This cataloque contains the first systematic study of Dutch pre-1800 ordnance ever to be published. This was made possible by the unique selection for muzzle- and breech- loading ordnance in the Visser collection. The literature on Dutch ordnance history being extremely scarce, especially on pre--1800 ordnance, the book relies upon the information presented by the guns themselves, wich have been meticulously measured and recorded by the expert in the field: mr.Rudi Roth, 16th, 17th, and 18th Century Dutch ordnance presents an amazing variety pf patterns, produced in a great number of lacal foundries.