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LAAN, Adolf van der.
Zee, land, en stroom lust bestaande in ... verscheyde gezigten binnen en buytenlandsche vaartuygen en scheepen zoo als men de zelve heedendaags bouwt. Naar 't leeven geteekent van verscheyde liefhebbers, en in't kooper gebragt door A. van der Laan

Delight full Sea, Land, and River Prospects: consisting of sundry views, of home & foreign vessels and ships. Attractive nautical engravings & delightful sea, land, and river prospects. The engravings show several sailing manoeuvers such as; getting under sail, tacking, jibbing, anchoring &c.

Published
Amsterdam: Petrus Schenk, (after 1726)
References
Cat. Scheepsmodellen ... 1600-1900 (NHSM; 1943), p. 167; De Groot & Vorstman, Dutch Sailing Ships, p. 17, 23; Maggs, Bibl. Nautica II, no. 631; Thieme & Becker XXII, pp. 159-160 (V.d. Laan); Jan Pluis, 'De invloed van de etsen van A. van der Laan op de te tegelschilders van schepentableaus' in: 'Jaarboek Schepvaart Museum 1966, pp.53-57, not in Bruzelius, Cat NHSM, nor Polak.
Plates
19
Binding/Size
M=4to
Value
0-5000
Published
Amsterdam: Petrus Schenk, (after 1726)
Ref
1111

Oblong folio. Modern three-quarters green-grained morocco set off with gilt decorated borders, ribbed spine with title lettered in gold, marbled endpapers. Full-page engraved title page and 18 (out of 20) full-page engraved plates (ca. 21 x 34 cm) depicting different types of ships by Petrus Schenck after the designs of Adolf van der Laan. All plates are beautifully coloured by hand, set off with a red and black border, and have Dutch, French, and English captions underneath. The plates depict different ships, including; inland, seagoing, vessels, merchant, V.O.C., whaling, and warships. In addition, the engraved titles are in English, Dutch and French. Coloured plates in order: 1. Decorative title page. 2. A Koffe Shipe near Broeck by Enkhuysen. 3. A Turfe Shipe and the Sand Ponte of Amsterdam. 4. A Greenland man and the haven of Rotterdam. 5. A Smal Shipe. 6. A Birthman of Zeland and the Geitstek near Harlingen. 7. A Smack and sight of Enckhuysen. 8. A Gaffel Schute, and the haven of Harlingen. 9. A Vriesland Smack, with Ropsyl from the West. 10. A Dutch Hekboat, tacking about. 11. Two Dutch East indie men and a small dutch Fregate. 12. A Dutch Fregate, or Merchantmen, tacking about. 13. Een Oorlogh Schip. 14. A Dutchman of War. 15. A 2nd Rate Dutch man of war, bearing the vice Admiral Flag, preparing himself to come to an Anchor. 16. A 4th Rate Dutch men of war, English built hauling up her foresail. 17. A 5th Rate Dutchmen of war, getting under Sail, and some fisher Boats. 18. A Sea battle between Maltese men of war and three Algerian privateers. 19. A 4th Rate French men of war, Reding att her Anchors in a Storm.