Caption

Haghe, Map of The Hague, area plan, print, 1650 - 1700, printmaker, paper, etching, height 151 mm x width 225 mm, maps of cities, The Hague, A detailed sepia-toned map showing a dense arrangement of streets and rectangular blocks with small building outlines and courtyard patterns, interspersed with larger enclosed areas that contain geometric garden layouts and rows of trees, surrounding walls and waterways that form irregular boundaries, a network of narrow canals and bridges cutting through the urban fabric, open fields and gridlike agricultural plots beyond the city limits, clusters of small windmill symbols near the outskirts, an ornate oval cartouche in a corner featuring a heron standing on one leg framed by decorative foliage, and a boxed legend panel along one edge containing columns of small handwritten entries.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B32_288

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.3Mb (8.0Mb) / 18.3in x 12.4in / 5492 x 3711 (300dpi)

Keywords

Haghe Map Hague area plan print 1650 - 1700 printmaker paper etching height 151 mm x width 225 mm maps cities detailed sepia-toned map showing dense arrangement streets rectangular blocks small building outlines courtyard patterns interspersed larger enclosed areas contain geometric garden layouts rows trees surrounding walls waterways form irregular boundaries network narrow canals bridges cutting urban fabric open fields gridlike agricultural plots beyond city limits clusters small windmill symbols near outskirts ornate oval cartouche corner featuring heron standing leg framed decorative foliage boxed legend panel edge containing columns small handwritten entries