[Belgium] Toonneel der steden van 's Konings Nederlanden, met hare beschrijvingen

Amst., J. Blaeu, n.d. (1652). 5 prel. lvs (introd. to the reader, priviledges) and 2-page plate-index at the end. W. the following engravings: title-p. w. mounted letterpress central title; 68 double-p. plans, views and maps (1x fold: Liège); 6 full-p. maps and plans; 65 half-p. or smaller plans, maps and view; 4 half-p. views over 2 lvs; orig. richly gilt overlapping vellum; a.e.g. Large folio. Inner blank corners waterst. throughout, outer blank corner waterst. at the end. Some wormholing in lower inner blank corner at the end. Plan of Aachen w. closed tear. Title frayed and dampst. at blank fore-edge margin (index also dampst. in that margin). Free endpaper seemingly adhered to pastedowns as part of an earlier restoration. Binding lacks ties, w. cuts, a bit soiled/ stained, tailbands loose from bookblock. Still a good copy in the original binding.

The Townbooks of Blaeu (a seperate volume was dedicated to the Northern Netherlands; see elsewhere in this category) represent a major in Dutch cartography. They contain very fine and detailed large-format plans of the major cities, historical sieges of cities, fortifications and panoramic views. We also offer the Latin edition of this townbook, see elsewehere in this section.