‎Topography‎

‎RIBE - GALTHEN, MATTH.RIBE‎

‎Beskrivelse over Kiøbstaden Ribe fra sin Begyndelse indtil nærværende Tid.‎

‎Odense, Faber, 1792. 8vo. I samtidigt halvlæder med forgyldt titel på ryg. Med en smule udvendig slitage, ellers pænt eksemplar. 215, (1) pp.‎

‎Første Ribe-beskrivelse på dansk.‎

Bookseller reference : 58886

‎"ROHMANN, J. L.‎

‎Bidrag til det fyenske Archipelags Smaaøers Historie efter utrykte Kilder.‎

‎1861. 8vo. I nyere papbind med marmorerede permer og rødt skin titelfelt på forperm. Pænt i ren. I ""S. t. Fyens Hist. I, 1861"". Pp. (121)-134‎

Bookseller reference : 58907

‎JUUL, S.B. og (T.L.) CRON.‎

‎Geographie over Kongeriget Dannemark.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Brummer, 1816. Lille 8vo. Samtidigt hldrbd. Forgyldt titeetiket. Ryg noget slidt. Stempel på titelbladet. XXXII,923 pp. Svag skjold på en del af de første blade.‎

Bookseller reference : 59237

‎(ABRAHAMSON, JOSEPH N.B.).‎

‎Lærebog i Fædrestatens militaire Geographi, udarbeidet efter allerhøieste Befaling.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Seidelin, 1813. Samtidigt hldrbd. Rygforgyldning. Forgyldt rygtitel, hvoraf der mangler lidt. Ryg med lettere brugsspor. 304 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 59720

‎"(HAAGENSEN, REIMERT).‎

‎Beskrivelse over Eylandet St. Croix i America i Vest=Indien. (i.e. English: ""Description of the Island of St. Croix in America in the West Indies""). - [EARLIEST ACCOUNT OF ST. CROIX UNDER DANISH RULE]‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, L.H. Lillies Enke, 1758. 4to (203 x 160mm). In a very nice contemporary half calf binding with five raised bands and gilt ornamentation to spine. Lower compartment of spine with some loss of leather. Marbled boards with wear. End-papers renewed but with near contemporary paper. Previous owner's name to title-page. Internally very nice and clean. 72 pp.‎

‎The extremely scarce first edition of the first printed account of the island of St. Croix under Danish rule. It contain descriptions of the geology, topography and natural history and present detailed descriptions of sugar cultivation and production and the conditions of the slaves. Haagensen settled on the island immediately after Danish occupation (1733) as plantation owner and Danish official. In 1725, St. Thomas Governor Frederik Moth encouraged the Danish West Indies Company's directors to consider purchasing Saint Croix (then known as Santa Cruz). On 15 June 1733, France and Denmark-Norway concluded a treaty by which the Danish West India Company bought Saint Croix for 750,000 livres. Louis XV ratified the treaty on 28 June, and received half the payment in French coins, with the remaining half paid in 18 months. On 16 November 1733, Moth was named the first Danish governor of Saint Croix. The 1742 census lists 120 sugar plantations, 122 cotton plantations, and 1906 slaves, compared to 360 whites on the island. By 1754, the number of slaves had grown to 7,566. That year, King Frederick took direct control of Saint Croix from the company. For nearly 200 years, Saint Croix, St. Thomas and St. John were known as the Danish West Indies. By the mid to late 18th century, ""at the peak of the plantation economy, the enslaved population of Saint Croix numbered between 18,000 and 20,000, the white population ranging between 1,500 and 2,000"". (Loftsdóttir, Kristin, and Gísli Pálsson, ""Black on White: Danish Colonialism, Iceland and the Caribbean""). In 1916, Denmark sold Saint Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John to the United States, formalizing the transfer in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, in exchange for a sum of US$25 million in gold. Sabin 29406 Reid 98 Bibl. Danica III, 647.‎

Bookseller reference : 60088

‎HÜBNER, JOHANN.‎

‎Geographie, fordansket, rettet og formeeret‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Ernst Henrich Berling, 1743. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Gilt ornamentation to boards. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities with parts of gilting worn off. Internally with a few dampstain. (16), 822 pp.‎

