Histoire metallique de la Republique de Hollande
Histoire metallique de la Republique de Hollande is a 1688 medal catalogue printed in Amsterdam by Pierre Mortier, with text by Pierre Bizot, written in French for collectors and students of Dutch history. Its pages show engraved reverses and obverses of medals arranged in circular roundels, with Latin mottoes, heraldic shields, lions, ships, and allegorical figures rendered in fine line and stipple; a designer could borrow the compact circular medallion layout and the dense ring lettering for emblem or seal-style graphics.
