JONGE, NIKOLAY.
Den danske Vice-Admiral Just Juels Liv og Levnets-Beskrivelse (+) Liig-tale over hans excellence den høyædle og velbaarne herre nu salig hos Gud hr. Niels Juel til Taasing, Eriksholm og Totterup, ridder af Elephanten.
København, Godiche, 1755 (+) København, Rothe, 1753.
8vo. In contemporary half calf. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities, boards with scratches and spine miscoloured. Internally nice and clean. (12), 296, (11), 4-64 pp. + frontispiece. Wanting the frontispiece to the funeral sermon.
The uncommon first edition of Jonge's biography of Just Juel. Just (Jost) Juel (1664–1715) was a Danish naval officer who began his career studying for a civil service role but turned to the navy after initial plans fell through. He served in the Dutch fleet before joining the Danish Navy where he rose to vice admiral. Juel played a key role in defending Copenhagen in 1700 and served as envoy to Tsar Peter the Great from 1709 to 1712. He was killed in a naval battle at Jasmund in 1715 and is buried in Roskilde Cathedral.
Order-nr.: 61279
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