Auction 357 Old & Rare Books - Dutch History & Topography
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ZEELAND -- EYNDIUS, J. Chronici Zelandiæ libri II. Middelburg, Ex Off. Moulertiana, 1634. (24), 263 pp. W. fine engr. ti., engr. portr. of the author & beautiful woodcut coat of arms of Zeeland in text. 4°. Cont. h. vellum. (Sides chafed, corners scuffed, some yellowing to the inside but a sound copy).

Jacobus v.d. Eynde (1575-1614), captain in the army of Prince Maurits, left the military service and retired to the castle of Haamstede to devote himself entirely to literature. He published poetry in Latin, but his historical works appeared after his death.This chronicle deals with the history of the earliest times until 1299. - Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 162-a; Nagtglas I, 203-4; Meertens. Letterk. leven in Zeeland, pp. 444-445; De Wind 568 & 303: "(...) ten hoogste lezenswaardig."

€ 110

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