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Olyfant. Pag.176.
J. Wandelaar del.
[1727.]
Engraving, platemark 297 x 172mm (11¾ x 6¾"). 'Essen Institute 1848' blindstamp top right. Small margins.
An elephant, from Peter Kolbe's "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research.
[Ref: 40098] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. Wandelaar del.
[1727.]
Engraving, platemark 297 x 172mm (11¾ x 6¾"). 'Essen Institute 1848' blindstamp top right. Small margins.
An elephant, from Peter Kolbe's "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research.
[Ref: 40098] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Een Vreemde Bok. Pag.170.
J. Wandelaar del.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, paper watermarked. Library stamp top right. Plate 297 x 172mm (11¾ x 6¾").
An antelope. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. Dorschen aan de Kaap.
[Ref: 30721] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. Wandelaar del.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, paper watermarked. Library stamp top right. Plate 297 x 172mm (11¾ x 6¾").
An antelope. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. Dorschen aan de Kaap.
[Ref: 30721] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Baviaen en Buffel. 171.
I. Wandelaar, delineavit.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, paper watermarked. Plate 291 x 171mm (11½ x 6¾").
A monkey and a Buffalo, from "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. Dorschen aan de Kaap.
[Ref: 30722] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
I. Wandelaar, delineavit.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, paper watermarked. Plate 291 x 171mm (11½ x 6¾").
A monkey and a Buffalo, from "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. Dorschen aan de Kaap.
[Ref: 30722] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Eerbewys der Hottentotten aan de Maan. Pag. 494.
J. Wandelaar delin.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins. Library stamp top right. Plate 300 x 177mm (11¾ x 7").
Khoikhoi ritual ceremony worshipping the Moon; dancing and praying. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book 'professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants'. This is taken from the Dutch edition, published in Amsterdam in two volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30715] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
J. Wandelaar delin.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins. Library stamp top right. Plate 300 x 177mm (11¾ x 7").
Khoikhoi ritual ceremony worshipping the Moon; dancing and praying. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book 'professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants'. This is taken from the Dutch edition, published in Amsterdam in two volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30715] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Hoe de Hottentotten hunne Woningen Veranderen. Pag. 517.
J. Wandelaar del.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins. Library stamp top left. Plate 292 x 170mm (11½ x 6¾").
Khoikhoi moving home; a cow laden with wicker panels and pots. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book 'professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants'. This is taken from the Dutch edition, published in Amsterdam in two volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30716] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
J. Wandelaar del.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins. Library stamp top left. Plate 292 x 170mm (11½ x 6¾").
Khoikhoi moving home; a cow laden with wicker panels and pots. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book 'professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants'. This is taken from the Dutch edition, published in Amsterdam in two volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30716] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Illustration to book two of Lucretius' 'Of the nature of things' II]](jpegs/31385.jpg)
[Illustration to book two of Lucretius' 'Of the nature of things' II]
Frans van Mieris inv. et delin. J. Wandelaar fecit.
[published Leiden by J. van der Aa, 1725.]
Engraving, 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½"). Trimmed; glued to backing sheet.
Allegorical illustration to Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura', with stack of books by Pythagoras, Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. Frans van Mieris designed six illustrations which were engraved by Wandelaar for the 1725 Leiden publication of the work. These were copied by Duflos for the 1754 French publication.
[Ref: 31385] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Frans van Mieris inv. et delin. J. Wandelaar fecit.
[published Leiden by J. van der Aa, 1725.]
Engraving, 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½"). Trimmed; glued to backing sheet.
Allegorical illustration to Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura', with stack of books by Pythagoras, Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. Frans van Mieris designed six illustrations which were engraved by Wandelaar for the 1725 Leiden publication of the work. These were copied by Duflos for the 1754 French publication.
[Ref: 31385] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
![[Illustration to book three of Lucretius' 'Of the nature of things' III]](jpegs/31386.jpg)
[Illustration to book three of Lucretius' 'Of the nature of things' III]
Frans van Mieris inv. et delin. / J. Wandelaar fecit
[published Leiden by J. van der Aa, 1725]
Engraving, 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½"). Trimmed; glued to backing sheet.
