French dutch war (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. BOSCH, L[ambert] v[an den]. Schau-platz des Krieges: Aufgerichtet in den Vereinigten Niederlanden: Durch die Waffen der Könige von Franckreich und Engeland, Cöllnische und Münsterische Bischöffe u. Gegen die Staten der Vereinigten Niederlande and dero Gealiirten. seit dem Jahr 1669, bis auf gegenwertige Zeit.Amsterdam, Jacob van Meurs & Johannes von Someren, 1675. 4 parts in 1 volume. 4to. Title in red & black + [2]f + 372 + 372 + 428 + [2] + 296 + 316p + [10]f index; with 60 engraved plates (37 double-page) including allegorical frontispiece of the victorious William of Orange. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt; worn. First edition in German of this detailed account of the war waged by the French coalition under Louis XIV against the Netherlands 1669-1674. The book is valued for its historical accuracy and for its exceptionally fine engraved illustrations which include 39 plates by Romeyn de Hooghe, identical with those of the Dutch edition (Tooneel des Oorlogs) issued from the same press in the same year. The war consisted of a succession of sieges of Dutch cities and sea battles: these are illustrated in 23 plates of which 13 represent plans of 76 fortresses. Especially noteworthy for the social history of the period are eight evocative double-page copper plates by Romeyn de Hooghe recording war horrors, sufferings of civilians, and the brutal murder of the Witt brothers (some used in Wicquefort's Advis fidelle (The Hague 1673) - see Hofer, Baroque Book Illustration 140). Apart from the representations of battle scenes and famous sieges, other remarkable double-page illustrations depict the swearing-in of William of Orange as captain general in 1672, the breach of the dykes at Coeverde, the eruption of Mount Etna in March 1669 with the City of Catania below, the Turkish conquest of Crete, and a view of Martinique. The 22 full-page plates are fine portraits of prominent leaders (some by C. Hagen): Prince William of Orange, Louis XIV of France, Charles II of England, the Emperor Leopold, the Elector Friedrich of Brandenburg, the prince bishops of Münster and Cologne, Maurice of Nassau, Fieldmarshal Turenne, Admiral Ruyter, Jan & Cornelis de Wit, Admiral Tromp, etc. A few, very occasional light traces of usage, otherwise a very well preserved copy with the bookplate of the art collector Pieter Tjebbes. Landwehr, Romeyn de Hooghe, as Book Illustrator (1970) 41 (note).…

First edition of a highly interesting agreement regarding the treatment and exchange of prisoners of war taken captive, whether by the French or by the Dutch army during the French-Dutch war of 1672-1673 (the "rampjaar" or year of disaster). The agreement was concluded on 26 May 1673 and signed on the French side by the notorious François of Montmorency (1628-1695), Duke of Luxembourg, the French Governor of Utrecht and instigator of the massacres of Bodegraven and Woerden, who later that year made his famous retreat from Utrecht to Maastricht. In 1675 he was made Marechal of France. On the the side of the States General and Stadtholder William III the agreement was signed by Willem Adriaan II of Horne (1633-1694), a high-ranking officer in the army of the States General.The prisoners could be exchanged according to their military ranks or could be ransomed. Pp. 3-5 lists the monetary value for each rank. A new version was promulgated in 1675 and was reprinted several times, probably into the early 18th century.Slightly dust-soiled, with a horizontal fold in the middle, but overall in good condition.l Knuttel 10717; STCN 851322913; Tiele 6638. Modern wrappers. With a woodcut vignette on the title-page. Pages: 8 pp.…