Lot 945
945
BRABANT -- LE ROY, J. Le grand theatre profane du duché de Brabant, contenant la description générale & abregée de ce païs; (…) nommément dans les territoires de Louvain, de Brusselle, d'Anvers, & de Bois-le-Duc (…). The Hague, C. v. Lom, 1730. 2 in 1 vol. (4), 64; (4), 151, (1 blank), 11 pp. W. engr. ti-vign., 4 engr. plates w. coat of arms (3 nicely cold. by hand), 1 engr. plate w. seals, 1 engr. map & 188 engrs. (incl. 4 plans) on 67 plates, mostly depicting castles (w. almost all small coat of arms cold. by hand) & 4 engr. coat of arms in the text, also cold. by hand. Fol. Cont. cf. w. raised bands, richly dec. gilt back & red label. (Some minor foxing in places, else a fine copy).
The work is divided in four parts: Louvain, Brussels, Antwerp & Bois-le-Duc, all with a separate plate-section. The second part has a separate title: "Le grand theatre profane du Brabant-wallon". - First French edition. - Bibl. Belg. III, 854ff; Tiele, 653 (note).€ 1200
result € 2200
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