Amsterdam, M. Doornick, [1676].

[Bound with:] Commelyn, Johannes. Nederlantze Hesperides, Dat is, Oeffening en Gebruik van de Limoen en Oranje-Boomen Geftelt na den Aardt, en Climaat der Nederlanden.

Amsterdam, Marcus Doornick, 1676.

2 works in 1 folio volume of : I/ 1 frontispiece, (2) ll., 144 pp., (1) l., pp. 145 to 224, 2 colored engravings depicting gardens, 13 colored engravings of fruits and flowers, 15 in black and white of garden plans; II/ 1 frontispiece, (2) ll., 47 pp., (2) pp., 26 engravings out of text.

Mottled brown calf, spine ribbed with gilt fleurons, sprinkled edges. Contemporary Dutch binding.

319 x 198 mm.

Reunion of first editions of two works illustrating the Dutch flora and gardens of the seventeenth century.

I/ first edition of the most attractive of the seventeenth-century Dutch works on gardens.

Nissen BBI 339; Hunt 344; Piesch 173 f. STCN 096345950; Benezit, II, 601.

This beautiful collection, artfully illustrated by Hendrik Cause (1648-1699), is dedicated to William of Orange (the future English king).

"These engravings are sharp and very well cut, though the plants are clearly reminiscent of van de Pas". (Hunt).

It presents in a dazzling issue 30 full-page engravings whose finesse and elegance evoke the mastery of de Pass.

Two engravings represent the royal garden of Saint Germain en Laye and that of the Prince of Orange in Soestdijk.

13 exquisite engravings on double-page are dedicated to fruits and flowers:…

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