15. DUTCH HISTORICAL ALPHABET - Willem COERTSE; publisher.
Vorstelyke Koninglyke en Princelyke Atlas en Dagboek van Nederlandsche Gebeurtenissen … Amsterdam: Willem Coertse, [n.d. but circa 1790]. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 220 x 143 mm). 12 engraved plates, each with two illustrations comprising an alphabet series of captioned designs. Original printed boards, untrimmed. Condition : rebacked, boards rubbed.
first edition of this “atlas and day book.” A lovely series of engraved scenes from contemporary Dutch history (apparently events leading up the Brabant revolution of 1789), arranged into alphabetical order with each caption featuring a different letter. These are followed by a long narrative poem (also keyed to the plates), plus an historical catechism.
est. $800 – $1200
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