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7 volumes. Additional engraved title page and portrait of the mayor of Amsterdam, Jan Trip, in Volume 1. (Folio) 42x26.5 cm. (16½x10½") period calf-backed boards, spines gilt. Second Edition.

Second edition of this dictionary by D. Van Hoogstraten, based on works of Moreri, Bayle, Buddeus and others. A fine example of the typical eighteenth century reference book, presenting all available knowledge to a learned audience and helping to establish the tradition of encyclopedic dictionaries.