Beschrijving
Utrecht, Hermanus Besseling, 1736-1752, 1st edition, complete set in 19 volumes in similar contemporary half leather bindings (only the binding of volume 14 is different), all 18 engraved titlepages present, many engraved maps (56+8), engraved plates (38), vignettes (2) and engraved portraits (12). 134 plates in total. Very good copy of this extensive history of the world as seen through the eyes of 18th century historians. Westerbaen (Cornelis Willemsz.), born 1690 at Katwijk aan den Rijn became proponent at the Remonstrantsche broederschap in 1717. In 1719 he became predikant at Noordwijk, in 1722 at Brielle, in 1725 at Utrecht, in 1737 at Rotterdam, in 1763 he was pensioned. he died in 1774.