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CONSTANTINOPLE. Prospectus septem turrium in urbe Constantinopolitana, Vüe des sept Tours ou Prisons d'etat a Constantinople, Vista della sette Torri, osia Priggioni di Stato a Costantinopoli, Prospect der Sieben Thürne, oder Staats-Gefängnus zu Constantinopel. (Augsburg), Georg Balthasar Probst, (ca. 1770).Contemporary handcoloured perspective view (vue d'optique or Guckkastenbild) depicting a street scene with the prison in Constantinople. Ca 26 x 39 cm. Optical view inside Istanbul showing the state prison, the seven towers to Constantinople. A fine street view with on both sides buildings with slender towers and several local peope and horsemen. - Fine. [Boeknr.: 35345 ]

€ 175,00

CURAÇAO - WILLEMSTAD - SINT JORIS. Topographical map of Willemstad, Curaçao. Nederlandse Antillen, KLM Aerocarto, 1993.2 coloured sheet, with legend. Ca. 58 x 66 cm. [Boeknr.: 36827 ]

€ 45,00

CURAÇAO. - Het springen van's lands oorlogschip Alphen, in de haven van Curaçao. (No pl.), P. Conradi & v.d. Plaats, 1787.Engraving depicting the explosion of the Dutch men-of-war Alphen in the harbour of Willemstad, St. Annabaai Curaçao, after Hendrik Kobell by Jan Punt. Ca. 23 x 35,5 cm The explosion of the frigate Alphen with the entire crew of 206 men in the port of Willemstad on the St. Anna Bay in Curaçao, September 15, 1778. An explosion rips the ship to pieces. Commanded by captain George Willem Hendrik Baron van der Feltz. - A fine impression.Muller, Historieplaten, 4332 b; De Groot & Vorstman, Zeilschepen, 176; Cf. Atlas van Stolk 4279. [Boeknr.: 22287 ]

€ 275,00

CURAÇAO. - Willemstad - Curaçau. Gezicht op de haven. Haarlem, Kleynenberg & Co, (ca. 1911). Tinted photographic plate, printed on heavy paper. ca. 60 x 73 cm. From the series of school plates by J.F.Niermeyer, e.a. Platen van Nederlandsch-Oost en West-Indië, published between 1911 and 1913.- The photographs of the East were mostly taken by Jean Demmeni a French/Indo European photographer, the photographs of the West were taken by Julius Muller, Soublette et Fils, Eugen Klein a.o. Depicting a view of the Bay of St. Anna and the Handelskade with on the right, the Governor's palace and the military barracks, viewed from Otrobanda. - Fine. [Boeknr.: 34483 ]

€ 125,00

CURAÇAO. Topographical map of Curaçao. Nederlandse Antillen, KLM Aerocarto, 1962.8 coloured sheets, with legend. Ca. 69,5 53 cm. [Boeknr.: 36825 ]

€ 295,00

CURRIER & IVES. The Darktown Elopement. Hurry Mr. Jonsing, dars dat chile lopin wif de coachman. New York, Currier & Ives, 1885.Hand-coloured lithographed plate, mounted on board. Ca. 28 x 40 cm. Darktown comics series. - 'The late nineteenth-century Darktown prints by Currier & Ives depict racist stereotypes that are offensive and disturbing. The Metropolitan Museum of Art preserves such works to shed light on their historical context and to enable the study and evaluation of racism.This print depicts caricatured Black (African American) figures. On a moonlit night, a man wearing a nightshirt and carrying a shutgun runs with his dog from his shack door (at left) towards an eloping couple (at right) -- presumably to go after the young man who had persuaded his daughter to leave home. He is urged on by a woman (dressed in white nightgown and night cap) who leans out of one of the shack windows and holds a lit candle in her upraised right hand. At right, the couple are being tossed off their bucking donkey. On top of the roof, two black cats jump down the chimney. A rope ladder dangles from the open trap door in the roof. The full moon (upper right) is partly obscured by clouds. The title and caption are imprinted beneath the image.Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), whose successful New York-based lithography firm began in 1835, produced thousands of prints in various sizes that together create a vivid panorama of mid-to-late nineteenth century American life and its history' (Metropolitan Museum of Art). [Boeknr.: 37819 ]

