Parijs in den aanvang van de negentiende eeuw Willigen 1807

Willigen, A. van der

Dutch literature, Batavian republic, 1807 | Parijs in den aanvang van de negentiende eeuw, Haarlem Loosjes 1807, 685 pp. First edition

Name: Dutch literature, Batavian republic, 1807 | Parijs in den aanvang van de negentiende eeuw, Haarlem Loosjes 1807, 685 pp. First edition
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1st edition. Half leather binding, red title shield, shield damaged. Good condition, some pages browned. 685 pag. Illustrated with 10 full page engravings. The curious author Adriaan van der Willigen (1766-1841) was an active advocate of the ‘Bataafsche Revolutie’ (Batavian Republic) in The Netherlands. After he became financially independant in 1802, he could spend his full attention on studying, writing, the arts, science etc. He set out on a journey, that lasted multiple years, to France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany. When he returned to the Netherlands in 1805 he published various travel journals, amongst which this rare description of Paris. This title was banned and confiscated by the French authorities in 1811. The book is very witty and modern in its cultural-antropological view. B2301.

Intriguing illustrations by J. de Witt (de Wit) after Knip te Parijs: ‘t volkje van de halle, Mameluk der keizerlijke garde, melkboerinnen te Parijs, vrouwen van Caux. Anonymous artist: Peronne, bed naar den Romeinschen smaak, wandeling op de pont des arts. Schwegman after Knip te Parijs: gedenkteeken voor de Saix. Veelwaard: Borduurwerk van koningin Mathilda, Montmorencij.

Boekverboden – Parijs – Bataafse republiek – Valenciennes – Baden – Roye Somme – Peronne – Parijs – Paris

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