‎Biblioteca Danica II, 393.‎

Bookseller reference : 60458

‎SPON, JACOB.‎

‎Histoire de la ville et de l'estat de Genève, depuis les premiers siècles de la fondation de la ville jusqu'à présent‎

‎Utrecht, François Halma, 1685. 12mo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities, some of gilting to spine worn off. Lower left corner of the large folded cityscape of Geneva torn off but laid in, othewise internally fine. (22), 435, (9), 413-522, (17) pp + frontispiece, 2 fold-out Geneva cityscapes and 4 plates.‎

‎Third edition, revised and corrected, of this extensive history of Geneva.‎

Bookseller reference : 60617

‎HEIDMANN, CHRISTOPHORI.‎

‎Palaestina, sive Terra Sancta, paucis capitibus distincte ordineque congruo explicata. Ex autographo auctoris ipso correcta et Henrici ernstii addendis sive annotationibus illustrata, nunc demum auctario Spanhemanio Iocupletior & quartum edita. - [EARLY WORK ON PALESTINE]‎

‎Guelppherb (Wolfenbüttel), Gottlieb Henrich Grenzius, 1689. 4to. In contemporary vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper-label to upper part on spine indicating the inventory number in an estate library. Extremities with some marks and light miscolouring. Title-page with stain to upper outer corner, otherwise a very nice copy. (14), 232, (14), 48 pp. + frontispiece and 5 folded maps.‎

‎Fourth edtion of Heidmann’s early work on Palestine’s history and topography. His work on the Holy Land, which he had never visited, was published during the 17th century in a large number of editions, the first being published in 1655. Heidmann never visited Palestine and his description is to a large extent based on ancient authors such as Flavius Joseph.‎

Bookseller reference : 60627

‎LENÆUS, KNUT NILSSON.‎

‎Delsboa illustrata, eller Delsbo socken i norra Helsingland, i sådan måtto ljusliga beskrefwen, at de förelagde fyra och fyratio frågor, dem framledne högwördige dom-probsten i Wäxiö, herr doctor Sven Bælter, då han år 1736 ännu war philosophiæ candid...‎

‎Stockholm, Nyströms & Stopes, 1764. 8vo. In a later half calf binding with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Brownspottet throughout. (14), 256, (2) pp. + 1 folded map and numerous woodcuts in the text.‎

Bookseller reference : 61193

‎MÜNTER, FREDERIK.‎

‎Efterretninger om begge Sicilierne, samlede paa en Reise i disse Lande i Aarene 1785 og 1786. 1.-2. Deel (alt). 2 vols.‎

‎København, C.G. Prosts Forlag, 1788-90. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands with red leather title-label with gilt lettering to spine. Leather miscoloured and cracked. Ex-libris (Helge Sommer) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Stamps to title-pages. With occassional brownspotting throughout. (22), 455 pp. (4), 456,(1) pp. + 2 folded plates.‎

‎First edition of Münster's much appraised work on Sicily. Friedrich Münter (1761-1830) was the bishop of Zealand from 1808 to 1830. He was born in Germany and came to Copenhagen at the age of four when his father, Balthasar Münter (1735-1793), took up a pastoral position at St. Peter's Church. He himself became a theologian in 1781, followed by a two-year stay in Göttingen, where he studied church history and archaeology. From 1784 to 1787, he stayed in Italy, which resulted in the present work.‎

Bookseller reference : 61415

‎ANONYMOUS -‎

‎Actorum publicorum fasciculus primus einiger zu mehrem Begriff und Erlauterung der gegenwartigen Schleswig-Holsteinischen Affairen dienlicher Stucke. 3 parts (Primus, secundus, tertius).‎

‎(No place, nor printer), 1700. 4to. In contemporary half vellum. Ex-libris (Juel of Valdemar's Castle) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Wear and a few stains to extremities. First leaves with dampstain in lower margin, otherwise internally nice and clean. 36, 16, 84 pp.‎

‎Rare first edition of this early work on various affairs of Schleswig-Holstein.‎

Bookseller reference : 61759

‎"[EHRENSVÄRD, CARL AUGUST].‎

‎Resa til Italien, 1780, 1781, 1782. Skrifven 1782 i Stralsund. Ny Upplaga.‎

‎Stockholm, Tryckt Hos Carl Deleen, 1819. Clean and well-preserved copy bound in contemporary half calf with gilt and blind tooled decorations on spine. Old name on title-page. An exceptionally fine copy. (4), 84 pp. + 38 handcoloured plates.‎

