A Journey Through the Austrian Netherlands. Containing The Modern History and Description of all the Provinces, Towns, Castles, Palaces, &c. of that Fruitful, Populous Country, so long the Scene of Wars and dreadful Ravages, till it was by the Treaty of Utrecht yielded to the Emperor of Germany

[John Macky]

Verlag: J Pemberton, D Browne, LONDON, 1732

Beschreibung

A VG copy of this rare and interesting work by John Macky (published anonymously). John Macky (d 1726) was a Scotsman and a government agent or spy. According to sources he informed the British of James II's intention to invade England in 1792, and his network of spies was vital to the discovery in February and March 1708 of Jacobite plans for the invasion of Scotland. This book, in the form of a series of letters, is written with considerable knowledge and authority. He travelled extensively in the region, dying finally in Rotterdam in 1726. This copy is newly rebound in half leather and marbled boards with raised bands to spine, gilt tooling and gilt title label. Internally, the contents comprise: half title; advertisement for 'A Journey through England', title page, Introduction with decorative headpiece, initial capitals, and decorative tailpiece (pp V-XXX), publisher's advert (2pp), errata (1 pge), letters with decorative head and tailpieces and capitals and including tables (pp 1- 205), Index (25pp). The contents are very clean and in very good condition, with just the occasional mark.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 031257

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: A Journey Through the Austrian Netherlands. Containing The Modern History and Description of all the Provinces, Towns, Castles, Palaces, &c. of that Fruitful, Populous Country, so long the Scene of Wars and dreadful Ravages, till it was by the Treaty of Utrecht yielded to the Emperor of Germany
• Verlag: J Pemberton, D Browne, LONDON
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1732
• Einband: Half-Leather
• Auflage: 2nd Edition
• Zustand: Very Good
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