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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 Cornelis de Bruin, "Reizen over Moskovie, door Persie en Indie", Amsterdam, R and G. Wetstein [et al], 1714

Creator
 Bruin, Cormelis de (auteur/author), Bruin, Cormelis de (illustrator), Wetstein, R en G. (uitgever/publisher)

Year
 1714

Type
 illustratie, illustration

Measurements
 38 x 25 cm.

Related term
 reisboeken, illustraties, gravure

Period
 18e eeuw

Classification
 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst, E: Boekillustratie

Content
 Voyages of discovery remained a very popular genry, also in the 18th century. The richly illustrated travelogues by Cornelis de Bruin contain numerous, sometimes very large, engravings by himself `with great precision drawn from life'. The Amsterdam University Library has a unique copy with colour printing.

Original
 Bruin, Cornelis de. - Reizen over Moskovie, door Persie en Indie: verrykt met driehondert kunstplaten [...]. - Amsterdam: R. en G. Wetstein [et al.], 1714

available in
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 381 A 5

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek