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GENERAL ARMORIAL OF EUROPE BY RIETSTAP


Jean-Baptiste RIETSTAP
is a Dutch genealogist and heraldist, born in Rotterdam May 12, 1828 and died in The Hague October 30, 1891. He married, September 16, 1857, Jeanne-Marie de HAAS. The couple had no children.

Clerk and stenographer in the Second Chamber, Jean-Baptiste RIETSTAP indulged during his free time, a huge research work. In 1861 he published the first edition of the
General Armorial. For the first time, he gathered, in one volume, hundreds of regional or national armorial across Europe. His book was containing more than 110 000 descriptions.

From 1903, Victor and Henri Rolland undertook the achivement of an illustrated
General Armorial. They designed in black and white (respecting heraldic rules) the majority of the heraldic descriptions cited in the original book. They also continued to complement the work of Jean-Baptiste RIETSTAP and published several supplements to the General Armorial from 1926 to 1954.

You can find the families origins (country, ...) in the french version
LETTERS "A" to "Z" COMPLETED
LETTERS "A" and "G" to "K" WITH IMAGES OF THE BLAZONS

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General armorial of Europe by Rietstap
J.B. RIETSTAP