E. Maaskamp - Afbeeldingen van de kleeding, zeden en gewoonten in de Bataafsche Republiek - 1803

RARE first edition [Evert Maaskamp] Depictions of the dress, manners and customs in the Batavian Republic, at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Tableaux de l'Habillement, des Moeurs et des Coutumes dans la République Batave, au commencement du dix-neuvième siècle. Amsterdam, E. Maaskamp, (1803-07) ; Frontispiece & 20 old colored costume plates: dotted engravings by Louis Portman after designs by Jaques Kuyper, manually colored under the supervision of Jan Willem Pieneman and provided with a Dutch and French explanation; mentioned as printers Maaskamp Amsterdam & Colnaghi London, dated 1803-05 (pl 1-16) & 1807 (pl 17-20) Old half-leather binding (27. 5 × 23 cm, spine defective, joints split, boards partly loose, edges worn) , pages slightly tanned, somewhat well-thumbed on edges; fresh colours Evert Maaskamp (1769-1834) painter, publisher, book and print dealer who became familiar with this kind of 'tourist' publications. See: Eveline Koolhaas-Grosfeld, 'The discovery of the Dutchman in books and prints around 1800' (Zutphen, Walburg Pers, 2010) The publication appeared between 1803 and 1807 in 5 cahiers, each with 4 plates; the first compilation with introduction and explanation appeared in 1807; in the second printing in 1811 4 plates were added. An English edition was also published in 1808 through collaboration with the London firm of Colnaghi & Sons.