Josias SIMMLER, Johan Jakob LEU
Von dem Regiment de lobl. Eydgenossschaft zwey Bücher / In deren Ersterem ein kurtzgefasste Politische Historie der Helvetisch und Eydgenössischen Sachen / nebst einer Nachricht von der Eydgenossen unter sich selbst und mit frömden Fürsten und Staaten gemachten Bündnussen Ursprung / Beschaffenheit und Haubt-Articuln; In dem Anderen aber eine Beschreibung der Eydgenossen Fridens-und Kriegs-Uebungen / samt der Beschaffenheit des Regiments wie der Eydgenössischen Republic insgemein / also jeder derselben XIII. und zugewandter Städten / und Orthen insbesonder / auch der Regierung deren allseitigen Unterthanen / enthalten; Erstlich mit sonderem Fleiss vor anderhalben Seculo zusamengetragen.?
David Gessner|Zurich [Zurich] 1722|15 x 20 cm|relié
The rare first edition of this revised, commented and annotated edition by Johann Jakob Leu of Josias Simler's major work: "De republica helvetiorum" (1576). With a large folding map of Switzerland by Michael Kauffer after Christoph Weigel. A frontispiece by Fussli, often lacking elsewhere, has not been included with this copy.
Contemporary half vellum with corners. Smooth spine with title in black ink. Boards rubbed. Some marginal foxing. Map reinforced on verso with old paper. A good copy.
Hans Jakob Leu was called upon by the publisher David Gessner to revise Simler's edition: De republica helvetiorum. From 1720, Leu gathered a great quantity of information on the regiments of each canton. His initial goal was to continue Simler's work up to 1720 and to complete it in its ancient parts; he made of it a new work, more extensive and solid.
Contemporary half vellum with corners. Smooth spine with title in black ink. Boards rubbed. Some marginal foxing. Map reinforced on verso with old paper. A good copy.
Hans Jakob Leu was called upon by the publisher David Gessner to revise Simler's edition: De republica helvetiorum. From 1720, Leu gathered a great quantity of information on the regiments of each canton. His initial goal was to continue Simler's work up to 1720 and to complete it in its ancient parts; he made of it a new work, more extensive and solid.
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