(Dutch Colonial History) Hollandsche Mercurius... Haerlem: Casteleyn, 1651-1690 41 parts in 7 volumes, 4to (184 x 140 mm). Numerous engraved maps and plates; minor scattered foxing and browning. Vellum over boards, manuscript spine labelling, edges sprinkled; some light wear to edges of boards, minor soiling, binding slightly separating from text block on first volume. A complete run of a rare Dutch periodical — a chronicle news and events across the Dutch world, including the Dutch colonies The present run contains a complete set of the publication as issued by the Casteleyns. This newsletter contains information from Europe, as well the Dutch colonies, such as New Amsterdam in North America, Brazil, and the activities of the Dutch East India Company. Each issue features an engraved frontispiece, and several offer an engraved view or map. The early issues include folding plates of naval battles; maps of different towns in Europe (including Strasbourg, Ghent, and London); and the frontispiece of the issue for 1660 depicts Oliver Cromwell being knocked down by the hand of God opposite a portrait of Charles II. The period covered by these volumes corresponds to the height of the Dutch "Golden Century," during which they expanded their empire in the Far East through the reach of the Dutch East India Company. In the 1650s, they still pursued a policy of expansion in Brazil, until ceding it to Portugal in 1661 in exchange for Portuguese interests in the East Indies. The Dutch maintained a foothold in North America in New Amsterdam until 1664, and in various Caribbean islands after that. They also controlled the Cape of Good Hope. PROVENANCESwann, 8 December 2015, lot 436 REFERENCEBell H248; European American 651/87; JCB(3), II:410; Muller (1872), 965; Sabin 32523
(Dutch Colonial History) Hollandsche Mercurius... Haerlem: Casteleyn, 1651-1690 41 parts in 7 volumes, 4to (184 x 140 mm). Numerous engraved maps and plates; minor scattered foxing and browning. Vellum over boards, manuscript spine labelling, edges sprinkled; some light wear to edges of boards, minor soiling, binding slightly separating from text block on first volume. A complete run of a rare Dutch periodical — a chronicle news and events across the Dutch world, including the Dutch colonies The present run contains a complete set of the publication as issued by the Casteleyns. This newsletter contains information from Europe, as well the Dutch colonies, such as New Amsterdam in North America, Brazil, and the activities of the Dutch East India Company. Each issue features an engraved frontispiece, and several offer an engraved view or map. The early issues include folding plates of naval battles; maps of different towns in Europe (including Strasbourg, Ghent, and London); and the frontispiece of the issue for 1660 depicts Oliver Cromwell being knocked down by the hand of God opposite a portrait of Charles II. The period covered by these volumes corresponds to the height of the Dutch "Golden Century," during which they expanded their empire in the Far East through the reach of the Dutch East India Company. In the 1650s, they still pursued a policy of expansion in Brazil, until ceding it to Portugal in 1661 in exchange for Portuguese interests in the East Indies. The Dutch maintained a foothold in North America in New Amsterdam until 1664, and in various Caribbean islands after that. They also controlled the Cape of Good Hope. PROVENANCESwann, 8 December 2015, lot 436 REFERENCEBell H248; European American 651/87; JCB(3), II:410; Muller (1872), 965; Sabin 32523
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