Iconography.- Hooghe (Romeyn de) Hieroglyphica of merkbeelden der oude volkeren: namentlyk Egyptenaren, Chaldeeuwen, Feniciers, Joden, Grieken, Romeynen, enz., first edition, etched additional pictorial title by de Hooghe, printed title in red and black and with an engraved vignette by J. Wandelaar, engraved dedication f. with large arms at head, engraved portrait of the author by Jacob Houbraken after Hendrik van den Bos, 63 etched plates (1 bound as frontispiece) by de Hooghe, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, an additional portrait of Claude Saumaise by Boulonnais bound in, title little soiled and with some staining, some spotting, damp-staining to last few ff., 19th century half calf, blind-stamped decorated spine in compartments and with leather label, joints starting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, [Landwehr de Hooghe, 108; Praz p.372], 4to, Amsterdam, Joris van der Woude, 1735.

⁂ Depicts scenes of classical mythology, along with Christian and Islamic iconography.