Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden], Ex Officina Francisei Hackii, 1662. Vellum. 4,5" x 7.5", pp. 2 - 845, followed by 86 pp. of inscriptions and index. Frontispiece, with hand colored (red) crown being handed to a seated Caesar. Also includes 11 beautiful copper engraved portraits of other Roman emperors, created by Reinier..... More
c. 1960. 8" x 10.75, Complete set of 89 hand colored plates. Also included are individual, full page description of the scene in French. Soldier description printed at the bottom. All are in fine condition, the colors are vibrant, housed back-to-back in protective sleeves. Uncommonly found as a complete set.Plates..... More
SIGNATURE "Thom. Wharton, Chman", a Pennsylvania merchant and politician during the Revolutionary War era, served as the first President of Pennsylvania after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Like many other Colonial merchants, Wharton joined boycotts in protest of the 1765 Stamp Act and the 1767 Townshend Acts. On May..... More