Caption

The Voorburgwal with the Post Office. Amsterdam. Le Bureau de Poste., Voorburgwal with the Royal Post Office to the right of the center, photograph, cabinet photograph, Part of a Leporello album with twelve photographs of Amsterdam., photographer: attributed to Andries Jager, Amsterdam, c. 1860 - c. 1880, Attributed to, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 94 mm x width 135 mm, prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city, canals, waters (in city), post-office, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, Post Office (Amsterdam), Royal Post Office, A riverside scene shows a row of multi-story buildings with varied architectural facades and tall narrow windows lining a curved embankment, with a large classical building featuring arched openings and decorative columns standing prominently among smaller neighboring structures; a tree-lined sidewalk runs between the buildings and the water, with leafy trees partially obscuring some facades and streetlamps along the path; a small boat is moored at the embankment with figures near it, and a person stands on the walkway beside the water wearing a dark outfit and hat; reflections of the buildings and trees appear on the calm water surface and a low bridge spans the canal at the far right.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_162

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Keywords

Voorburgwal Post Office Amsterdam Le Bureau de Poste Royal Post Office right center photograph cabinet photograph Part Leporello album twelve photographs photographer attributed Andries Jager c 1860 - c 1880 Attributed paper pasteboard albumen print height 94 mm x width 135 mm prospect city town panorama silhouette canals waters in city post-office Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal riverside scene row multi-story buildings varied architectural facades tall narrow windows lining curved embankment large classical building featuring arched openings decorative columns standing prominently smaller neighboring structures tree-lined sidewalk runs buildings water leafy trees partially obscuring facades streetlamps path small boat moored embankment figures near person stands walkway beside water wearing dark outfit hat reflections trees calm water surface low bridge spans canal far right