‎A wonderful copy of the second illustrated (fourth overall) edition of what is considered the most beautiful Swedish book of the 18th century, which is exceedingly difficult to find in as excellent state as here, the first and second editions being equally fine. ""The book consists of notes by Admiral Count Ehrensvärd, critic and antiquarian, on his visit to Italy, with plates engraved after his own drawings. Ehrensvärd's route ran from Stralsund via Paris, Milan, Terracina and Rome to Sicily, and from Sicily via Montecassino, Bologna, Milan, Venice and Vienna to Stralsund. Ehrensvärd declares at the outset that his descriptions would be too short - had not others' been too long. But, though he pointedly avoids eulogizing famous sites, he takes a less unconventional stance in continually idealising southern over northern peoples, on the grounds of their resemblance to the supposed physical and cultural character of the ancients. He concludes with an account of some monuments at Rome and Naples - approving the ancient Romans for their good taste.Most plates show landscapes or local people, and are related to passages in the text where the author declares their dress, hairstyles and general bearing to recall those of the ancient world. They are simple outline etchings, possibly intended to be coloured subsequently (all have been coloured by hand in the Royal Academy's copy).The engraver, Elias Martin, had been drawing-master to Count Ehrensvärd. Between 1768 and 1780 and again between 1788 and 1791 he lived in Britain, a friend of William Chambers, who had been born in Sweden, was a Swedish speaker and throughout his life maintained links with Swedish artists and patrons. Martin became a student at the Royal Academy in 1769, and an Associate in 1771. Influenced by Richard Wilson and Paul Sandby, he became a well-known landscape-painter both in Britain and in Sweden."" (RA) The plates carry no engraved signatures. But in the Royal Academy's copy the first plate (facing p.3) has been inscribed in ink, 'Count Ehrenswärd invt.' bottom left and 'E. Martin. the Associate, sculpt.' bottom right"" and the remainder, 'A.E.' bottom left and 'E.M.' bottom right (with page and line references to the text). ""The question of who made the etchings is open to different opinions. The brothers Elias and Johan Fredrik Martin, both important artists, have been mentioned as Mårten Rudolf Heland."" (Lindberg). Most of the original drawings are preserved in the Royal Academy of Arts, Stockholm, and in the Swedish National Museum. Lindberg, Swedish Books, 52 (first edition, 1786). Kleberg, Italien i svensk litteratur 2226. Hofberg, Sv. biogr. handlex. I, 279. NBG XV, 750.‎

Bookseller reference : 62031

‎SKAGEN - OLAVIUS, OLAUS.‎

‎Oekonomisk-physisk Beskrivelse over Schagens Kiøbstæd og Sogn. Forfattet, i Følge Kongelig Ordre.‎

‎Kiøbenhavn, Thiele, 1787. Well-preserved copy on writing paper with red edges, bound in contemporary half calf with richly gilt spine. Joints and spine neatly repaired. Previous owner’s name on title page. With 6 engraved plates (on 5 sheets). XVI, 434 pp.‎

‎First edition. One of the most sought-after works in Danish provincial topography and among the most extensive topographical descriptions of the 18th century. Authored by the renowned Icelander who eventually became customs officer in Skagen. Bibl. Danica II, 707.‎

Bookseller reference : 62101

‎PALMBLAD, W. F.‎

‎Palaestina. Geographisk, archeologisk och historisk beskrifning. Med trenne chartor, tvenne plancher samt en vignette.‎

‎Upsala, Lindhs Förlag, 1842. 8vo. In contemporary half cloth with four raised bands. Gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Light wear to extremities, internally nice and clean. XV, (1), 554 pp. + 6 folded maps and charts.‎

Bookseller reference : 62296

‎PONTOPPIDAN, ERICH.‎

‎Dänischer Atlas, oder Beschreibung des Königreichs Dännemark, nach seiner politischen und physikalischen Beschaffenheit. 2 vols.‎

