Het kasteel van Aigermont, en d'omleggende landtstreeken in de heerlykheit van Nederkan, nevens de stadt Maastricht
By: in heldendicht afgeschetst door François Halma ; hier is bygevoegt eene Rede tot lof der dichtkunde
Publisher: gedrukt by François Halma, Drukker der Edele Mogende Heeren Staaten van Frieslandt
Published: 1715
Place of publication: Te Leeuwarden
Language: dut
Translated from: lat
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Castles; Buildings, structures; Landscape architecture; Dutch poetry; Kasteel Neercanne (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Other titles: Rede tot lof der dichtkunde: opentlyk in 't Latyn uitgesproken, en in 't Nederduitsch vertolkt; Rede tot lof der dichtkunde.
Notes: "First and only edition of a Dutch poem in praise of Chateau Agimont [sic] or Neercanne on the Dutch-Belgian border near Maastricht, and in praise of other attractions in the vicinity, by François Halma. It starts with a six-page verse dedication to Daniel Wolf, Baron van Dopff, who had the chateau built in 1698, followed by an acknowledgement in verse to Maastricht city officials, and a four-page note to the reader. Included at the end, as an appendix, is a Dutch translation of a Latin speech in praise of poetry. The double-page plates show the chateau and the estate itself with elaborate gardens (and a ship sailing in the artificial lake), a view of the city of Maastricht, and the great stone-vaulted interior of the St. Pietersberg mine south of Maastricht. The chateau is built stepped on the side of a hill (unique in the Netherlands) and remains, to[g]ether with the mine, a popular tourist attraction. The chateau and probably the other illustrations were drawn by Guillaume de Bruyn (1649-1719) and engraved by J. Karrewyn. Halma was not only a poet but also a printer, publisher and bookseller, and his engraved device includes a printing press (modestly giving centre stage to a view of Constantine's victory). On its publication in 1715, Halma's book received an enthusiastic 19-page report in Boekzaal der geleerde wereld, which gave particular attention to the typography."--Asher Rare Books & Antiquariaat Forum datasheet.

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Also contains: Rede tot lof der dichtkunde: opentlyk in 't Latyn uitgesproken, en in 't Nederduitsch vertolkt (pages 50-