Antiquarenbeurs Mechelen


Exhibitor

CartaHistorica
Edelweisslaan 13
3080 Tervuren
Belgium

Contact

Stanislas De Peuter

Phone

+32 (0) 496 588 110 / +32 (0) 2 768 13 57 +32 (0) 496 588 110 / +32 (0) 2 768 13 57

Email

info@cartahistorica.com

Website

www.cartahistorica.com

Jan Janszoon Orlers La généalogie des illustres Comtes de Nassau, 1624 he full title of this work is 'La Généalogies des Illustres Comtes de Nassau avec la description de toutes les Victoires lesquelles Dieu a octroiées aux nobles, haults et puissants Seigneurs, Messeigneurs Les Estats des Provinces Unies des Païs Bas, sous la conduite et Gouvernement de son Excellence, le Prince Maurice de Nassau'.

It describes the genealogy (72 pages) and the victories (305 pages) (victoires) of the Nassau family. It further contains three full-page frontispiece engravings, 13 portrait engravings in the text, and many double-page engravings of maps, battles and scenes from the various expeditions, including one of the Spanish Armada of 1588 assembled between Calais and Dover, one of the Anglo-Dutch expedition against Cadiz of 1596, and one of the Dutch expedition against Spain and the Canary islands of 1599.


Back to Top