J. Ermerins - Eenige Zeeuwsche Oudheden Uit Echte Stukken Opgehelderd En In Het Licht Gebragt - 1780

Jacobus Ermerins (Lillo, 1725 - Veere, 1795) . Eenige Zeeuwsche Oudheden Uit Echte Stukken Opgehelderd En In Het Licht Gebragt. Middelburg, Willem Abrahams, 1780-1797. 12 parts in 8 volumes. 8vo. Slightly later gilt-stamped half leather. A wealth of information on the history of Zeeland in general, in particular that of the city of Veere and that of of the island of Tholen (Oud- en Nieuw-Vossemeer) . Volume 1: 267, (1) , 6 pp. With portrait of the author and 5 fold-out prints / maps of i. a. Zanddijk, Oostkapelle and the Duinbeek country estate. Volume 2: (4) , 386, (1) pp. With 4 fold-out prints of Nieuw and Oud Vossemeer on the island of Tholen. Volume 3: (6) , 223; (6) , 212 pp. With 8 prints of, among other things, coats of arms, seals and a manuscript. Four coats of arms, very beautifully coloured (at the time) and richly gilt. Volume 4: (6) , 235; (6) , 148 pp. Volume 5: (2) , 468 pp. With folding map of Veere and an old 18th-century manuscript about this part. Possibly an old note from the author? Volume 6: (2) , 308 pp. With a beautiful etching of a chapel outside Veere. Volume 7: (4) , 232; (2) , 159 pp, With folding map and a print of a coat of arms. Volume 8: (4) , 175; 8, 328 pp. A rare, complete edition, with four coats of arms in an exceptionally high-quality colouring, heightened with lots of gold. Good condition. Bindings with minor wear on the spines. Good interior. Sometimes a bit browned and sometimes with a light stain. See pictures. Will be sent insured.