1723 1ed History of Netherlands Holland ENORMOUS Dutch MEDALS COINS Utrecht

1723 1^ed History of Netherlands Holland ENORMOUS Dutch MEDALS COINS Utrecht

A rare and impressive first edition printing of Jean Le Clerc’s ‘Historical Explanation of the Medals of the Netherlands’. First published in 1723, this work is a detailed account of the origins of the Dutch republic with descriptions of major events and figures from throughout the 16^th-century until the Treaty of Utrecht and the end of the Spanish Succession… And while the contents are accurate and thorough, the main draw of this work is the inclusion of over 100 engravings of coins, medals, and medallions that depict portraits, battle scenes, maps, monuments, and iconic landmarks.

Item number: #7606

Price: $950

Le CLERC, Jean

Explication Historique Des Principales Medailles Frapées pour servir A L’Histoire Des Provinces-Unies des Pays-Bas : Où l’on trouve une suite d’environ deux Siécle & demi comprise en plus 400. Medailles; c’est à dire l’Histoire des Provinces-Unies depuis la fin du XV. Siècle … jusqu’au Traité de Barrière conclu en 1716

Amsterdam : L’Honoré & Châtelain, 1723. First edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [6], 208
  • 101 engraved plates with 396 medals
• Provenance: Armorial Bookplate
  • The Honorable George Baillie Esq. one of the Lords of the Treasury, 1724.
    • George Baillie (1664 – 1738) was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1691 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1708 to 1734.
    • George Baillie was the son of the Scottish Covenanter Robert Baillie of Jerviswood, who was implicated in the 1683 Rye House Plot against King Charles II. When his father was imprisoned for treason in 1684, George fled Scotland for Holland with Sir Patrick Hume. In Holland he served in the horse guards of William of Orange and returned to Britain with William in the Revolution of 1688.
    • Baillie was elected as Shire Commissioner of the Parliament of Scotland, representing for Berwick from 1693-1698 and 1700-1701, and then Lanark from 1703-1707. He was a leading member of the Squadrone Volante, a group of members who were influential in the debates which led to the union with England in 1707.
    • After the Union, Baillie attended the Parliament of Great Britain as Member of Parliament for Berwickshire for 26 years. In 1711, he was appointed Commissioner for Trade and Plantations by Queen Anne and in 1714 King George I appointed him one of the Lords of Admiralty. In 1717 he was elevated to Lord of Treasury as a junior Lord Commissioner of the Treasury until 1725.
  • Language: French
  • Binding: Leather; tight & secure
  • Size: ~16.25in X 10.75in (41.5cm x 27cm)
  • VERY rare with no other example for sale worldwide

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