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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.
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Title

 Poster with the announcement of a lottery for a country house, the 'Villa Rhenana', 1875


Creator

 Emrik & Binger (graveur/engraver), Egmond & Heuvelink (uitgever/publisher), Thieme, G.J. (drukker/printer)


Year

 1875


Type

 affiche, poster


Measurements

 100 x 76 cm.


Related term

 affiches, uitgaven bij intekening


Period

 19e eeuw


Classification

 G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij


Content

 Among the subscribers to the publication "De Rijn: van zijn oorsprong tot aan zee", published in 1875 by Van Egmond & Heuvelink in Arnhem, a lottery was held for the substantial country house, the Villa Rhenana. The book was a translation of a de luxe edition in German published by Kröner in Stuttgart in the same year as the Dutch edition and in which a chapter was also devoted to the Netherlands.


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 Amsterdam Bibliotheek KVB Universiteitsbibliotheek UVA