M. Smallegange - Cronyk van Zeeland [53 gravures] - 1696

New Chronicle of Zeeland, ...

Middelburg, Joannes Meertens & Abraham van Someren, 1696. In folio.

With engraved frontispiece, an engraved coat of arms on the title page, and an allegorical print on page 1. Additionally, the work contains 50 plates, including the renowned coat of arms map in 5 sheets. Equipped with front and back endpapers.

Original calf leather strap with band ribs.
The plates and text pages are in very good condition, with minimal signs of use. The spine is worn, and about half of the leather is missing (some of the remains are located near the endpapers at the beginning of the book). See photos for details.

'The New Chronicle of Zeeland' is an extensive and authoritative seventeenth-century history of the province of Zeeland. This first part covers, among other things, the origin of Zeeland, political and ecclesiastical developments, local traditions, disasters, wars, and significant events up to the end of the 17th century.