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Erik Dahlbergh (b. Stockholm 1625, d. s.p. 1703)

Samuel von Pufendorf (b. 1632, d. 1694)

Samuel de Pufendorf: Histoire du regne de Charles Gustave roy de Svede [...]. Seven parts in 1 vol. Nürnberg 1697. 1st French ed. Small folio. With frontispiece, 11 portraits incl. portrait of Pufendorf and 114 double-page or folding plates, two plates numb. 97, last two plates without numbers. + Several folding engravings mounted together depicting the funeral ceremony of King Carl X Gustav (340 cm). With wear to foldings. Bound in cont. full calf, red edges. Wear due to age and use.

The first French edition of the history of the Swedish wars. With Scandinavia's largest engraving, depicting the funeral ceremony of King Carl X Gustav. The double-page battle-pieces and war maps were engraved from the original drawings by Erik Dahlberg, who was the Quarter-Master General of the Swedish army. Brunet IV, 960, Graesse V, 504.

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Books and manuscripts, 20 March 2018

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30,000–40,000 DKK

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