M. Peter Kolbe Rector te Neustadt Aanden Aysch. Zie Kolb, die in zyn Beeldt, naar waarde, in koper praalt; Wyl Kaap de goedehoop door hem is afgemaalt Dat daar den Kenner geen verdichtsels uit kan ziften: Want Waarheit en Verstant volmaaken zyn Geschriften. J.W.
I. Houbraken Sculp.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins; printed on 18th century watermarked paper. Library stamp Essex Institute top right off image. Plate 280 x 171mm (11 x 6¾").
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: 30704] £130.00
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins; printed on 18th century watermarked paper. Library stamp Essex Institute top right off image. Plate 280 x 171mm (11 x 6¾").
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: 30704] £130.00