€ 295,00

CURRIER & IVES. The Darktown Elopement. Skip softly lub, dont sturb de ole man an de bull pup ! New York, Currier & Ives, 1885.Hand-coloured lithographed plate, mounted on board. Ca. 28 x 40 cm. Darktown comics series. - 'The late nineteenth-century Darktown prints by Currier & Ives depict racist stereotypes that are offensive and disturbing. The Metropolitan Museum of Art preserves such works to shed light on their historical context and to enable the study and evaluation of racism.This print depicts caricatured Black (African American) figures. On a moonlit night, a young woman descends via a rope ladder from the trap door in the roof of a wooden shack. She steps onto the back of a young man,who cautions her (see caption imprinted in the bottom margin). The young man wears blue pants and his hat is on the ground beside him .They are unaware that around the corner of the shack, a man with a shotgun and a small dog peer out of the door. On the roof are two black cats (one of them is atop the chimney). To the right of the shack, a donkey stands ready to depart with the couple. The full moon (upper right) is partly obscured by clouds. The title and caption are imprinted in the bottom margin. Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), whose successful New York-based lithography firm began in 1835, produced thousands of prints in various sizes that together create a vivid panorama of mid-to-late nineteenth century American life and its history' (Metropolitan Museum of Art). [Boeknr.: 37820 ]

€ 295,00

CURRIER & IVES. The Darktown fire brigade - all on their mettle. 'Git dere fust if you's bust you trousers'. New York, Currier & Ives, 1889.Hand-coloured lithographed plate, mounted on board. Ca. 28 x 40 cm. Darktown comics series. - 'The late nineteenth-century Darktown prints by Currier & Ives depict racist stereotypes that are offensive and disturbing. The Metropolitan Museum of Art preserves such works to shed light on their historical context and to enable the study and evaluation of racism.Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), whose successful New York-based lithography firm began in 1835, produced thousands of prints in various sizes that together create a vivid panorama of mid-to-late nineteenth century American life and its history' (Metropolitan Museum of Art).The depictions of Black firefighters, which consisted of 16 separate prints produced between 1884 and 1891 when many cities were appointing their first Black firefighters, were entitled The Darktown Fire Brigade and The Darktown Hook and Ladder Corps.The Black firefighters were depicted incompetent in their lifesaving task. [Boeknr.: 37821 ]

€ 295,00

CURRIER & IVES. The Darktown fire brigade - Slightly demoralized. 'I know wed make em take water ! ' New York, Currier & Ives, 1889.Hand-coloured lithographed plate, mounted on board. Ca. 28 x 40 cm. Darktown comics series. - 'The late nineteenth-century Darktown prints by Currier & Ives depict racist stereotypes that are offensive and disturbing. The Metropolitan Museum of Art preserves such works to shed light on their historical context and to enable the study and evaluation of racism.Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), whose successful New York-based lithography firm began in 1835, produced thousands of prints in various sizes that together create a vivid panorama of mid-to-late nineteenth century American life and its history' (Metropolitan Museum of Art).The depictions of Black firefighters, which consisted of 16 separate prints produced between 1884 and 1891 when many cities were appointing their first Black firefighters, were entitled The Darktown Fire Brigade and The Darktown Hook and Ladder Corps. The Black firefighters were depicted incompetent in their lifesaving task. [Boeknr.: 37822 ]

€ 295,00

CURRIER & IVES. 'De fust knock-down !' New York, Currier & Ives, 1882.Hand-coloured lithographed plate after Thomas Worth depicting black people watching a boxing match. Ca. 33,5 x 44,5 cm. Darktown comics series. - The prints first produced in the 1870s depicted racist images of Black American people. It was a perennial bestseller for the New York-based firm Currier and Ives. They were targeting a middle-class American customer, inadvertently created a "pictorial record" of values in the United States in the 19th century, they were a mirror of the national taste. [Boeknr.: 37823 ]

