Staatsbeschreibung des Herzogthums Schleswig, herausgegeben von Anton Friderich Büsching.

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4to, pp. [viii], 132, [20] contents, index and errata; contemporary pale blue boards, extremities a little rubbed, else fine. First edition of Hansen's comprehensive history of the Duchy of Schleswig in Jutland, for centuries between the Danish and German spheres of influence, the first home of the Saxons and Angles who invaded England, and important for its position at the crossroads of the North Sea and the Baltic. Hansen gives a thorough overview of geography and history, covers towns and villages on the mainland and the islands, with information on political history, economy, size, local and religious authorities etc., with a concluding account of hereditary estates and estates of the nobility. A detailed index makes the information easily accessible. In 1770 Hansen produced a revised and enlarged edition of his account. See Engelmann 900 for later edition. N° de ref. del artículo 2936

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