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De Zee-Straet van 'sGraven-Hage op Scheveningen
1667
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book
Dimensions
Platemark: 29.7 x 25 cm (11 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Overall: 22.5 x 17.7 cm (8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Overall: 22.5 x 17.7 cm (8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow Fund and funds donated by Michael J. Dury
Accession Number2013.1485
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description(The Hague: Johannes Tongerloo, 1667). Quarto. Woodcut printer's device on title; one large folding etched plate with letterpress poem by Constantijn Huygens below. Contemporary Dutch vellum, gilt cypher added on front cover.
ProvenanceBy 1973, E. P. Goldschmidt (dealer), London; 1973, sold by E. P. Goldschmidt to Arthur Vershbow (b. 1922 – d. 2012) and Charlotte Vershbow (b. 1924 – d. 2000), Newton, MA; June 20, 2013, Vershbow collection sale, Christie’s, New York, lot 559, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)