Description
Hermannus (Hugo) The Siege of Breda, translated by Sir Henry Gage, fine engraved title, 15 engraved plates and maps, some double-page, occasional light spotting, contemporary vellum, gilt, covers slightly stained and a little bowed, g.e., [STC 13926; Cockle 110], folio, [Ghent, Jodocus Dooms], 1627.
⁂ The plates are reused from the original Latin edition, published a year earlier. The author was chaplain to General Ambrogio Spinola and was present at the siege, his work being promptly translated into Spanish, French, English (twice) and Italian.
The translator Sir Henry Gage (1597-1644) was captain of an English regiment of Horse which served under the Spanish during the siege. He later died fighting for Charles I at Abingdon.
Lot 54
Hermannus (Hugo) The Siege of Breda, translated by Sir Henry Gage, Ghent, 1627.
Hammer Price: £700
Description
Hermannus (Hugo) The Siege of Breda, translated by Sir Henry Gage, fine engraved title, 15 engraved plates and maps, some double-page, occasional light spotting, contemporary vellum, gilt, covers slightly stained and a little bowed, g.e., [STC 13926; Cockle 110], folio, [Ghent, Jodocus Dooms], 1627.
⁂ The plates are reused from the original Latin edition, published a year earlier. The author was chaplain to General Ambrogio Spinola and was present at the siege, his work being promptly translated into Spanish, French, English (twice) and Italian.
The translator Sir Henry Gage (1597-1644) was captain of an English regiment of Horse which served under the Spanish during the siege. He later died fighting for Charles I at Abingdon.