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1768EXP4-B-3London: T. Jones 1768-1778. Leather. Fair. 8.5" by 5". None. A set of five very scarce volumes by Abraham Tucker under the pen name of Edward Search in leather binding. Very important texts and all contemporary editions are extremely rare. As these were published separately they are usually seen individually and a five volume collection is highly unusal. The original work was seven volumes broken in to parts. Not special externally and would really benefit from the attentions of a good binder but we keep them here are entirely original. Bound and marked as an eight volume set this collection comprises Volumes III Volume II Part I- 1768 Volume V Volume II part III-1768 Volume VI Volume III Part I- 1778 Volume VI IV Part II- 1777 and Volume VIII Volume V Part III- 1777 The volumes are major works of eighteenth century philosophy and theology anticipating utilitarianism and holding that "every man's satisfaction" is the ultimate end of any action. Contains the bookplate of one George Phillips to the pastedown of volume III. In calf binding with gilt detailing. Externally there is wear to the boards joints extremities and backstrips with tenderness to hinges. The front board is detached but present to the sixth volume and missing to the eighth. Internally the pages are firmly bound but are somewhat spotted and age-toned with some creasing. Overall: FAIR due to binding though internally presentable. Fair T. Jones hardcover
1766002176Fribourg Paris: Lottin 1766. In 12o di XII-384pp. Legatura in piena pelle dellepoca mancanze al dorso in alto di circa 3 cm. Firma di appartenenza: Jacques Delaforest 1774. Prima edizione in francese. La traduzione è di Besset de la Chapelle. Dettagliata descrizione della realtà Svizzera della sua economia delle sue istituzioni. E della sua storia. Lottin unknown
175558331Berlin Haude et Spener 1755. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page. XVI323 pp. 7 folded engraved plates. faint scattered brownspots. <br/><br/><em>Klaus Jordan1726. </em> unknown
178151746Franckfurt am Mayn Johann Gottlieb Garbe 1781. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands richly gilt spine. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. 141706 pp. and 4 folded engraved plates with many figs. Clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>The offered item is bound together with another work: Jetze Franz Christoph. geographie für Militaristen und andere zum selbstunterricht. Mit 2 Kupfertafeln. Liegnitz und leipzig David Siegert 1791. XII147 pp. a. 2 folded engraved plates. </em> hardcover
170578313Amsterdam 1705-39. Folio. Arkets størrelse : 265 cm X 45 cm. Med gammel kolorering. Folio. Size of sheet : 265 cm X 45 cm. Old colouring. . <br/><br/><em>Henri Abraham Châtelain 1684-1743. Fra hans verk “Atlas historique†som utkom i syv bind. Et av de største nederlandske oversiktsverker fra denne tiden. Fra bind 4 av dette verket. From his work “Atlas historique†published in seven volumes. One of the largest encyclopediac works published in the Netherlands in the 18th century. This print is from volume 4. </em> unknown
170578312Amsterdam 1705-39. Folio. Arkets størrelse : 265 cm X 45 cm. Med gammel kolorering. Folio. Size of sheet : 265 cm X 45 cm. Old colouring. . <br/><br/><em>Henri Abraham Châtelain 1684-1743. Fra hans verk “Atlas historique†som utkom i syv bind. Et av de største nederlandske oversiktsverker fra denne tiden. Fra bind 4 av dette verket. From his work “Atlas historique†published in seven volumes. One of the largest encyclopediac works published in the Netherlands in the 18th century. This print is from volume 4. </em> unknown
170578314Amsterdam 1705-39. Folio. Arkets størrelse : 265 cm X 45 cm. Med gammel kolorering. Folio. Size of sheet : 265 cm X 45 cm. Old colouring. . <br/><br/><em>Henri Abraham Châtelain 1684-1743. Fra hans verk “Atlas historique†som utkom i syv bind. Et av de største nederlandske oversiktsverker fra denne tiden. Fra bind 4 av dette verket. From his work “Atlas historique†published in seven volumes. One of the largest encyclopediac works published in the Netherlands in the 18th century. This print is from volume 4. </em> unknown
170578311Amsterdam 1705-39. Folio. Arkets størrelse : 265 cm X 45 cm. Med gammel kolorering. Folio. Size of sheet : 265 cm X 45 cm. Old colouring. . <br/><br/><em>Henri Abraham Châtelain 1684-1743. Fra hans verk “Atlas historique†som utkom i syv bind. Et av de største nederlandske oversiktsverker fra denne tiden. Fra bind 4 av dette verket. From his work “Atlas historique†published in seven volumes. One of the largest encyclopediac works published in the Netherlands in the 18th century. This print is from volume 4. </em> unknown
