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Title
 Dedication of the 'Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn door de vermaardste deelen van Klein Asia' to King/Stadtholder William III, 1698

Year
 1698

Type
 boek, book

Measurements
 370 x 235

Related term
 mecenaat

Period
 17e eeuw

Classification
 K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding

Content
 Cornelis de Bruin dedicated his 'Reizen door de vermaardste deelen van Klein Asia' to King/Stadtholder William III. Thus he also sought his protection against potential piracies of this voluminous and abundantly illustrated book.

Original
 Bruyn, Cornelis de. - Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn door de vermaardste deelen van Klein Asia. - Delft: H. van Krooneveld, 1698. [20] + 406 pp.

available in
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 381 A 6