RELATION En Forme De Journal du Voyage et Sejour, que Le Serenissime et Tres-Puissant Prince CHARLES II Royal de la Grand Bretagne &c, A fait en Hollande, dupuis le 25.May, jusques au 2 Juin 1660, bound together with Anglia TRIUMPHANS sive in Inaugurationem serenissimi, potentissimi a c invicitissimi principis, CAROLI II, deigratia Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae Regis &c Fidei Defensoris, &c POEMATION au c to re Roberto Keuchenio, JCto, Belga, Hagae comitis ex typographia Adriani Vlacq anno MDCLX.
The volume measures 17" x 10 1/4" with 2 + 108 + 36 pages. (The frontis portrait of Charles II is not present.) There are six double page plates present engraved by David & Pieter Philippe & Theodor Matham after designs by Jacob Toorenvliet & Adriaen van de Venne. The engravings show Charles' arrival in Delft; at Vijverberg; a banquet; 2 of Charles addressing Parliament; and his departure from Scheveningen.
Text of the first part is in French; the second part is in Latin. The first part is the story of Charles' journey through the low countries and arrangements for his restoration to the English throne. The second part is a tribute in verse to Charles on the occasion of his inauguration.
Binding is worn at extremities; the spine has been repaired; bottom 1 1/2" of inside front hinge is split; an inscription and date are inked on the front endpaper; there is old 8" dampstaining to inside bottom hinge and page edges of the first 7 pages; light random foxing; inscription and date are inked at right of the title page; otherwise solid and clean.
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