170578315Amsterdam 1705-39. Folio. Arkets størrelse : 265 cm X 45 cm. Med gammel kolorering. Folio. Size of sheet : 265 cm X 45 cm. Old colouring. . <br/><br/><em>Henri Abraham Châtelain 1684-1743. Fra hans verk “Atlas historique†som utkom i syv bind. Et av de største nederlandske oversiktsverker fra denne tiden. Fra bind 4 av dette verket. From his work “Atlas historique†published in seven volumes. One of the largest encyclopediac works published in the Netherlands in the 18th century. This print is from volume 4. </em> unknown
170578310Amsterdam 1705-39. Folio. Arkets størrelse : 265 cm X 45 cm. Med gammel kolorering. Folio. Size of sheet : 265 cm X 45 cm. Old colouring. . <br/><br/><em>Henri Abraham Châtelain 1684-1743. Fra hans verk “Atlas historique†som utkom i syv bind. Et av de største nederlandske oversiktsverker fra denne tiden. Fra bind 4 av dette verket. From his work “Atlas historique†published in seven volumes. One of the largest encyclopediac works published in the Netherlands in the 18th century. This print is from volume 4. </em> unknown
1718ST16605bWashington D.C.: U. S. Government 17 July 1862. 445 x 565 mm. 17 3/4 x 22 1/2". 17 lines of engraved text in copperplate script with names and dates completed in a fine secretarial hand. <br/> Loose as issued in an archival mylar sleeve. ◆Neatly mended two-and-three-quarters-inch tear to one edge well away from text half inch slit to end of one fold three very short separations along two folds only one touching text otherwise A FINE FRESH SPECIMEN clean and bright the signature dark and clear the wax-and-white-paper seal intact.<br/> <br/> This is an excellent example of a presidential document with Lincoln's full signature and with that of his Secretary of State William Henry Seward 1801-72 remembered for negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia. The consul appointed in this document Jay Haziel Sherman of Vermont served in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island from 1861 to 1865. It is likely this appointee was Jahaziel Blossom Sherman 1801-65 son of pioneering steamship captain Jahaziel Sherman 1770-1844 and that his unusual Old Testament name was misspelled by the scribe who filled in the appointment form. The younger Sherman died in Nova Scotia in 1865. U. S. Government unknown
176716573Sans lieu 1767. 165x105mm. brochÂŽ. La premiÂre lettre manquante est photocopiÂŽe. 116 unknown
176686149Fribourg - Paris : Imprim Fribourg et se trouve Paris chez Lottin le Jeune 1766. 190x110mm. XII- cartonnage moderne tranches non rognes. Indications bibliographiques sur le plat intrieur. 400 Imprim Fribourg et se trouve Paris chez Lottin le Jeune unknown
174042573Amsterdam: No Publisher Listed 1740. Hardback. 2nd edition. Period Vellum binding 12mo 132 leaves; 17 cm. In Hebrew. Mayer Sulzberger's copy with his bookplate. Like the Mishnah Mishnat Hasidim is arranged in "Sedarim" which are divided into "massechtot" and subdivided into "perakim." With an introduction entitled: Olam Katan. Includes index. Title-page has ornamental border. <br> Raphael Immanuel ben Abraham Hai Ricchi 1688-1743 was an "Italian rabbi cabalist and poet.After having studied Talmud under Nathan Pinkerle rabbi of Alessandria della Paglia Ricchi became tutor in the houses of several wealthy Jews. He was thus successively employed at Göritz Fiorenzuola Finale in Modena and Venice; in the last-named place he opened a school. He then went to Triest where he was ordained rabbi in 1717 by Hillel Ashkenazi rabbi of Canea after which he was invited to the rabbinate of Görz.<br> Owing to his great love for cabalistic studies and to his ascetic tendencies Ricchi resolved to settle in Palestine. He arrived at Safed in 1718 and during his stay there of two years he occupied himself with the study of the works of Isaac Luria and Hayyim Vital. He was also reordained rabbi by Hayim Abulafia. In 1720 an epidemic broke out in Palestine and Ricchi was compelled to return to Europe. <br> On the voyage he and all his fellow passengers were captured by pirates and brought to Tripolitza whence through the efforts of Abraham Halfon Ricchi and his family were allowed to return to Italy. He then occupied the rabbinate of Florence till 1723 in which year he removed to Leghorn where for twelve years he engaged in business as a merchant. He spent twenty months in travel visiting Smyrna Salonica Constantinople Amsterdam and London and in 1735 set out for Palestine spending two years at Aleppo and three at Jerusalem. In 1741 he returned to Leghorn and in 1743 while traveling in Italy for the purpose of selling his works he was killed by robbers who buried his body by the shore of the Reno. Six days later some Modena Jews discovered the remains and brought them to Cento for burial.