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Wagenaar, Jan (1709-1773)21
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The present state of the United Provinces of the Low-Countries : as to the government, laws, forces, riches, manners, customes, revenue and territory of the Dutch. In three books

Aglionby, William (1705); Spain

1671

W.A. = William Aglionby. Running title: Present state of the Low-Countreys. With six final advertisement leaves. Woodcut head-pieces; woodcut initials. Title page followed by an eight-page pre...

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The lives of all the princes of Orange : from William the Great, founder of the common-wealth of the United provinces

Aubery du Maurier, Louis (1609-1687); Brown, Thomas (1663-1704)

1693

Originally published, 1680, under title: Mémoires pour servir l'histoire de Hollande et des autres Provinces-unies. Translated under the direction of Thomas Brown, who is said to have personally tr...

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The low-country commonwealth : contayninge an exact discription of the eight United Provinces now made free

Le Petit, Jean François (1546-1615); Grimeston, Edward

1609

Running title: The Belgick common-weale. Title-page engraved (A.F. Johnson, Anonymous no.10, a reduced copy of C. van Sichem II's title-page for Grimston's own 'General historie of the Netherlands',...

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The delights of Holland : or a three months travel about that and the other provinces, with observations and reflections on their trade, wealth, strength, beauty, policy, &c. : together with a catalogue of the rarities in the anatomical school at Leyden

Mountague, William

1696

Advertisement: p. [1] at end. Indexed in: References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat : 3207. Indexed in: References: Wing : M2477, also O M2968A in his 'Gallery of ghosts', attributed to Richard Mount.

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Sir Thomas Overbury his observations in his travailes upon the state of the XVII. provinces as they stood anno Dom. 1609 : The treatie of peace being then on foote

Overbury, Sir Thomas (1581-1613)

1626

"Observations on the state of France, 1609": p. 12-28. Publisher's statement from STC (2nd ed.). Verso of t.p. (p. [2] at front) is blank. Head-piece; ornament on t.p.; initial.

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Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands

Temple, Sir William (1628-1699)

1673

First edition. Indexed in: References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat : 2030. Indexed in: References: Wing : T656.

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Journal of a tour in the Netherlands in the autumn of 1815

Southey, Robert (1774-1843); Nicoll, Sir W Robertson (1851-1923)

1903

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The true interest and political maxims of the Republick of Holland and West-Friesland : in three parts

Court, Pieter de la (1618-1685); Witt, Johan de (1625-1672)

Printed in the year 1702

Mainly the work of Pieter de la Court. Half title: The interest of Holland.

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The true interest and political maxims of the Republic of Holland

Court, Pieter de la (1618-1685); Campbell, John (1708-1775); Witt, Johan de (1625-1672)

1746

Mainly the work of Pieter de la Court. Not in Kress. Pp. 385-388 omitted from numeration.

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