Hendrik Engel's Alphabetical List Dutch Zoological Cabinets ... - DWC

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Sale catalogue 7-8 May 1795 (Boekh. nr. 633); on p. 26: some beautiful
shells and products from the sea, 28 nrs. Jutting 1939, p. 231, 238; 1972,
p. 152.
981. MARCUS, Jan (or Jacob) - 30 July 1702 Amsterdam - 13 April 1750. Merchant;
he married the daughter (Margaretha) of Albertus Seba (q.v.) 29 Oct.
1725.
Sale of his rarities (shells, etc.) and instruments 15 Aug. 1750 at Amsterdam,
cf. Amsterdamsche Saturdagsche Courant 15 Aug. 1750. His literary inheritance
was sold 7 Sept. 1750. Van der Aa XII, p. 194; NNBW VII, col. 838.
Engel 1937, p. 86-87, 93.
982. MARCUS, Paul - Amsterdam. "Materialiste". Son-in-law of Albertus Seba,
cf. F.C. Lesser, 1744: Testacea-Theologia, p. 54 (Leipzig); ed. 2, 1756,
p. 73. This is probably a mistake, for Seba had a son in law named Jacob
(Jan) Marcus (q.v.), but not Paul, see Engel, in: Svenska Linne-Salsk • .l!.rsskrift
1937, XX, p. 86.
983. MARETS, Daniel de - 1635 Maastricht - 1714 Honselaarsdijk. 1655 clergyman
of the Wallonian Church at Groningen; 1656 Middelburg; 1662 at the
French Church at 's-Gravenhage. In 1685 Stadholder William III offered him
an estate at the House "Honsholredijk", where he became Praefectus Horti and
also Librarian of the Royal Library. At "Honsholredijk" he occupied himself
with literary studies.
He possessed a cabinet of insects, reptiles in liquor, etc. sold 8 June
1716 at Leiden (Boekh.). Uffenbach 1754, p. 373 (v. 1710) (lived at 's Gravesande
3 hours from 's-Gravenhage); Valentijn 1726, III, p. 652; 1754, p.
46. Van der Aa XII, p. 212-213; NNBW II, col. 870-871. Th. Morren n.d.: Het
Huis Honselaarsdijk (Sijthoff, Leiden).
984. MARGUERITE OF AUSTRIA (Marguerite of Savoy) - 10 Jan. 1480 Brussels -
27 Nov. or 1 Dec. 1530 Mechlin). Daughter of the Emperor Maximilian and Mary
of Burgundy. In 1495 she married Don Juan of Castile, the Spanish Prince
Royal, who died in 1497; in 1501 she married Philibert of Savoy, who died in
1504. In 1507 she became regentess of the Netherlands.
She lived at Mechlin, where she possessed a famous menagerie and a cabinet.
Veth & Muller: Albrecht Durer's niederli:ind:Lsche Reise II, p. 77, 85, 182,
229 seq.; Loisel 1912, I, p. 225. Van der Aa XII, p. 216-221; NNBW VIII,
col. 1104-1125; Historische W.P. Encycl. 1959, III, p. 24; W.P. Encycl,
ed. VI, p. 357-358.
985. Marguerite of Savoy - See Marguarite of Austria.
986. MARK, van der - 11 Baljuw 11 (Bailiff) at Warmondt (ca. 1725-1750).
Married to the widow of Levinus Vincent (q.v.).
987. MARKGRAF (MARCGRAVE), Georg - 20 Sept. 1610 Liebstadt, Meissen (W.