Johan van Heemskerk - Batavische Arcadia - 1657

Johan van Heemskerk - Waer in, Onder 't Loof-werck van Liefkooserytjes, gehandelt werdt, van den oorspronck van 't oudt Batavien, Vryheydt der Bataviers, Vrye Zee, Zee-vonden, Vinders van verburgen Schatten, verbeurt-maken van Goederen, uytperssen der waerheydt door pijnigen, onheyl van de lanckwijligheydt der Rechts-plegingen, en andere diergelijcke ernstige saken meer. - Amsterdam, Jan Jacobsz. Schipper, 1657. Rare 3rd ed. - Contemporary overlapping vellum with manuscript title on spine, with an engraved title-page. 769, (23)p. 12mo.

Condition: Ex-libris on upper pastedown. Hinges splitting, else good.

* Johan van Heemskerk (1597–1656) first published the Batavische Arcadia, his most famous work, in 1647. It is the "prototype" of all Dutch arcadian novels, interspersed with many interesting articles on witchcraft, magic, Dutch history, East Indies, Dutch folklore and more.