53 - Guicciardini, Lodovico. Description of the Netherlands. Antwerp, Plantin, 1588. Third Italian edition of one of the most important descriptions of the Netherlands in the sixteenth century

Guicciardini, Lodovico. Description of the Netherlands. Antwerp, Plantin, 1588. Third Italian edition of one of the most important descriptions of the Netherlands in the sixteenth century Guicciardini, Lodovico. Description of the Entire Netherlands. Antwerp, Plantin, 1588. Folio (340 x 230 mm); [24], 432, [20] pages. Allegorical frontispiece, title page with title within an architectural frame, plate featuring the 18 coats of arms of the various regions, portrait of Philip of Spain, full-page woodcut of the Guicciardini coat of arms, 78 maps, city plans, and cityscapes, mostly spread across two pages (moisture stain along the outer margin with minor damage to the preliminary pages). Modern half-parchment binding with corner pieces. Large bookplate by Jean Baptiste Maes featuring his coat of arms, a cartouche depicting Icarus, and the Latin motto “Medio tutissimus ibis 1660.” Third Italian edition of one of the most important descriptions of the Netherlands in the sixteenth century