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The books that I have traced, indicated by the word “found” on List 1, and given
only by author and title on List 2, show the name E. Westerlo, handwritten on the
title page. Westerlo did not write notes in any of his books. Why he drew up the
1771 list is unknown. In view of the prices he included for each book, and the
transactions mentioned, “sold,” “loaned,” but also “lost,” it must have been simply
to keep track of his books but it is clear he revisited the list from time to time: he
sold some books to Dominee (Nicholas) Lansing (1748-1835), whom he trained
for the ministry during the 1770s, and who was not licensed to preach until 1780.
Westerlo arranged the books by size: folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo. For each
he estimated its value, but the accuracy of the prices cannot be ascertained. The
information is not relevant for this study, and it has not been transcribed here.
Within each size there does not seem to be any order, and the numbering in the list
was not flawless. For the sake of today’s reader, I have put all the books in
alphabetical order by author, including an indication of each book’s size.
As much as possible I have added information about each book and its author(s),
with the caveat that the particular edition of each book could not be ascertained if
Westerlo’s copy has not been traced.
1. Books claimed by Eilardus Westerlo to be in his possession on May 2,
1771 and thereafter
O106. 667 Abudacnus, Josephus (fl 1595-1643), Historia Jacobitarum seu
Coptorum,in Aegypto, Libya, Nubia, Aethiopia Tota, & Cypri
Insulae parte Habitantium. Leiden: J. Hasebroek. 1740.
Translated by Johannes Nicolai.
F29. Acta Synodi Dordracenae. Habitae A. 1618 & 1619. Dordrecht 1620
[?].
Q65. Adami, Cornelius (ca 1670-1721), Observationes Theologico-
Philologicae. Groningen: Johannes Van Velsen. 1710.
Q66. Adami, Cornelius (ca 1670-1721), Exercitationes Exegetica de Israelis in
Aegypto Multiplicatione et Oppressione, Nativitate et
Institutione Mosis in Sapientia Aegyptorum, Conversione s.
Pauli, Aliorumque Magnorum Peccatorum, Malisque Romae
Paganae et Hodiernae Moribus. Groningen: Johannes Van
Velsen. 1712.
Q98. Akersloot, Theodorus (1645-1711), D’Eerste Send-brief van Paulus aan
die van Korinthen, Kortelijk in haar t’Samenhang Uytgelegt.
Leiden: Hendrik Teeringh. 1707.
667
The letters O, F, Q and D refer to the size [octavo, folio, quarto, and duodecimo, respectively],
which was Westerlo’s means of cataloguing his books. The number indicates the number Westerlo
used to put these titles in order. The “!” is reserved for book numbers that were (incorrectly) added
later. The list concludes with an indication of which numbers Westerlo skipped. The word “found”
serves to identify the books that have been found thusfar in libraries today.
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