Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Uncoloured
Condition: Excellent
Confirmed: Yes
Date Acquired: 31/12/2021
Dealers ID No.: 19031
Description: This richly illustrated biographical chronicle celebrates the lives and military careers of William the Silent and his son Maurice of Nassau, key figures in the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule. First published in 1610 by Jan Janszoon Orlers, the original text offered a patriotic account of the House of Orange-Nassau, framing their leadership during the Eighty Years War as both heroic and foundational to the Dutch Republic..nThis expanded 1651 edition by the historian Isaac Commelin reflects the broadened global outlook of the Dutch Golden Age. Commelin enriches Orlers work with accounts of Dutch colonial exploits in Brazil and the East Indies, and includes additional maps, city views, and illustrationsseveral finely hand-coloured. Highlights include Willem Barentszs Arctic voyage in search of the Northeast Passage, supported by Maurice, and a now-iconic engraving of the dodo bird on the island of Mauritius, named after the prince (though not the bird).nFollowing Maurices death in 1625, the narrative continues with his successor, Frederik Hendrik, covering pivotal campaigns such as Piet Heins capture of the Spanish treasure fleet off Cuba and the Dutch seizure of Salvador in Brazilillustrating the far-reaching scope of Dutch military and maritime power.nIsaac Commelin, a noted historian of the Dutch East India Company and editor of major voyage compilations, blends patriotic biography with global historiography in this work. The result is both a celebration of national identity and a valuable record of early Dutch colonial ambition.nFirst editions of this 1651 edition are rare.
First published: Amsterdam: Jan Orlers, 1610
Mapmaker: Commelin, Isaac (1598-1678)
Price: 3,600
Primary Category: Book/Atlas
Purchase Reference: Ledger 2022
Rarity: R2 Very rare – one or two copies appear on the market
Sheet size (cm): 31.5×20
Technique: Book
This state: Amsterdam: Jan Jansz., 1651
Website: See link
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