<br> Ricchi's most important work is the above-cited 'Mishnat Hasidim' a cabalistic work begun in 1726 at Leghorn. <br> Like the Mishnah it is arranged in orders 'sedarim' which are divided into treatises 'massektot' and subdivided into chapters 'peraim' the names of the six Mishnah orders being taken in a cabalistic sense. But the chief divisions of the work are three termed 'mafteot' besides the introduction entitled ''Olam Kaon' = 'microcosmos' in which Ricchi endeavors to popularize the Cabala. <br> The first main division is the 'Maftea ha-'Olamot' in which the worlds are treated. It contains: 1 the order of Zera'im treating of the cabalistic cosmology and of metaphysics and divided into seven massektot and eighteen chapters; 2 the order Kodashim treating of the realm of emanation 'olam ha-azilut' which is styled 'the holy of holies' and containing twenty massektot and seventy-eight chapters; 3 the order ohorot treating of the three other realms namely those of creative ideas 'beri'ah' creative formations 'yezirah' and creative matter 'asiyah' and divided into nine massektot and twenty-seven chapters; and 4 the order Nezikin treating of the demons and 'kelifot' and divided into six massektot and seventeen chapters. <br> The second main division entitled 'Maftea ha-Neshamot' contains the order Nashim treating of souls in twelve massektot and forty-eight chapters. The third main division entitled 'Mafteah ha-Kawwanot' contains the order Mo'ed divided into fifty-eight massektot and 371 chapters and treating of the Kawwanah. It will be seen that the number of massektot in this work is 112 corresponding to the numerical value of the sacred name ; and the number of chapters 547 equal to the numerical value of Ricchi's name plus twelve the number of its letters. <br> The sources for this work besides the Zohar are mostly Isaac Luria's and Hayyim Vital's writings of which the 'Sefer ha-Gilgulim' 'Kanfe Yonah' and 'Shulhan 'Aruk' may be particularly mentioned. Ricchi drew also from other cabalists" M. Seligsohn in JE 1905.<br> NYU houses their copy in the Mitchell M. Kaplan Collection of Rare Judaica and Hebraica. Aviva Ben-Ur's Ladino catalog list #14. Judge Mayer Sulzberger "was closely associated with Isaac Leeser and assisted that scholar in editing The Occident contributing to it a partial translation of Maimonides' "Moreh Nebukim." After Leeser's death Sulzberger edited vol. xxvi. of The Occident. He was one of the founders of the Young Men's Hebrew Association which he served as president; and he has taken great interest in the Jewish Hospital of Philadelphia of which he has been vice-president since 1880. He was from the beginning in 1888 chairman of the publication committee of the Jewish Publication Society of America; was one of the original trustees of the Baron de Hirsch fund; and interested himself in the establishment of agricultural colonies at Woodbine N. J. and in Connecticut.Sulzberger had one of the best private libraries in America; it contained a very large number of Hebraica and Judaica" WIkipedia. SUBJECTS: Cabala -- Early works to 1800. Siddurim -- Texts. Judaism -- Ari rite -- Liturgy -- Kabbale -- Ouvrages avant 1800. Siddour -- Textes. Cabala. OCLC: 904949349. OCLC lists only 2 copies of this 1740 2nd edition worldwide NYU & Cambridge and only 3 copies of the first edition of 1727.<br> Boards slightly bowed with front hinge starting. Remains of 19th Century paper label on spine. Lacks front blank pastedown. Jewish institutional bookplate in addition to that of Sulzberger. Paper toning but strong. About Very Good- Condition. Attractive copy of early edition of an important cabalistic text. RAB-67-7. Amsterdam: [No Publisher Listed] unknown
