Instruction en la Science de la Perspective.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

N.P. n. d. but probably Amsterdam circa 1625. Sm. folio. Later cl. backed marbled paper boards with old number label on spine. Without title-page but with 275 consecutively numbered copper engrv. illusts from No. 1 to No. 275 on 80 double-page plates some with printed captions. Occasional soiling and light old water staining but overall in good condition. Offered as a collection of 17th century geometrical plates. NOTE: Henricus Hondius (1597-1651) belonged to the distinguished Dutch family of cartographers engravers publishers & printers.