Jacques prempart (8 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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2 works in 1 volume. First and only Dutch edition of the earliest account of the famous siege and conquest of 's-Hertogenbosch by Prince Frederick Henry, that lasted from 1 May until 17 September 1629. The account was written by an eye-witness, namely the French nobleman and engineer to the Swedish King Jacques Prempart. The siege and capture of the city were made possible financially by the capture of the Spanish treasure fleet by Piet Hein in the previous year. Thus, Frederick Henry was able to raise an army of 30.000 men to conquer the important city of 's-Hertogenbosch which was still in Spanish hands. After extensive preparations, the Dutch States Army began in May 1629 to construct two circumvallations (of 45 and 25 km) and many fortifications around this heavily defended city that was also surrounded by expansive swamps. The eventual surrender of the city on 17 September 1629 marked a turning point in the Eighty Years' War in the Republic's favour. Prempart's account also appeared in French and in English, respectively published in Leeuwarden and Amsterdam, in the same year as the present Dutch edition. The French account is here bound after the Dutch.With three library labels pasted to the front cover. At the end 32 blank leaves are bound in. A few tears in two large maps (skillfully repaired), one map with a large brown stain in the upper part. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: Atlas Van Stolk, no. 1681; Muller, Ned. Historieplaten, no. 1618; Ad 2: STCN 832134457 (4 copies). Contemporary gold-tooled mottled calf, with the title lettered in gold on the spine, gold-tooled board edges, red edges. Ad 1: with a woodcut vignette on the title page, 2 large folding engraved maps, 7 folding double-page engraved maps showing the battlefield of the siege of 's-Hertogenbosch in 1629 together with all the fortifications and approaches around the city. Ad 2: with a woodcut printer's device on the title page. Pages: 28; [2], 26, [4] pp. With: (2) PREMPART, Jacques. Recit, ou brefve description de ce qui s'est passé durant le tres-fameux siege, de Bois-le-Duc, avec une carte generale du camp entier, & plusieurs particulieres des approches de chasque quartier à part .Leeuwarden, printed by Claude Fontaine, 1630.…

Very rare account of the famous siege of 's Hertogenbosch in North-Brabant in the summer of 1629, illustrated with large maps and plans. The city was in the hands of the Spanish, but the Dutch, commanded by Prince Frederik Henry of Orange, were able to capture it. The text presents a detailed account of the actions the besieging army, including the final victory and the taking of the city. Added are also the articles of surrender for the civil government of 's Hertogenbosch as well as for the military governor, Baron Van Grobbendonck, and his Spanish army. The present copy comes from the library of the Scottish writer and politician Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655-1716).The detailed plans show the approach of the city from different directions by the Dutch army. These approaches were respectively conducted under the command of Prince Frederick Henry of Orange, Count Ernest Casimir of Nassau, Count Willem of Nassau, Baron Van Brederode, and Pinsen, the Governor of Rees. The siege was very challenging due to the swamps surrounding the city, but Frederick Henry was able to drain them. The last of the plans shows the camp of the Count of Solms and the water-mills which were used for this, the working of which is demonstrated on two insets. All the plates were drawn by the author, Jacques Prempart (dates unknown), who was a military engineer, and engraved by Henricus Hondius II (1597-1651). The present work was probably meant as a counterpart to the popular journal by Simon Pelgrom, prior of a monastery at 's Hertogenbosch, relating the happenings within the besieged city, which had been published directly after the events in 1629. Both works became very popular. The present work was also published in a Dutch, English, and German translation in the same year. However, all three editions are now very rare. We have only been able to find three other copies of the present French edition in sales records of the past hundred years.With the signature of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1653-1716) on the title-page, and a later price on the first free flyleaf. The vellum is slightly soiled, especially on the spine, remnants of a paper label at the foot of the spine. The work is very lightly foxed throughout, a diagonal tear in the first map, without losses. Otherwise in good condition.l Nijhoff, Ned. plaatsbeschrijvingen, 5057; STCN 832134457 (4 copies); Willems, Biblioteca Fletcheriana, p. 179; WorldCat 1154602979, 503694904 (13 copies); cf. Atlas Van Stolk 1677, and 1681 (plates); Bodel Nijenhuis 443 (Dutch ed.); Muller, Historieplaten, 1613, 1617b, and 1618 (plates). Contemporary vellum, with the manuscript title on the spine. With a woodcut printer's device on the title-page, 2 large folding engraved maps, showing the city of 's Hertogenbosch, its fortifications, and the besieging army under Prince Hendrik of Orange, and 7 folding engraved plans of the "approches" of the besieging army at various quarters. Pages: [2], 26, [4] pp.…