€ 295,00

CURRIER & IVES. Spoiling a sensation. The bicycle boy on a bull. New York, Currier & Ives, 1881.Hand-coloured lithographed plate after Thomas Worth, mounted on board, depicting a black man on a bull. Ca. 34 x 45 cm. Darktown comics series. - The prints first produced in the 1870s depicted racist images of Black American people. It was a perennial bestseller for the New York-based firm Currier and Ives. They were targeting a middle-class American customer, inadvertently created a "pictorial record" of values in the United States in the 19th century, they were a mirror of the national taste. [Boeknr.: 37824 ]

€ 295,00

DAHLBERG, H.N. Kaart van Suriname. Map of Surinam. Mapa del Surinam. Schaal 1 : 1.000.000. Paramaribo, C. Kersten & Co., (1960). Large folding coloured map, in wrappers. Ca. 80 x 58,5 cm. - Koeman, Suriname, 121. [Boeknr.: 28760 ]

€ 45,00

DELLA BELLA, Stefano. Moorish horseman in profile facing right, in the background a pyramid at left, an elephant and many figures in the background. (No pl., ca. 1651).Circular etching depicting a black man in Turkish costume on a magnificent horse. 18 x 17,5 cm. Stefano della Bella (1610 - 1664) was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre scenes. - ((2 stains partly in margin). Devesme 274. [Boeknr.: 37815 ]

€ 150,00

DEMMENI, Jean. Het afleveren van den theepluk. Haarlem, Kleynenberg & Co, (ca. 1911). Tinted photographic plate, printed on heavy paper. Ca. 60 x 73 cm. From the series of school plates by J.F.Niermeyer, e.a. Platen van Nederlandsch-Oost en West-Indië, published between 1911 and 1913.- Most of the photographs were taken by Jean Demmeni (Padang Panjang, Sumatra, 1866 - 1939), a French/Indo European photographer. Exquisitely printed in Haarlem. Depicting the delivery of the tea pick with many women in the foreground.(Haks & Zach, Indonesia. Images from the past). [Boeknr.: 35849 ]

€ 30,00

DEMMENI, Jean. Karrentransport met runderen. Soematra. Haarlem, Kleynenberg & Co, (ca. 1911). Tinted photographic plate, printed on heavy paper. Ca. 60 x 73 cm. From the series of school plates by J.F.Niermeyer, e.a. Platen van Nederlandsch-Oost en West-Indië, published between 1911 and 1913.- Most of the photographs were taken by Jean Demmeni (Padang Panjang, Sumatra, 1866 - 1939), a French/Indo European photographer. Exquisitely printed in Haarlem. Depicting a trolley transport with water buffaloes and local people in Sumatra.(Haks & Zach, Indonesia. Images from the past). [Boeknr.: 35848 ]

€ 35,00

DEMMENI, Jean. Kloof van de Banjoepoetih in het Idjen-gebergte. Haarlem, Kleynenberg & Co, (ca. 1911). Tinted photographic plate, printed on heavy paper. ca. 60 x 73 cm. From the series of school plates by J.F.Niermeyer, e.a. Platen van Nederlandsch-Oost en West-Indië, published between 1911 and 1913. - Most of the photographs were taken by Jean Demmeni (Padang Panjang, Sumatra, 1866 - 1939), a French/Indo European photographer. Exquisitely printed in Haarlem. Depicting the Idjen highlands in East Java.(Haks & Zach, Indonesia. Images from the past). [Boeknr.: 33668 ]

€ 30,00

DEMMENI, Jean. Prauwen voor zoutvervoer. Haarlem, Kleynenberg & Co, (ca. 1911). Tinted photographic plate, printed on heavy paper. ca. 60 x 73 cm. From the series of school plates by J.F.Niermeyer, e.a. Platen van Nederlandsch-Oost en West-Indië, published between 1911 and 1913.- Most of the photographs were taken by Jean Demmeni (Padang Panjang, Sumatra, 1866 - 1939), a French/Indo European photographer. Exquisitely printed in Haarlem. Depicting prahus for salt transport.(Haks & Zach, Indonesia. Images from the past). [Boeknr.: 33666 ]

