Caption

Map of The Hague, La Haie, area plan, print, printmaker: Jacobus Harrewijn (possibly), 1730 - 1750, paper, etching, height 159 mm x width 200 mm, Possibly from: Les Délices des Pays Bas. Histoire Generale des Pais-Bas contenant la Description des XVII Provinces. Brussels: Weduwe Foppens, 1743., maps of cities, The Hague, A sepia-toned engraved map fragment showing a walled urban area with streets and rectangular blocks, a variety of stylized buildings including clustered churches with spires and domes, a large complex of dense architectural detail set within a courtyard, patterned garden beds and tree-lined avenues, open plots with hatch and dot shading suggesting different ground textures, decorative cartouche elements along the top edge, a surrounding fortified wall with bastions, and a network of canals or water-filled moats running alongside streets and the outer perimeter.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B32_289

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46.8Mb (12.3Mb) / 15.6in x 11.6in / 4690 x 3488 (300dpi)

Keywords

Map Hague La Haie area plan print printmaker Jacobus Harrewijn 1730 - 1750 paper etching height 159 mm x width 200 mm Les Délices des Pays Bas Histoire Generale Pais-Bas contenant la Description XVII Provinces Brussels Weduwe Foppens 1743 maps cities sepia-toned engraved map fragment showing walled urban area streets rectangular blocks variety stylized buildings clustered churches spires domes large complex dense architectural detail set within courtyard patterned garden beds tree-lined avenues open plots hatch dot shading suggesting different ground textures decorative cartouche elements top edge surrounding fortified wall bastions network canals water-filled moats running alongside streets outer perimeter