‎Kopenhagen & Hamburg, Rothen Wittwe, Profft & Michael Christian Bock, 1766 - 1767. 4to. Uniformly bound in two contemporary halfs with six raised bands and richly gilt spines. Wear to extremities, hinges weak, boards partly detached. Internally with occassional brownspotting. XXXII, 464 pp. XVIII, 276 pp. wanting the plates.‎

‎First German edition of the first two volumes of Pontoppidan’s great description of Denmark (All that was translated). Ehrencron-Müller VI, 334Nissen 3221.‎

Bookseller reference : 62535

‎UPSALA - NORDSTRÖM, SIMON.‎

‎Upsala. Originalteckningar, ritade och litograferade af Alexander Nay. Med Text af Simon Nordström. 2.Uppl.‎

‎Uppsala, u.år(l877). Tvær-folio. Smukt orig.komp.helshirt. Komplet med lo plancher i tonet litografi‎

Bookseller reference : 6351

‎LAURITSEN, F.‎

‎Odense og nærmeste Omegn i Billeder med historisk beskrivendde Text. (14 Portrætter, 58 Prospekter, hvoraf 5 i Farvetryk).‎

‎Odense, 1874. 4to. Samt.hldrbd.m.rig rygforgyldning. 132 pp.samt plancher og illustr.‎

Bookseller reference : 6557

‎DARGAUD, J.-M.‎

‎Voyage en Danemark.‎

‎Paris, 1861. Beskedent hshirtbd. 416 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 6870

‎NICANDER, KARL AUGUST.‎

‎Minnen från Södern. Efter en Resa i Danmark,Tyskland, Schweitz och Italien. 1.-2.Delen.‎

‎Örebro, 1831-39. 2 samt.hldrbd.m.rig tidstypisk rygforgyldning. (8),328,(4),435 pp. samt 2 litograferede plancher.‎

Bookseller reference : 6889

‎KØBENHAVN -‎

‎Holbergtidens København skildret af Malerne Rach og Eegberg. En Billedrække af Poul Strømstad og med Bidrag af Christian Elling og Victor Hermansen.‎

‎K., 1977. Folio-oblong. Orig.papbd.i kassette. 198 pp., og med 72 farveplancher.‎

Bookseller reference : 7067

‎DANMARK.‎

‎Danmark. E.M.Bærentzen & Co. Lith.Inst.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, 1856. Tvær-folio. Velbevaret originalt hldrbd., permer af shirt med stor rammeforgyldning. Kromolitograferet titelblad samt 77 litograferede plancher, delvis i farvelitografi. Enkelte brunpletter - Smukt eksemplar af dette hovedværk i dansk topografi.‎

Bookseller reference : 7341

‎LÜTKEN, O.D.‎

‎Præstø Amt. Beskrevet efter Opfordring fra det kongl.Landhuusholdnings-Selskab.‎

‎Kbhvn., 1839. Lidt senere hldrbd. VIII,368 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 7648

‎CARLSEN, FRANZISKA.‎

‎Efterretninger om Gammel Kjøgegaard og Omegn. l.-2.Deel. 2 Bd.‎

‎Kbhvn., 1876-78. Lex8vo. Smukt nyere helshirtbd. (8),308,209 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 7653

‎"SKÅNE - FISCHER, ABRAH.‎

‎Samlingsbind med 22 kobberstukne plancher fra værket: ""Prospecter af åtskillige märkvärdige byggnader, säterier och herregårdar uti Skåne med vallar, vattugrafvar och vindbryggor år 1680 aftagne, ritade och samlade af ingenieur capitain Burman, utg. a...‎

‎Stockholm, 1756. Tvær-folio. Nyere halvlæderbind. Plancherne friske, dog nogle med lidt brunpletter nederst (ca. 25 x 36 cm.). Alle graveret af C.Bergquist och P.Geringius. - Originaltrykket. Til samlingen udkom yderligere et titelblad samt 3 andre plancher(pl. V,XXII og XXIII).‎

Bookseller reference : 7722

‎HELLFRIED, (CARL FR. v.).‎

‎Bemærkninger og Erfaringer angaaende forudstykningen aller Parcelleringen i Almindelighed og for Veile=Amt i Sæerdeleshed + Tillæg‎

‎K., 1805. orig.blå kartonnage. Ubeskåret. Ryg m.rifter. Med 2 kobberst.vignetter. 78,128 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 803