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Bruxelles, De l'imprimerie lithographique et typographique de J. B. A. Jobard, lithographe du Roi, editor-propriétaire, 1825.
Lithographic images made by Jean-Baptiste Madou. Entirely complete with a total of 102 lithographs (including a portrait of the Princess of Orange by Prevost); and approx. 200 accompanying text pages in French.
Dutch images of, among others, Delft (3x), Wormerveer, The Hague (6x), Scheveningen, Drakestein, Leiden, Amsterdam, Vlissingen, Loevestein, Rotterdam, Maastricht (2x), Moerdijk, Dordrecht (Merwede). As usual, this copy shows traces of foxing, especially the text pages and the edges of the lithograph pages. Most lithographs themselves are generally in fairly good condition. Binding with traces of wear. The book is still well bound. Oblong; 23x31cm. The faces themselves measure approx. 14 x 20.5 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled boards. 67361467