Allegorical illustration to Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura', with vanitas symbols and the three-headed hound cerberus alluding to the discussion of death in book three of the work. Frans van Mieris designed six illustrations which were engraved by Wandelaar for the 1725 Leiden publication of the work. These were copied by Duflos for the 1754 French publication. In the middle of image "Quies" on stone seat.
[Ref: 31386] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Frans van Mieris inv. et delin. / J. Wandelaar fecit
[published Leiden by J. van der Aa, 1725]
Engraving, 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½"). Trimmed; glued to backing sheet.
Allegorical illustration to Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura', with vanitas symbols and the three-headed hound cerberus alluding to the discussion of death in book three of the work. Frans van Mieris designed six illustrations which were engraved by Wandelaar for the 1725 Leiden publication of the work. These were copied by Duflos for the 1754 French publication. In the middle of image "Quies" on stone seat.
[Ref: 31386] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
![[Allegory of the senses: illustration to book four of Lucretius' 'Of the nature of things' IV]](jpegs/31388.jpg)
[Allegory of the senses: illustration to book four of Lucretius' 'Of the nature of things' IV]
Frans van Mieris inv. et delin. / J. Wandelaar fecit
[published Leiden by J. van der Aa, 1725]
Engraving, 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½"). Trimmed; glued to backing sheet.
Allegorical illustration to book four of Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura', which is devoted to a theory of the five senses. They are represented here by: the fruit held by the goddess in her chariot (taste); a musician playing the lute (hearing); a putto playing with a small animal (smell) while a bird pecks his hand (touch); and another putto looking at his reflection in the mirror (sight). Also includes a globe showing Europe and Africa. Frans van Mieris designed six illustrations which were engraved by Wandelaar for the 1725 Leiden publication of the work. These were copied by Duflos for the 1754 French publication.
[Ref: 31388] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Frans van Mieris inv. et delin. / J. Wandelaar fecit
[published Leiden by J. van der Aa, 1725]
Engraving, 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½"). Trimmed; glued to backing sheet.
Allegorical illustration to book four of Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura', which is devoted to a theory of the five senses. They are represented here by: the fruit held by the goddess in her chariot (taste); a musician playing the lute (hearing); a putto playing with a small animal (smell) while a bird pecks his hand (touch); and another putto looking at his reflection in the mirror (sight). Also includes a globe showing Europe and Africa. Frans van Mieris designed six illustrations which were engraved by Wandelaar for the 1725 Leiden publication of the work. These were copied by Duflos for the 1754 French publication.
[Ref: 31388] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Allegorcal illustration to book five of Lucretius' 'Of the nature of things']](jpegs/31389.jpg)
[Allegorcal illustration to book five of Lucretius' 'Of the nature of things']
Frans van Mieris inv. et delin. / J. Wandelaar fecit
[published Leiden by J. van der Aa, 1725]
Engraving, 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½"). Trimmed; glued to backing sheet.
Allegorical illustration to book five of Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura', alluding to several subjects discussed therein, including: the origin of the world (an idyllic picture of early man); the movement of the heavenly bodies (a diagram of the solar system, on the side of a monument); the rise and progress of humankind (the scene of construction and cultivation in the foregound); and the arts and sciences (the book held by the seated figure in the middle ground). Frans van Mieris designed six illustrations which were engraved by Wandelaar for the 1725 Leiden publication of the work. These were copied by Duflos for the 1754 French publication.
[Ref: 31389] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Frans van Mieris inv. et delin. / J. Wandelaar fecit
[published Leiden by J. van der Aa, 1725]
Engraving, 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½"). Trimmed; glued to backing sheet.
Allegorical illustration to book five of Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura', alluding to several subjects discussed therein, including: the origin of the world (an idyllic picture of early man); the movement of the heavenly bodies (a diagram of the solar system, on the side of a monument); the rise and progress of humankind (the scene of construction and cultivation in the foregound); and the arts and sciences (the book held by the seated figure in the middle ground). Frans van Mieris designed six illustrations which were engraved by Wandelaar for the 1725 Leiden publication of the work. These were copied by Duflos for the 1754 French publication.
[Ref: 31389] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)