[Utrecht] Collection w. 45 col. and uncol. prints, views and maps rel. to Utrecht
17th to 19th cent. Diff. sizes and techniques. Items incl.: (1) Fully coloured town plan by Braun & Hogenberg, 1575. W. title and coats of arms on top, two Utrecht citizens, farmers and two cartouches w. explanatory texts at bottom. First state. 33.5 x 47.5 cm in simple passe-partout. Middle fold w. sm. repairs and coat of arms Utrecht w. sm. dam. (2) Sm. coloured view by P. Bertius Vtrecht, 1616 (3) Sm. col. view by C. Meisner, ca. 1630. (4) Fully col. view on Utrecht by Pierre vander Aa, 1720. Approx. 34 x 42 cm. (5) Guicciardini plan, ca. 1600. 23.5 x 31 cm. (6) M. Merian plan, 1647. 21 x 31.5 cm. (7-8) C. Merian view, 1659. 14.5 x 36 cm. -and C. Merian fortification. (9) Col. view on Utrecht, ca. 1780. W. sm. plan on top and at the bottom a poem in French about the surrender in 1672. 40 x 27 cm. (10) View on Utrecth (sic) by Jean Crepy. Paris, 1690. W. expl. caption at bottom, 17x22.5 cm. (rare) -and many more views, sm. plans and buildings.
Added: A large 1842 Utrecht plan w. views on top and bottom by Nicolaas Van der Monde after Jan van Vianen, 1598. Backed w. Japanese paper. 37 x 49 cm. Sold w.a.f., not subject to return. (total 45)