€ 30,00

DEMMENI, Jean. Zoutpers. Haarlem, Kleynenberg & Co, (ca. 1911). Tinted photographic plate, printed on heavy paper. ca. 60 x 73 cm. From the series of school plates by J.F.Niermeyer, e.a. Platen van Nederlandsch-Oost en West-Indië, published between 1911 and 1913 .- Most of the photographs were taken by Jean Demmeni (Padang Panjang, Sumatra, 1866 - 1939), a French/Indo European photographer. Exquisitely printed in Haarlem. Depicting a salt press.(Haks & Zach, Indonesia. Images from the past). [Boeknr.: 33667 ]

€ 30,00

DEN BRIEL. Briele ingenomen, door de watergeuzen, in't jaar 1572. (No pl., ca. 1750). Engraving depicting the siege of Den Briel by N. van der Meer. Ca. 15 x 19 cm. The capture of Den Briel by the Waterrgeuzen took place on April 1, 1572. It is one of the most famous events of the Eighty Years' War. Cf. Muller, Historieplaten, 574. [Boeknr.: 37586 ]

€ 40,00

DEN BRIEL. Nieuwe grond-tekening der stad Brielle. Amsterdam, Isaak Tirion, 1743.Engraved plan of Den Briel from a bird's-eye view, with legenda and coat of arms. Ca. 17 x 21 cm. From: Tegenwoordige staat der Vereenigde Nederlanden. - (Top sl. foxed). [Boeknr.: 37588 ]

€ 45,00

DHOW. Arab sailing vessels. Three original watercolours showing traditional Arab sailing vessels off the coast with native fishermen, common in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean region. Signed by SCHLIEN.One plate is dated 1886. Seize ca. 24 x 19 cm and 2 others ca. 31 x 23,5 cm. - Decorative views. [Boeknr.: 31661 ]

€ 425,00

DOGGERSBANK. HET SCHIP HOLLAND ZINKT. (Amsterdam, ca. 1797).Engraving after J. Buys by Reinier Vinkeles. Ca. 14 x 8,5 cm. From Wagenaar, Vaderlandsche historie. - Depicting the sinking of the ship Holland during the battle of Dogger Bank 1781 (Fourth Anglo-Dutch War). Muller, Historieplaten, 4447; Atlas van Stolk 4389. [Boeknr.: 33260 ]

€ 45,00

DU ROY, Bernard. Nieuwe kaart van den lande van Utrecht. Amsterdam, Johannes Covens & Cornelis Mortier, 1743.Engraved wall map after G. Hoet by T. Doesburgh. 40 sheets pasted on linen. With fine large cartouche, several cities coloured in red and the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie (New Dutch Waterline ) is shown in blue. Ca. 124 x 193 cm. The first edition from a total of four editions, was published by Nicolas Visscher in 1696; this is the second, revised edition. - The rare wall map shows Utrecht in the centre, Amsterdam with the Haarlemmermeer in the northwest. In the north Naarden at the Zuiderzee (now Gooimeer) up to Schoonhoven, Nieuwpoort, Leerdam, Asperen and Heukelum in the south. It shows cities, villages and settlements and the differentiation of the land ownerships. The boundaries of the polders of the entire region with the designation of the owners are presented. Also depicted are drainage canals, windmills, landscape areas, ornamental gardens, as well as larger buildings and churches.The large Dutch wall maps are rare because most of the copies were used in their actual purpose to decorate the walls of the houses of the wealthy citizens. Those examples have not been preserved in most cases. This fine wall map is one of the most famous and spectacular graphic representations of the province of Utrecht, it was authoritative until the 19th century. [Boeknr.: 37139 ]

€ 1450,00

DUSAULCHOY, Charles. L'été. Paris, Jean, (ca. 1820).Engraving depicting a woman bathing on the bank of a river being helped by a black servant. In the background a farm worker, after Charles Dusaulchoy by Bernard. Ca. 31 x 20,5 cm. - Fine. [Boeknr.: 37814 ]