170143446Amsterdam: 'Imanu'el ben Yosef 'Atias 1701. 1st edition. Period Half Leather over Marbled Boards 8vo 2 46 leaves i.e. 4 92 pages 20 cm. In Hebrew.<br> By the father of the Holy Shela'h haKadosh.<br> <br> Ethical teachings and customs by the father of the holy Shelah with the will of his son Rabbi Shabtai Sheftel printed here for the first time<br> Sefer Yesh Nochalin a collection of ethical teachings conduct and laws by the Gaon and Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham HaLevi Horowitz father of the Ba'al Shelah HaKadosh with glosses and additions by his son Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz.<br> At the end of the book the will of Rabbi Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz son of the holy Shelah and grandson of the author was printed for the first time.<br> Rabbi Shabtai Sheftel HaLevi Segal Horowitz 1592-1660 son of Rabbi Yeshayahu HaLevi Horowitz is known for his book "Snei Luchot HaBrit." He was a rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva one of the greatest Ashkenazi Jewish scholars of his generation. He was a preacher in the Prague community and the rabbi of Fürth Frankfurt Poznan and Vienna. He edited his father's book "Snei Luchot HaBrit" and is known by the name of his own book "Vavei HaAmudim."<br> <br> SUBJECTS: Jewish ethics -- Early works to 1800. Morale juive -- Ouvrages avant 1800. Testaments moraux <br> OCLC: 9055147.Light rubbing to boards toning as expected a very attractive copy in original binding Very Good Condition. B Rab-67-15-KKXLB. Amsterdam: 'Imanu'el ben Yosef 'Atias unknown
172125850Paris 1721. From the Australian point of view most interesting for the illustrations drawn from Dampier's explorations on the West Australian coast particularly the images of fish birds squid & plants the first images of Australian fauna & flora to be seen by the Western world.<br /> It includes extensive text describing the natural history found there in French. His account of the expedition was published as "A Voyage to New Holland" in 1703. Dampier is regarded by many as Australia's first natural historian. <br /> <br /> The three maps at the top of the plate are of the Isthmus of Darien and the Gulf of Panama. Size : 370x433 mm 14.57x17.05 Inches. Many of the maps are based on the work of Guillaume de l'Lisle.<br /> <br /> Published in Chatelain's "Atlas Historique ou nouvelle introduction a l'histoire a la chronologie & a la geographie ancienne & moderne" in Amsterdam 1721. Many of the maps are based on the work of Guillaume de l'Lisle.<br /> <br /> Copperplate engraving 14.5 x17". Full impression mark with wide margins. Some slight bends in margin fine overall. unknown
177927545Philadelphia: Printed and sold by John Dunlap 1779. A very early issue of a Weatherwise American Almanac. Illustrated with the well-known anatomical woodcut of a man “governed by the twelve constellations†and woodcut page frames. 12mo original printed self wrappers stitched. 15 leaves unnumbered including printed wrappers. A very well preserved little almanac the wrappers somewhat worn at the corners the rear with a little loss at the bottom outside corner some expected toning and mellowing to the paper and some spotting but complete and very usable and with the original stitching still strong and tight. AN EARLY WEATHERWISE ALMANAC and a competitor of Franklin's "Poor Richard". Abraham Weatherwise was of course a pseudonym and one which was likely used by multiple almanac printers. They “ushered in the healthiest and most interesting period of almanac making†Sagendorph 116.<br> Along with the typical astronomical data and weather forecasts this almanac also contains a table valuing the dollar humorous stories and historical tracts a collection of hints and home remedies for the care of horses court dates for Pennsylvania and New Jersey and a schedule for Quaker meetings. Printed and sold by John Dunlap unknown
1730378329Samuel Fuller; J. Peele 1730 1731. Full leather. Ex-library foxing. Full leather with raised bands. Boards are significantly bowed. The first title lacks title page and publisher and publication date unknown. 135 72 32 pages. Samuel Fuller; J. Peele hardcover
1709KAHFNW706ETUNürnberg 1709. 8vo. Johann Leonhard Buggel Contemporary but not uniform vellum sewn on 3 cords with a hollow back vol. I with dark blue edges with a manuscript title in Latin at the head of the spine: Tractatus de insectis aliisque animalibus nocivis extirpandis; vol. II with a manuscript title in German at the head of the spine: Von schadliechen Ungedierter Außrottung II. Each volume with a folding illustrated engraved title-page and a folding letterpress title-page a larger folding engraved plate in volume II woodcut tailpieces and decorated initials headpieces built up from typographic ornaments. Set in fraktur types with incidental Schwabacher and roman types. 2 volumes. 