[Dahlberg, Erik Jönsson (1625-1703)]

3 volumes in one, oblong folio (320 x 403mm.), 13, [1]pp., illustration: 353 engraved plates (21 of which attached to another plate, to make a total of 332 sheets), including 3 title-pages, portraits, maps, armorial plates and over 300 fine views, by Le Pautre and others, several folding, binding: eighteenth-century mottled calf gilt, floral roll border with acorns and crowns,spine gilt in compartments, manuscript plate numbers added to printed index, light dampstaining in lower margins, small amount of worming at foot of inner margin of approximately 100 plates, penultimate plate inlaid, final plate laid down, binding rubbed 

BL STC Scandinavian S842; Collijn (1600-Talet) 197; BAL RIBA 772; Berlin Catalogue 2256; Lipperheide 1037

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Dahlberg, governor of Livonia and Chancellor of the University of Tartu in Estonia, obtained a commission from the Swedish government in 1661 to make drawings of the country's architectural treasures. Nearly all of the engravings were executed after his designs by Pierre Le Pautre, Jean Marot, Adam Perelle, Johann Jakob Sandrart, Willem Swidde, Jan van Vianen, Jan van den Aveele and eleven others. A small number were based on drawings by David Klocker-Ehrenstahl and Elias Brennter. The work was published for presentation purposes at the expense of the Swedish crown under Charles XI and XII. This copy has the fourteen-page index bound at the end but is, as often, without the rare accompanying text, written in Latin by Per Lagerlöf.