€ 125,00

EAST INDIA COMPANY MANAGEMENT. Gouvernement de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales tant en ces provinces que dans les Indes. (Amsterdam, 1701). Engraved broadsheet. Ca. 32 x 43 cm. From: Histoire abrégée des Provinces Unies des Pays-Bas. - Decorative anonymous engraving published in anticipation of the Company's centenary in 1701, depicting the organization of the VOC with in the middle the council room with the seventeen directors, on the left side the six chambers (Amsterdam, Middelburg, Rotterdam, Delft, Hoorn, Enkhuizen) and on the right side the four councils, with letterpress. In 1602 the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was formed. It was the largest and most powerful trade and shipping company in the world. At its peak it had 40.000 Dutch, other European, and Asian employees, a fleet of more than one hundred ships, and over six hundred stations in its charter area, spanning from the Cape of Good Hope to Japan. That charter, granted by the States General, meant that the VOC was the only organization from the Dutch Republic allowed to trade in this region. - (Some age-browning).Landwehr, VOC, 1486; Muller, Historieplaten, 1175; Atlas van Stolk 1127. [Boeknr.: 3957 ]

€ 275,00

EAST INDIAMAN WOESTDUYN. Het vast-zeilen van het O.I.Comp. schip Woestduyn, op de Noorder-Rassen den 24 July 1779 - Het kappen van tuig en masten van het O.I.Comp. schip Woestduyn, op den 24 July des avonds om 8 uren 1779 - Het aan stukken slaan van het O.I.Comp. schip Woestduyn des nachts tusschen 10 en 12 uuren op den 24 July 1779 - Het redden van't volk van de wrakken van het O.I.Comp. schip Woestduyn des morgens vroeg op den 25 July 1779. (Middelburg), P. Gillissen, 1779.4 engravings by Arend Fokke Willemsz. and Mathias de Salliet after Engel Hoogerheyden. Each ca. 31 x 50 cm. Rare complete set depicting the shipwreck of the East-Indiaman Woestduyn, of the Amsterdam chamber of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) on the Noorderrassen sandbank off the Walcheren coast between Westkapelle and Zoutelande in 1779. Frans Naerebout and his older brother Jacob, who earned their living fishing and piloting, made two successful rescue attempts from Vlissingen. The first attempt took place during the night of Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 July and the second attempt took place on Sunday afternoon 25 July. The Naerebout brothers managed to save 87 of the 130 people on board, and about 15 people drowned. Virtually nothing of the cargo was recovered. Frans and Jacob Naerebout gained national fame thanks to their heroic actions and art of navigation. - A fine attractive set.Muller, Historieplaten, 4345; Atlas van Stolk, 4295. [Boeknr.: 20660 ]

€ 1950,00

EGYPT. Egijptenaars. (Amsterdam, Johannes Allart, 1802-07).Handcoloured aquatint plate by L. Portman after J. Kuyper, depicting a man and woman from Egypt. Ca. 13,5 x 9 cm. In: M. Stuart, De mensch zoo als hij voorkomt op den bekenden aardbol. - The first Dutch treatise on geographical anthropology. - Fine.Landwehr, Coloured Plates, 448; Tiele 1065. [Boeknr.: 32977 ]

€ 45,00

EGYPT. Vue du Grand Caire (Égypte). Paris, (Paul-André) Basset, (ca. 1830).Contemporary handcoloured perspective view (vue d'optique or Guckkastenbild). Ca. 25 x 39,5 cm. Fine optical engraving depicting a bird's eye view of a square in Cairo with camels and people in the foreground. [Boeknr.: 35859 ]

€ 125,00

ELLEWOUTSDIJK. Het slot Ellewoutsdijk, anno 1500. (No pl., ca. 1850).Lithographed view after M.A. Brandt by Steurwald. Ca. 8,5 x 13 cm. View of the castle in Ellewoutsdijk, Borsele, in the year 1500. [Boeknr.: 37601 ]

€ 45,00

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