22 699 = 697 23; 38 944 48 pp. plus 2 folding letterpress title-pages and the 3 engravings. First edition rarely found complete of a detailed account of animals that are harmful to people and to their livestock the treatment of bites illnesses and poisonings they cause and instructions for their extermination. It covers animals on land in water in the air and underground. The large folding plate in vol. II shows 38 insects including 14 caterpillars and the two engraved title-pages for volumes I and II show well over 50 vol. I about 25 vol. II animals not counting a large group of ants and many birds in the distance in the former. The book also provides information about uses of the dead harmful animals for making clothes and medicines and includes many medicinal recipes. The animals discussed include wolves foxes mad dogs birds including birds of prey snakes frogs toads rats mice moles beetles caterpillars bed bugs lice fleas and other insects spiders snails and other molluscs various kinds of worms and even a dragon and basilisk the latter illustrated in the engraved title-page to volume I: it looks more cock-like than snake-like so most people would now call it a cockatrice but the two have long been used almost interchangeably. Krafft notes that dragons are rarely or never found in Germany but says one was found in Bohemia a few years ago and that they are more common in Nubia Libya and the largest ones in "Indien" probably meaning the East Indies and perhaps based on reports of the Komodo dragon.With an owner's inscription of Stefan von Clodt 1674-1737 Vicar General and Provost of Michaelsberg in Fulda on the title-page of vol. I. Somewhat browned vol. I only slightly and with an occasional small stain but still in good condition. The binding of vol. I is in very good condition with only a few small worm holes in the hinges; vol. II is rubbed and damaged lacking the lowest 3 cm of the backstrip. A very detailed source of information on animals regarded as pests from both a medical and a farming and gardening perspective.l Lindner Jagdliteratur 11.1171.01 & 11.1173.01; VD18 11041935 = 90643208 & 90643224; cf. Horn & Schenkling 12340 with 1713 ed. of vol. I. ABE CAT Agriculture hardcover
1718102323<p> Newspaper 16" x 22" six columns of text 4 pp. Folded at center several tears and chips at folds and extremities some loss of text Lincoln text less affected some aging and browning and some uneven darkening ; in about fair condition overall for a newspaper from this period. Dated April 17 1865 this is a relatively early account of the Lincoln assassination. Most of the coverage is on the second and third pages of the newspaper. The articles include stories on the "death bed scene" the attacks on Secretary Seward and his son the national reaction and reports on those involved in the plot. Some interesting coverage of a national event in a local newspaper.</p>
1717116<p>4° mm 230x168; ll. 6 pp. 400. Woodcut frontispiece and <strong>100 emblematic woodcuts</strong> each approx. 105×120 mm. Contemporary vellum binding. Small restorations to the title page and pp. 353–54. Overall a fine copy.</p><p>First edition in Italian the original title: <em>Huy und Pfuy der Welt</em> 1707.</p><p>A very interesting richly illustrated book by the Augustinian preacher Abraham a Sancta Clara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_a_Sancta_Clara. The treatise is a kind of iconographic and textual compendium intended for use by the popular preacher. Its format of emblem commentary 'favola' enables a constellation of homiletic <em>exempla</em> to be committed to memory in keeping with a very ancient rhetorical and visual tradition cfr. L. Bolzoni <em>La rete delle immagini. Predicazione in volgare dalle origini a San Bernardino da Siena</em> Torino 2002.</p><p>"One of the greatest orators Germany has ever produced. People flocked to hear him drawn by the power and vivid clarity of his speech by the inexhaustible wealth of his wit and by the impartial severity with which he denounced the vices of all social classes. He poured his whole being into everything he said. Endowed with extraordinary creativity and inventive originality Abraham blended into his imaginative style fables short stories anecdotes erudite quotations witty sayings colourful and sometimes trivial wordplay sudden asperations personal recollections and vivid genre sketches with flashes of true eloquence—passionate fiery and vibrant. Even when he wrote he stood so to speak at the pulpit and saw his audience before him face to face" L. Bianchi.</p> Per Gio. Parone
