Tieleman van der Horst, Jacob Poley - Theatrum machinarum universale; of keurige verzameling van [...] grote en zeer fraaie waterwerken - 1736-1737

Tieleman van der Horst, Jacob Poley - Theatrum machinarum universale; or A select collection of various large and very fine hydraulic works, sluice gates, water defenses, lifting and rotating bridges. With its grounds, buildings and sectional views... All... exhibited... and drawn by Tileman van der Horst; and copper-engraved by Jan Schenk - Amsterdam, Petrus Schenk and Son 1757/ 1774 - 2 parts in 1 volume - (4) 14 pp (2) 8 pp (total pages including engravings ca 200) - later half-leather binding - folio, 54x33 cm

Good.. wear: rubbed and bumped edges; paper along the side edge of the spine, loosening. Later endpapers and flyleaves. Title leaf stained and inner margin of the title leaf restored and reinforced, the verso likewise along the lower edge. Restorations: two tears at the side edge of the half-title and along edges on the verso of the half-title, inner margin likewise reinforced, as well as restoration/reinforcement of the inner margins of pages 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 (of 14 also a portion of the lower edge) and reinforcement of the inner margin on the verso of several engravings. Further restoration: upper corner of engraving 1/2 and upper edge on both sides within margin; at the top along the inner margin (18 cm) of the second title page; outer edge of pages 6 and 8 of the second part. Vertical fold through 5 engravings, creases at the top of engraving 7 of the second part. Interior reasonably fresh, here and there a spot, damp spot at the upper margin of the title page and the lower corner of the title page and the 8 text leaves of the second part, lower corner of page 5 stained, lower corner of two engravings slightly ragged. Side margins: a few engravings slightly cut.

Contains in total 45 fold-out engravings, numbered in Roman numerals 1-25 and 1-24
Overall plate-edge to plate-edge dimensions of engravings: about 48 x 39 cm (3 pieces), most about 55 x 43 cm, several about 75 x 47 to 50 cm, the largest about 84 x 48 cm - all depicted

The last 6 engravings and the accompanying text pages are missing, as well as the engraving with the Beemster shield (this is more often not bound in other editions)

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