Het nieuwe testament + Boek der psalmen met kaart en gravures - 1774

The New Testament, or all the books of the New Covenant of our Lord Jesus Christ. By command of the High Mightinesses the States General of the United Netherlands, and according to the advice of the national synod held at Dordrecht in the years 1618 and 1619, translated from the original Greek into our Dutch faithful language: with newly added explanations on the lesser plates, and notes of the parallel texts – Amsterdam, H. Burgers, C. Oterlyk, Ph. Losel, P. Verschueren, Wed. G. Bouman, [n.d. 1774] – 148 folia (296 pp) [Bound with:] The Book of Psalms together with the hymns used by the Reformed Church of the Netherlands in use Amsterdam, Wed J Ratelband/J Bouwer, 1774 – 68 folia (=136 pp) (4), 41 (2) pp – leather binding Reasonable. Spine later restored preserving the original spine strip. Later endpapers and flyleaves. Title page mounted on later paper. Restoration at the bottom of the table of contents and folio 3, right edge of several pages and engravings somewhat frayed, tear(s), a few mm to 2 cm in the margin of several engravings/pages, tear of 4 to 5 cm in the margin of about 6 leaves, tear in 2 engravings. A piece of the engraving of Simon of Cyrene torn away, of Jesus and Lazarus, lower corner of folio 43 as well as loss of the corner of about ten pages. Interior browned, here and there a spot, damp spot in the margin of about 30 pages, large brown stain on two leaves. A notch out of the margin of about ten pages. Last leaf damaged. Contains a large folding map of "Mare Magnum seu Mediterraneum..." and about 70 paginal folding engravings – all depicted

Estimate:£168.4

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