Caption

Hoorn, Map of the city of Hoorn, area plan, print, annotation: 'Short description of the city of Hoorn.', c. 1600 - c. 1699, paper, etching, engraving, height 153 mm x width 189 mm, maps of cities, An antique bird’s-eye map view rendered in fine linework showing a fortified coastal town with a network of streets and canals, densely packed rows of rectangular buildings and clustered houses, stone fortifications and bastions along the shoreline, docks and piers extending into the water, numerous sailing ships and smaller boats depicted in the harbor and open sea, patterned waves filling the water areas, open cultivated fields with long rectangular plots and small grazing animals beyond the town walls, bridges and gateways crossing the canals, and decorative cartouche elements at the map edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B32_264

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Rights managed

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49.4Mb (7.8Mb) / 15.4in x 12.5in / 4613 x 3742 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hoorn Map city area plan print annotation Short description c 1600 - c 1699 paper etching engraving height 153 mm x width 189 mm maps cities antique bird’s-eye map view rendered fine linework showing fortified coastal town network streets canals densely packed rows rectangular buildings clustered houses stone fortifications bastions shoreline docks piers extending water numerous sailing ships smaller boats depicted harbor open sea patterned waves filling water areas open cultivated fields long rectangular plots small grazing animals beyond town walls bridges gateways crossing decorative cartouche elements map edges