Lot 27: Jan van Doetecum the Elder (active 1554 - circa 1600) and Lucas van Doetecum (active 1554 - d. before 1584)

Jan van Doetecum the Elder (active 1554 - circa 1600) and Lucas van Doetecum (active 1554 - d. before 1584)
Six plates from: The Small Landscapes (Regiones, et Villae Rusticae, Ducatus Potissimum Brabantiae) (Hollstein 140, 144, 150, 152, 155, 158)
six etchings, 1559-1601, watermarks Cross of Lorraine with Letters C or countermark Small Initial A, very good impressions of these very rare prints, all second state (of three), probably from the Second Edition (of four), published by Philips Galle, Antwerp, 1601, all with margins on three sides, narrow margins at left where previously bound, plates 31 and 37 (Holl. 144 & 150) and plates 42 and 45 (Holl. 155 & 158) still attached to each other, plate 39 (Holl. 152) trimmed to the platemark and with small paper losses into the subject due to binding, plate 45 (Holl. 158) with a paper loss at the left edge into the subject, the sheets stained and foxed, other minor defects
P. 135 x 195 mm., S. 177 x 243 mm. (and similar) (6)