Johannes van Keulen ( circa 1654-1715) Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726) Nieuwe Groote Lightende Zeefakkel, part III , Amsterdam, ca. 1750's. 2° (522 x 300 mm.), 26 double-page maps, two folding charts (some light browning and staining and old restorations, unobtrusive worming to a few central pages near the spine) Bound with vellum covered hard boards inscribed 'C P Visser'. A fine, rare mid-18 th Century folio sized edition of headlands, coasts, harbours and charts, the frontispiece inscribed: 't Derde Deel van de Nieuwe Groot Lichtende ZEEFAKKEL, Inhoudende De Beschrijvingen van de Zee-Kusten van GRANADEN, CATALONIEN, PROVENCE, ITALIEN, DALMATIEN, GRIEKEN, THRACIEN, NATOLIEN, SYRIEN, EGYPTEN, en BARBARYEN, met alle haare onderbehoorende en tusschen leggenden Eilanden the book, the first part describing the coastlines, headlands, harbours and approaches with prolific illustrations; the second half comprising charts of the above mentioned provinces many of which contain illustrations of interesting historical events such as sea battles [cf 'Scilia'] and a double page with maps to navigate thirty different ports and topographical illustrations.
Johannes van Keulen ( circa 1654-1715) Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726) Nieuwe Groote Lightende Zeefakkel, part III , Amsterdam, ca. 1750's. 2° (522 x 300 mm.), 26 double-page maps, two folding charts (some light browning and staining and old restorations, unobtrusive worming to a few central pages near the spine) Bound with vellum covered hard boards inscribed 'C P Visser'. A fine, rare mid-18 th Century folio sized edition of headlands, coasts, harbours and charts, the frontispiece inscribed: 't Derde Deel van de Nieuwe Groot Lichtende ZEEFAKKEL, Inhoudende De Beschrijvingen van de Zee-Kusten van GRANADEN, CATALONIEN, PROVENCE, ITALIEN, DALMATIEN, GRIEKEN, THRACIEN, NATOLIEN, SYRIEN, EGYPTEN, en BARBARYEN, met alle haare onderbehoorende en tusschen leggenden Eilanden the book, the first part describing the coastlines, headlands, harbours and approaches with prolific illustrations; the second half comprising charts of the above mentioned provinces many of which contain illustrations of interesting historical events such as sea battles [cf 'Scilia'] and a double page with maps to navigate thirty different ports and topographical illustrations.
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