[Netherlands]. STOOPENDAAL (Daniel), BROUE?¨RIUS VAN NIDEK ( - Lot 149

[Netherlands]. STOOPENDAAL (Daniel), BROUE?¨RIUS VAN NIDEK (Matthaeus). Het Verheerlykt Watergraefs- of Diemer-meer by de Stadt Amsterdam Les delices du Watergraefs, ou Diemer-meer, prés de la ville d'Amsterdam, représentée par des vues Amsterdam, Andries en Hendrik de Leth, 1725. In-folio (37 x 24 cm.), [21] f., 33 plates including a frontispiece and 2 on double-page, half blue cloth (binding destroyed, almost all leaves loose). An essential work of Dutch culture and cartography in the 18th century, illustrating the Watergraafsmeer region near Amsterdam. Renowned for its detailed, picturesque engravings, it highlights the estates, recreational areas and landscaping that characterize this unique region. It comprises 41 pages of text by Matthaeus Broue?¨rius van Nidek, a copper-engraved frontispiece by I. W. Winter after A. v. Laan, 2 double-page plans of Watergraafsmeer and 2 single-sheet plans, including one of Amsterdam. It also contains 58 views drawn from nature by Daniel Stoopendaal. A total of 62 engravings.