[Mijdrecht] Album gifted to Johannes Gerard de Voogt,

at his 25th work anniversary as mayor of Mijdrecht, 29 December 1876, with on 63 pp. 673 calligraphed names of inhabitants, alphabetically organised inside five sections indicated with subtitles "Wijk I" through "Wijk V", finely bound in dark green morocco with central silver medallion "1851 29 december - 1876" on front board, both boards with silver stars in each corners, all edges gilt, 33 x 26.5 cm.

Leather occ. rubbed, else in very good condition, with bookplate of Johannes Arnoldus Dortmond (1912-1988) on the flyleaf. Loosely inlaid an accompanying letter of thanks in pen by Pieter Rijnsburger Pz. (resident of Wijk IV) expressing "dat de Heeren u en de Uwen nog maar een reeks van jaaren mogt schijnken tot heil en zegen van onze gemeente". Johannes Gerard de Voogt was mayor of Mijdrecht (and also of Oudhuizen and Wilnis) from 1851 to 1900.