Caption

Map of Rotterdam, Plan de Rotterdam, area plan, print, 1650 - 1700, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, height 158 mm x width 196 mm, maps of cities, Rotterdam, A monochrome engraved bird's-eye view of a walled port city showing a network of straight and curved canals and streets with rectangular and irregular blocks, bridges crossing waterways, small towered buildings and churches scattered among the blocks, and ships with sails and masts in the river at the bottom; in the upper left a decorative cartouche depicts two seated bearded male figures with flowing drapery beside a shield topped by a crown, and in the upper right a large flowing banner occupies open land near patterned fields and embankments.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B32_307

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.5Mb (12.5Mb) / 15.7in x 11.7in / 4709 x 3523 (300dpi)

Keywords

Map Rotterdam Plan de Rotterdam area plan print 1650 - 1700 printmaker paper etching engraving height 158 mm x width 196 mm maps cities monochrome engraved bird's-eye view walled port city showing network straight curved canals streets rectangular irregular blocks bridges crossing waterways small towered buildings churches scattered blocks ships sails masts river bottom upper left decorative cartouche depicts two seated bearded male figures flowing drapery beside shield topped crown upper right large flowing banner occupies open land near patterned fields embankments