Batavia

Author: Hadrianus Junius (1511-1575) Publication Year: 1588 Publication Location: Leyden: ex officina Plantiniana
Description:

Hadrianus Junius was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, antiquarian, historiographer, emblematist, school rector, and Latin poet. Batavia was one of his major works--a history of Holland comprised of a number of individual and antiquarian histories. It was first printed in 1588 (USC's copy is an example of this first printing).

Conservation Needs:

Requires a custom box for long term preservation.