Presentation copy by the author of the extended and best second edition of the classic description of Leiden,
including the 6 plates by Willem de Haen from the first edition,
and containing the first short biography of Rembrandt



ORLERS, Jan Janszoon.
Beschrijvinge der stadt Leyden. Inhoudende t begin, den voortgang, ende den wasdom der selver: ... In desen tweeden druck, boven vele vermeerderingen, vergroot met een derde deel, inhoudende den staet ende regeringe der stad Leyden ...
Leiden, printed by Jan Jansz. van Dorp for Andries Jansz. Cloeting (Delft) and Abraham Commelin (Leiden), 1641. 3 parts in one volume. 4to. With a woodcut vignette on the title-page depicting the coat of arms of Leiden within an oval banderol inscribed Haec libertatis ergo. The work contains a folding engraved plan of Leiden, after Jan Pietersz. Dou, with a profile view of the city above, two folding engraved maps of Leiden and its surroundingsAlso included are 6 folding double-page plates engraved by Willem de Haen for the first edition of 1614 (usually not present in the second edition), depicting various scenes from the siege and relief of Leiden. Each plate is framed by curious allegorical half-figures of partly nude men or women standing on pedestals.Contemporary vellum. [32], 380 [= 378]; [379]-[576]; [577]-738, [13] pp. Full description
€ 2,500
Leiden, printed by Jan Jansz. van Dorp for Andries Jansz. Cloeting (Delft) and Abraham Commelin (Leiden), 1641. 3 parts in one volume. 4to. With a woodcut vignette on the title-page depicting the coat of arms of Leiden within an oval banderol inscribed Haec libertatis ergo. The work contains a folding engraved plan of Leiden, after Jan Pietersz. Dou, with a profile view of the city above, two folding engraved maps of Leiden and its surroundingsAlso included are 6 folding double-page plates engraved by Willem de Haen for the first edition of 1614 (usually not present in the second edition), depicting various scenes from the siege and relief of Leiden. Each plate is framed by curious allegorical half-figures of partly nude men or women standing on pedestals.Contemporary vellum. [32], 380 [= 378]; [379]-[576]; [577]-738, [13] pp. Full description


























