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Italy--Blaeu, Johannes
Estimate
13,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Nieuw Vermeerderd en Verbeterd Groot Stedeboek van geheele Italie [Townbooks of Italy: Piedmont, Lombardy, Naples, Rome]. The Hague, [1693-1724]
- paper
4 volumes, folio (560 x 350mm.), 4 engraved additional titles, 3 printed titles in red and black (Piedmont plain) and 244 (of 271) mostly double-page or folding plates showing town plans, views, panoramas and architectural elevations (many showing two or more subjects), fine dark impressions, including the fine panoramas of Naples, Genoa and Venice, contemporary mottled calf, lacking 27 plates (see catalogue note)
The mixed four volumes offered here are from the editions published by Blaeu's heirs and Rutgert Alberts. All four are uniformly bound. The set comprises:
Piedmont: Toonel der Heerschappyen... het eerst deel, vertoonende Piemont, 1693, 49 of 65 plates
Naples and Sicily: Nieuw Vermeederd en verbeterd Groot Stedboek... van Napels en Sicilie, 1724, 34 of 40 plates
Lombardy: Erste deele inhouende Lombardy, 1724, 75 of 79 plates
Rome: Vierde deel... Oud en Nieuwe Rome, 1724, 86 of 87 plates
Van der Krogt 43:312.1; 43:231.1; 43:231.3: 43:231.4
The mixed four volumes offered here are from the editions published by Blaeu's heirs and Rutgert Alberts. All four are uniformly bound. The set comprises:
Piedmont: Toonel der Heerschappyen... het eerst deel, vertoonende Piemont, 1693, 49 of 65 plates
Naples and Sicily: Nieuw Vermeederd en verbeterd Groot Stedboek... van Napels en Sicilie, 1724, 34 of 40 plates
Lombardy: Erste deele inhouende Lombardy, 1724, 75 of 79 plates
Rome: Vierde deel... Oud en Nieuwe Rome, 1724, 86 of 87 plates
Van der Krogt 43:312.1; 43:231.1; 43:231.3: 43:231.4
Literature
Van der Krogt 43:312.1; 43:231.1; 43:231.3: 43:231.4
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
The mixed four volumes offered here are from the editions published by Blaeu's heirs and Rutgert Alberts. All four are uniformly bound. The set comprises:
Piedmont: Toonel der Heerschappyen... het eerst deel, vertoonende Piemont, 1693, 49 of 65 plates
Naples and Sicily: Nieuw Vermeederd en verbeterd Groot Stedboek... van Napels en Sicilie, 1724, 34 of 40 plates
Lombardy: Erste deele inhouende Lombardy, 1724, 75 of 79 plates
Rome: Vierde deel... Oud en Nieuwe Rome, 1724, 86 of 87 plates
Piedmont: Toonel der Heerschappyen... het eerst deel, vertoonende Piemont, 1693, 49 of 65 plates
Naples and Sicily: Nieuw Vermeederd en verbeterd Groot Stedboek... van Napels en Sicilie, 1724, 34 of 40 plates
Lombardy: Erste deele inhouende Lombardy, 1724, 75 of 79 plates
Rome: Vierde deel... Oud en Nieuwe Rome, 1724, 86 of 87 plates