Topographical poem on the town of Batavia
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2015-06-16
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| Sold for | 2800 SEK |
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| Estimate | 3 000-4 000 SEK |
INDONESIA - BATAVIA (JAKARTA). MARRE, JAN DE. Batavia, begrepen in zes boeken. Amsterdam (Adrian Wor, en de Erve) 1740.
Small 4:o (206x164 mm.). Engraved frontispiece, title with engraved vignette, 1 engraved portrait (extra inserted), 1 folding engraved plan (of Batavia).
New vellum, somewhat screved upper cover, blank spine. Some minor marginal dampstaining, minor foxing. Old annotation on first endpaper, old annotations mounted on inserted leaf at the beginning.
First edition - Historical and topographical poem on the town of Batavia (Jakarta) in Indonesia.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
