Burrish: Batavia 1728 Illustrata

BURRISH, ONSLAW. Batavia Illustrata: or, a view of the policy, and commerce, of the United Provinces: Particularly of Holland. With an enquiry into the alliances of the States General, with the Emperor, France, Spain, and Great Britain. In three parts. London (printed for William Innys... and G. Strahan) 1728.

8:o. (10), (1)-248, (5), 252-380, (3), 384-580 pp. 3 engraved vignettes .
Contemporary brown calf, worn, gilt border, cracks in the joints, somewhat faded gilt spine in six compartments, damages at head and foot.

Onslow Burrish (died 1758) was a British envoy in the Low Countries and Germany. (Wikipedia).

From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).

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