(Europe, Italie) - BLAEU, Joannes.- Tooneel der... Lot 246

(Europe, Italie) - [ BLAEU, Joannes].- Tooneel der heerschappyen van zyne Koninglyke Hoogheyd den Hartog van Savoye, prins van Piemont, koning van Cyprus [...]. 's Gravenhage, Adriaan Moetjens, 1697. 2 parts in 2 vol. in-f° (56,8 x 34,7 cm) : [20]-108, [16]-137-[1] pp.; 2 engr. titles and 134 plates (vol. I. : text lvs browned, small ink spots on portrait of Marie-Jeanne of Savoy-Nemours, central fold of pl. 2 partially split, marginal tear in txtlv P, annotation "emil" twice in margin pl. 50; vol. II. : corners first lvs slightly used, tear without loss at bottom central fold pl. 8, small perforation bottom txtlv M). Contemporary binding : brown calf on wooden boards decorated with gilt roll-stamps and central medaillon, ribbed spine with gilt roll-stamps, gilt edges (corners rubbed, first flyleaf of vol. I. lacking, joints of vol. II. partly split and small wormhole at bottom inside upper board). MAJOR AND ABUNDANTLY ILLUSTRATED topographical atlas of the prestigious Northern Italian states of Piedmont and Savoy. Second edition of the Dutch translation (1st Latin ed. : 1682; 1st Dutch ed. : 1693) in 2 parts, each opening on an engraved title with the personifications of the states by Andries Blooteling or Gerard Valck after Gerard de Lairesse. The first volume is dedicated to Piedmont and contains the coat of arms of the duke of Savoy, a genealogical table and the portraits of Charles-Emmanuel II and Marie-Jeanne de Savoy-Nemours, plus 65 views of palaces with gardens, public buildings, some monasteries and churches, townplans and maps (large bird-eye view of Turin on 2 sheets). The second volume dedicated to Savoy contains : the same portraits and 69 views, townplans and maps (Thonon, Aosta, Biella, Vercelli...). All plates mounted on guards, most on double page or folding and all high quality prints in very good condition. # van der Krogt IV-1, 43:321. Prachtexemplaar van de tweede editie van deze belangrijk 2-delige topografische atlas van Piemont en Savoie in