Nachtrag zum Versuch einer zuverlässigen Nachricht von dem kirchlichen und politischen Zustande der Stadt Hamburg in den mittlern Zeiten.
Hamburg: Widow of Christian Simon Schroeder, 1775. 8vo. [iv], 236 pp. ONLY EDITION. Contemporary half calf over speckled boards (spine repaired, some loss). Old library bookplate and stamp of Haverford College. Internally fine. Item #18082
Only edition of this chronology of the history of Hamburg covering the years 1555-1614. Compiled from the manuscripts of the late Hamburg archivist Nicolas Wilkens, the concise, numbered points outline ecclesiastical and political events in the German city. Wilkens was elected keeper of the archives in 1721 and used the records to feverishly record historical and biographical information until his untimely death three years later.
Christian Ziegra (1719-1778) was a Lutheran historian and theologian. He was born and died in Hamburg.
OCLC locates no copies outside Europe. Not in VD18 online.
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