- 80
Blaeu, Willem and Johannes
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Tooneel der Staden van de Vereenighde Nederlanden 's konings Nederlanden [Townbooks of the Netherlands]. Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu, 1652
- Paper
2 volumes, Dutch text edition, folio (545 x 355mm.), 2 engraved titles with printed overslips, and 226 engraved plates showing 330 towns, military plans, views and illustrations (mostly double-page, including one folding and several inset in text and many showing two or more subjects), additional map of Amsterdam by Visscher inserted, contemporary hand colour, the titles heightened in gold, re-guarded, contemporary gilt-panelled vellum, two maps and five views supplied from another example, one map and one view supplied from the Latin 1652 edition, map 94 (Aachen) re-margined
Literature
Koeman I, Bl 68A & 68B; Van der Krogt 43:121
Condition
The condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
First Dutch text edition of Blaeu’s great work on the towns of the Netherlands.
“Of all the Blaeu atlases, the townbooks of the Netherlands are held in the highest esteem in the Netherlands. This is partly due to the fact that their composition is linked up with the struggle for independence from Spain of the Dutch Republic in the 17th century” (Koeman). See lot 57 for the Dutch text edition of Blaeu's monumental Atlas major.