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DAHLBERG, ERIK. Suecia antiqua et hodierna. I-III + Index. C. 1660-1718.

Oblong folio. With 13-page index at the beginning. 354 engraved plates (all, including the extra plate Templum Ulricae Eleonorae, titles and small plates mounted on somewhat later paper or joined together, almost all others on whole paper, 3 plates dampstained in upper part and margin, some spotting and foxing, 5 plates with tears, large plate of Stockholm orientem defect, second plate of Stockholm repaired and creased, a few with tears to margins, a few plates creased, first title on soiled and repaired paper).
Contemporary brown full leather, boards with blindtooled bordure, worn, split inner hinges, lower board with damaged corners, gilt spine in six compartments with red title label, worn upper and lower part. Bookplate of Hammer.

During his military service and studies in Germany, Erik Dahlberg (1625­1703) became acquainted with Matthaeus Merian the younger, the publisher of "Theatrum Europaeum" and the "Topographies". On his return to Sweden in 1661, Dahlberg obtained a privilege from the Government to make drawings for a similar publication. The engravings for this work were executed from these drawings by a total of 18 artists except for a few, which were based on drawings by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl and Elias Brenner. The project began in 1667, when a number of plates were engraved by Nicolas and Adam Perelle, Jean Marot, Jean Le Pautre and F. Campion in Paris.
Dionysius Padt Brugge engraved 9 plates in Stockholm 1686-87. In 1687 Dahlberg approached another Dutch engraver, Willem Swidde, who produced 84 plates together with Erik Reitz and Martin Mytens. After Padt Brugge´s death, in 1696, he was succeeded by Johannes Van den Aveelen, who came to Stockholm in 1698. He made no less than 144 engravings. Samuel von Blesendorf in Berlin was employed for the portraits, among other things.Collijn, Sveriges Bibliografi, 1600-talet, col. 197. Berlin Cat. 1, 2256. Gustaf Edvard Klemming, Ur en antecknares samlingar, Uppsala 1880-82, pp. 165-8. Sten G. Lindberg, Swedish Books, 37.

Provenance: Clas Ifvarsson (1941-2012).

Auktionsnummer:

6078

Datum:

2020-12-10