Descriptive letterpress in Dutch and French at foot of most of the plates., Engraved title vignette (coat of arms of Amsterdam)., First edition (in book form) was published about 1770 under title: Afbeeldingen van de wijd vermaarde koopstad Amsterdam, benevens deszelfs voornaamste gebouwen en gezigten (Amsterdam, P. Fouquet jr.)--cf. Muller, Frederik, & co. Oud-Amsterdam [1912], p. 14., and Paged continuously (by signatures).
Charts and title pages in English, text in Dutch., Map oriented with North at bottom left., and Volvelle on p. [17].
Publisher:
Jodocus Hondius excudit,
Subject (Geographic):
Europe --Maps --Early works to 1800, Great Britain --Maps --Early works to 1800, Netherlands --Maps --Early works to 1800, and North Sea --Maps --Early works to 1800
Blanks not scanned., Imperfect, wanting 16 plates and 1 map., Order of plates does not follow that of descriptions in vol. 1., Some plates are numbered, some plates are unnumbered and interspersed. Two possible arrangements outlined in v. 1 which these seem not to follow closely. With the exception of the port. of Selim III (frontis. of text vol.), all other plates including the 2 remaining maps are bound together., and Two plates trimmed and laid in loose.
Publisher:
Chez les editeurs ... ; De l’Imprimerie de P. Didot, l’aine, M.DCCCXIX
Subject (Geographic):
Bosporus (Turkey) --Pictorial works, Istanbul (Turkey) --Description and travel, Istanbul (Turkey) --Pictorial works, Marmara, Sea of (Turkey), Turkey --Court and courtiers --Clothing --Pictorial works, Turkey --French influences, and Turkey --History --Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Desmaisons, 1780-1834?,
Kauffer, Francois,
Leve, Mlle.,
Michel, F. P., Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis, 1760-1825, Bovinet, Edme, 1767-1832, Cardano, Jose´ Maria, Coiny, Jacques Joseph, 1761-1809, Dequevauviller, Francois-Nicolas-Barth elemy, 1745-1807, Desaulx, Jean, Duparc, Marie-Alexandre, Duplessi-Bertaux, Jean, 1750-1818, Hadice, Sultan, sister of Selim III, Sultan of the Turks, 1762- --Palaces --Pictorial works, Lacretelle, Charles, 1766-1855, Le Gouaz, Yves Marie, 1742-1816, Le Rouge, Jean-Nicolas, b. ca. 1776, Marillier, Clement Pierre, 1740-1808, Melling, Antoine Ignace, 1763-1831, Nee, Francois Denis, 1732-1817, Pigeot, Francois, 1775-after 1834, Pillemont, Victor, 1767-1814, Queverdo, Louis-Marie-Yves, 1788-, Reville, Jean Baptiste, 1767-1825, Schroeder, Friedrich, 1768-1839, and Selim III, Sultan of the Turks, 1761-1808 --Homes and haunts --Pictorial works