R.C. Six. Kronings-nummer van de Nederlandsche jager; jrg. 4. Rare original edition of this overview of the hunting activities of the House of Orange... Show moreR.C. Six. Kronings-nummer van de Nederlandsche jager; jrg. 4. Rare original edition of this overview of the hunting activities of the House of Orange, starting with William I (1533-1584) and concluding with William of Orange (1840-1879). With illustrations of falcons, hunting with and of falcons, herons and deer, hunting attributes, etc. Binding restored, slightly stained and with manuscript entry on front; title-page age-browned and with pasted bookplate. Good copy of this work. Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .S59 1898 Book Item-ID: i17067029 BIB-ID: 1525368 Ook beschikbaar in microvorm. Show less
door A.H. Verster van Wulverhorst. Collection of treatises on hunting in the Netherlands in the 19th century. A.H. Verster van Wulverhorst was... Show moredoor A.H. Verster van Wulverhorst. Collection of treatises on hunting in the Netherlands in the 19th century. A.H. Verster van Wulverhorst was forester in the Dutch province of South Holland, and is especially known for his Traité de Fauconnerie , for which he cooperated with the ornithologist H. Schlegel. In the present treatise, Verster van Wulverhorst gives a short survey of the history of hunting before dealing extensively with the hunting regulations in the Netherlands. The full-page engraved plate shows two bisons, the folding lithographed plates depict a hunting scene from the Bayeux tapestry and European and Arabian falcon hunters from the Middle Ages. Ludolf Sloet van de Beele (1806-1890) describes the history of hunting and discusses animals that live(d) in the Netherlands. He was later appointed to the post of Governor-General of Indonesia (NNBW V, cols 751-753). The volume continues with an article by the eminent ornithologist, Herman Schlegel (1804-1884; NNBW IV, cols. 1232-1233), who was Director of the Leiden Museum for Natural History. In "Over de Inlandsche Dag-Roofvogelen" Schlegel gives an accurate description of Dutch birds of prey that hunt by day. He distinguishes eight types, the falcon, hawk, harrier, seaeagle , fish-eagle, kite, buzzard and honey-buzzard, which he lists on the folding table together with their subtypes. The accompanying lithographed plate shows a selection of eight birds. The volume continues with an anonymous article, "De Valkenjacht," (falcon hunting) and a section from Mededeelingen uit het Gebied van Natuur, Wetenschap en Kunst (ed. A. Cohen) from 1844, on large animals that used to live in the Netherlands but have become extinct, and other notes on zoological matters. Minor tears in the folding plates to Schlegel's article, some loose leaves in the final section, hand-written ownership entry first endleaf. Good set of hunting treatises Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .V47 1840 Book Item-ID: i17067054 BIB-ID: 1525371 Show less
