Gevaert, Jan Caspar.

Estimate

20,000 - 25,000 GBP

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Description

Pompa introitus honori Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi Austriaci Hispaniarum Infantis... Antwerp: Theodore a Tulden, (1641)

folio (563 x 420mm.), half-title, engraved title-page by Rubens, engraved portrait of Fernando by Rubens, 36 engraved plates and maps (6 folding) mostly by Rubens, engraved plates numbered 1-43, including engraved title and portrait, nos 17-22 pasted together to form large folding plate, engraved illustrations, contemporary vellum, some plates reinforced in gutter, one plate cut and repaired at edge (without loss), a few plates shaved at head, a few folding plates slightly creased, binding slightly warped, lacking ties

Literature

Watanabe-O'Kelly 2690

Catalogue Note

A sumptuous volume depicting the entry of Fernando, Infante of Spain, into Antwerp in 1635.