De Leth, Henrik

BROUËRIUS van NIDEK, Mattheus Het Zegenpralent Kennemerlant, vertoont in veele heerelyke gezichten van deszelfs voornaemste lustplaetzen, adelyke huizen, dorp- en stede-gebouwen [...]. Amsterdam A. & H. de Leth s.d. [1732 or 1733?] 2 parts in 1 vol., folio: [8]-24-18 pp.; 100 + 1 pl. (blank lower margin of title cut off, pl. 48 twice present, light damp stain on pl. 55-57, 75-76, 93-100, esp. on the last pp.). Contemp. vellum (rebound, new flylvs, a few tr. of use). Nice copy. Exceptional picture atlas with the "delights" of Kennemerland in North Holland. Ill. with frontispiece, title, a map of Noord-Kennemerland and 101 numbered engr. printed 1 pl. per page only (normal copies have 2 views on every page). Nice dark impressions of the engravings. The engraver H. de Leth (1703-1766) chose from the greatest gardens and estates in the surroundings of Haarlem at the beginning of the 18th century. The title-page has different states and editions. Ref. STCN (other ed.). Prov. Ownership's entry. - Libr. stamp.