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[Den Bosch]. Heinsius, D. Rerum ad Sylvam-Ducis atque alibi in Belgio aut a

[Den Bosch]. Heinsius, D. Rerum ad Sylvam-Ducis atque alibi in Belgio aut a Belgis anno MDCXXIX gestarum historia. Leyden, ex officina Elzeviriorum (B. and A. Elzevier), 1631, (12),141,(24)p., engr. title by C.C. DUYSEND, 5 double-p./ fold. and 5 full-p. maps/ plans by i.a. W. HONDIUS and FRANCOYS HUYS, contemp. limp vellum, large 4to. - Receding (water)stains in (mainly fore-edge) margin of first ±10 leaves (incl. engr. title) and in index leaves at the end; large fold. plan of Den Bosch foxed/ yellowed; one leaf chipped spot in blank margin; lacks first free endpaper and upper hinge weak. Lacks ties. Otherwise fine. = The first edition, in the original Latin, of Daniel Heinsius' important account of the siege and capture of Den Bosch in 1629 by stadholder Frederick Henry of Orange. This victory over the Spaniards was commemorated with this sumptuous publication, which incidentally also shows the publisher Elzevier at its best. Willems 351; Berghman 1828; Berghman Suppl. 179; Rahir 325; Copinger 2194; Bodel Nijenhuis 439; Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 215b.