Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato - Teatro Del Belgio -
Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato, Il Teatro Del Belgio - Frankfurt, - Engraved title page with the crests of the XVII Provinces, title in letterpress, 148 pages of description, 12 portraits includingMichiel de Ruyter, large engravings of the naval battle against the French, the Rhine crossing of Louis XIV at Lobith, the XVII Provinciën (hand-coloured) and 120 large engravings with fortress plans of the cities in the XVII Provinces - contemporary overlapping full-parchment binding - folio, cm. Italian text. Condition: in good antiquarian condition. Original parchment binding with some spots and contemporary restorations in the corners. Binding strip on the top and the bottom is loose. The interior is generally in good condition. Some spots / brown spots throughout and some leaves severely tanned. An occasional small tear in the margin or on a fold. Multiple maps are folded due to the size. The large map of the XVII Provinciën is hand-coloured, folded and loosely inserted. It is in very good condition. All availbale engravings are shown in the pictures.First text edition in Italian. Historical geographical description of the Netherlands, right after the start of the Franco-Dutch war. Complete with the large map of the XVII Provinces, the naval battle, the Rhine crossing, portraits and 120 large engravings with fortress plans. Read More