1719143633Amsterdam: L'Honoré et Chatelain 1719. Very Good. Amsterdam L'Honoré et Chatelain 1719. An engraved map printed surface 353 × 463 mm sheet size approximately 455 × 520 mm. Vertical centrefold crease as issued; a few faint spots; light creases and a few tiny closed tears about the edges well clear of the printed surface; a very good copy. From Chatelain's 'Atlas historique ou Nouvelle introduction à l'histoire à la chronologie & à la Geographie ancienne & moderne .'. With an inset map of the Orkney Islands. L'Honoré et Chatelain unknown
1797800171797. SHOEMAKER Abraham. Poulson's Town and Country Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1797. Phila.: Zachariah Poulson 1796. 24 leaves. Disbound. Complete. Light uniform toning early owner's signature on titlepage else very good. Drake 10043. Evans 31189. ESTC W22814. A list of births and deaths in the several religious societies including the "Jewish or Hebrew Church" and the "African Episcopal Church" in the city of Philadelphia from August 1 1795 to August 1 1796."--p. 42. The calendar pages include a daily record of weather and temperature for 1795. unknown
172891I90T01U79OAmsterdam 1728. Leonardus Schenk Framed 82.5 x 121 cm. Large engraved wall print on 2 sheets together 57.5 x 97 cm showing the Leiden city wall between the Koepoort and Zijlpoort with various windmills and prominent buildings in the background identified by name. The title appears in a banderole at the head with putti on either side holding the arms of Leiden and Holland. Leonardus Schenk's name appears as engraver and publisher at the right end of the banderole. Large view of the city of Leiden by the Amsterdam engraver and publisher Leonardus Schenk. The viewer observes the city from the south from between the city's Koe and Zijl gates. In the background several windmills and a few characteristic buildings are identified by name in the engraving including the university the library the Pieterskerk the Town Hall the Mare kerk the "Burcht" the fort and the Hooglandse kerk. On the quay outside the wall groups of people walk sporadically passed by small boats on the nearby city moat. In the foreground we see a typical Dutch landscape with grazing cattle farm workers a loaded hay cart and haystacks in the field. We know of several other wall prints by Schenk depicting local situations with almost photographic detail. Thanks to this detail important socio-historical aspects have been passed on to later generations giving these prints an important cultural meaning today. A few spots formerly folded otherwise in very good condition.l Overvoorde Catalogus van de prentverzameling der Gemeente Leiden 1906 no. 640; Waller Biogr. woordenb. Noord Ned. graveurs p. 287. unknown
1728A2RGD4WT38YEAmsterdam: Leonardus Schenk 1728. In black passepartout and gilt frame 82 x 121 cm. Large engraved wall print on 2 sheets together 58 x 97 cm the sheets overlapping each other slightly showing the traditional business centre of the city of Leiden. The title both in Dutch and French is printed in a banderole at the head with putti on each side supporting the arms of Leiden and Holland. Leonardus Schenk's name appears as engraver and publisher at the right tip of the banderole. A large engraved wall print in two sheets showing the trading and commercial centre of the city of Leiden at the convergence of the Oude Rijn and Nieuwe Rijn canals. Unlike most other Dutch towns Leiden had no central market square so that the waterways formed the major access routes for merchandise. On the banks of the canals there is a lively market that converges on the bridge central in the print. Market traders and customers come and go. Women from the coastal fishing villages of Katwijk and Noortwijk display fresh fish for sale. Right in the print we see the monumental "Waag" the weigh-house built in 1658 following a plan by the Dutch architect and engraver Pieter Post. The splendid relief designed by Rombout Verhulst that crowns the entrance is reproduced with a sharp eye for detail. In front of the building commercial goods are hoisted up from carts and a number of ships for transport to the weigh-house. Several other ships had moored and now continue to their destination. A boat flying the Dutch flag brings in a prominent party while a herald standing precariously at the bow trumpets for right of way. We know of several other wall prints by Schenk depicting local situations with almost photographic detail. Thanks to this detail important socio-historical aspects have been passed on to later generations giving these prints an important cultural meaning today. With some faint foxing otherwise in very good condition.l Overvoorde Catalogus van de prentverzameling der Gemeente Leiden 1906 no. 964; Waller Biogr. woordenb. Noord Ned. graveurs p. 287. Leonardus Schenk, unknown
