1681 Hugo Grotius Dutch Low Countries AMERICA Trade Indies Annals & Histories
“Not to know certain things is a great part of wisdom.”
– Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was an early 17th-century Dutch jurist who is most remembered for his contributions to the foundation of international and natural law. He also made provided groundwork in Arminianism and is considered and ‘economic theologist’. In addition to his most famous work ‘De Jure Belli’, Grotius published an important historical account of the Dutch Low Countries – ‘Annals and Histories of the Low Countries’. This work includes reports and commentary on the Dutch East and West India Trade companies as well as a 17th-century perspective on trade in the Americas.
Sabin notes the importance of this work:
“important for the history of the events which impeded the execution of Usselinex’s plan to form the East- and West-India Companies, from 1591-1609.”
1681 Hugo Grotius Dutch Low Countries AMERICA Trade Indies Annals & Histories
“Not to know certain things is a great part of wisdom.”
– Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was an early 17th-century Dutch jurist who is most remembered for his contributions to the foundation of international and natural law. He also made provided groundwork in Arminianism and is considered and ‘economic theologist’. In addition to his most famous work ‘De Jure Belli’, Grotius published an important historical account of the Dutch Low Countries – ‘Annals and Histories of the Low Countries’. This work includes reports and commentary on the Dutch East and West India Trade companies as well as a 17th-century perspective on trade in the Americas.
Sabin notes the importance of this work:
“important for the history of the events which impeded the execution of Usselinex’s plan to form the East- and West-India Companies, from 1591-1609.”
Item number: #7866
Price: $750
GROTIUS, Hugo
Hugo de Groots Nederlandtsche jaerboeken en historien : sedert het jaer MDLV tot het jaer MDCIX: met De belegering der stadt Grol en den aenkleven des jaers MDCXXVII, als ook Het tractaet van de Batavische nu Hollandtsche Republyk, en De vrye zeevaert: met aenteeckeningen, voorts met het leven des schrijvers, twee volkomen registers, en veele koopere platen verciert
T’ Amsterdam: By de weduwe van Joannes van Someren, Abraham Wolfgangk en Hendrik en Dirk Boom, 1681.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
o [40], 591, [77]; 19, [7], 74
o Signatures: pi *² 2*-5* A-4O 4P² ²A B ³A-K
- 4 full-page plates
- References: Sabin 28956
- Language: Dutch
- Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
- Size: ~13.5in X 8.75in (34cm x 22cm)
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7866
Categories
Americana, American History
European History
Authors
GROTIUS, Hugo
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
Other
Binding
Vellum
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete