are The Duchy of Limbourg - The County of D…

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Le Limbourg. Gravure

The Limbourg or are The Duchy of Limbourg - The County of Dalem - The Lordships of Fauquemont and Rolduc drawn up on the most recent memoirs. By the Sr.SANSON, ordinary geographer of the King. In Amsterdam at R&J Ottens. Under glass. XVIIth century. Dimensions : 44 cm x 56 cm

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Le Limbourg. Gravure

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BEAURAIN, Jean-Baptiste Jacques de; [AGUESSEAU, chevalier d'] Histoire de la campagne de M. le Prince de Condé, en Flandre en 1674; précédée d'un Tableau historique de la guerre de Hollande jusqu'à cette époque [...]. Paris chez l'auteur, Ch. Ant. Jombert, Delaguette, Monory (impr. P.M. Delaguette) 1774 In-f°: [4 (of 8)]-xiv-63, 216-[4] pp.; 43 h.-t. (qqs. pet. taches). Contemporary marbled calf, triple cold-stamped fillet around covers, gilt spine ribbed with flowers, gilt edges and filler, marbled boards, mounted on tabs (some restorations to upper head and upper jaws). In mod. slipcase. First edition of this work, celebrating the centenary of one of the campaigns of the Dutch War, written by Chevalier d'Aguesseau, Beaurain (1728-?) having collected the documents and materials needed to draw up the maps. Illus. of 43 hors-texte: title (engraved by Patas after Desrais),- bust portrait of Louis XIII engraved by Patas after de Favanne,- equestrian portrait of the Grand Condé engraved by Moëtte after Godefroy,- 4 folding maps (Holland, Rhine, Franche-Comté and Catholic Netherlands),- 32 numbered military maps, with watercolored troop positions,- 4 additional views or plans: (A). "Château d'Argenteau, in the Duchy of Limbourg" ("N° 10bis"),- (B). "Fort and Castle of Navagne, in the Duchy of Limbourg" ("N° 10. 2e Bis"),- (C). "Siege of Grave. N° 19 Bis",- (D). "Battle of Seneffe" "N° 19. 2e Bis". Also with 2 engraved headbands by Moëtte after Norbelin, 2 initials and 2 large endpapers. With faux-titre, title, approbation and privilège (1 f.) and errata/avis au relieur (1), these last two ff. being bound in fine, as are all the maps, but without the list of subscribers (2 ff.) which is often missing. Ref. Cohen 128 (41 plans and maps). - Reynaud 45 (43 maps including 2 suppl. including 1 pl. 10 bis). - L'art de la guerre [Cat. expo]. Namur, Bibl. Plantin, no. 48.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Receipt signed by Prince Claude Lamoral II de Ligne. April 11, 1747. Claude Lamoral II ( (July 5, 1685 † August 7 August 1766), 6th prince de Ligne et du Saint Empire, prince of Amblise and Épinoy, grand of Spain, marquis of Roubaix, Viscount of Leyden, Baron of Antoing, etc, First Lord of Flanders, peer, seneschal and marshal of Hainaut, was governor of the governor of the Duchy of Limbourg, and conseiller d'Etat. 1 paper document, 1747.

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