Featured in this lot is this Dutch map from 1745 titled "Landkaart van het t'hans genaamde Holland zoo als dat, in 't begin der vysde eeuwe, door de Vrienzen, Saxers, Warners, Britten, Engelschen, Sclaaven overschot der Bataveiren, Salers,Quden en Franken bewoond wierdt." by Pieter de Hondt found in 1734 Historie der Keyzeren, Koningen, Hertogen en Graaven; welken, federt de komst der batavieren in bet thans genaamde" by Gerard van Loon. The book is a richly illustrated historical chronicle of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, written in Dutch. Van Loon, a noted historian and numismatist, combined detailed biographies of the emperors with engravings of medals and coins associated with their reigns, offering a visual and textual record of imperial power and iconography. The book reflects Enlightenment-era interests in classical antiquity, political lineage, and the symbolic language of authority, making it both a scholarly resource and a collector’s item for those interested in European history and numismatics. The condition of this of this Pieter de Hondt map is well preserved with some wrinkling to the maps edge and browning to the page consistent with age but otherwise shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of this 16 3/4" x 20 3/4". The collective weight of this map is U4oz. The map comes with a printed copy of the title page corresponding to the book the map can be found in.