Caption

Map of Amsterdam, 1500, Amsterdam presented itself thus in the year 1500, area plan, print, book illustration, Legend 1-41 in the lower left., printmaker, after print by, publisher, Amsterdam, paper, etching, height 265 mm x width 342 mm, A detailed bird's-eye engraving of a walled port city with concentric canals, rows of densely packed gabled buildings, churches with tall steeples, and bridges spanning the waterways; ships with sails and masts crowd the harbor and approach the shoreline, while smaller boats move along the canals; fortifications and towers sit at the waterfront, and windmills and scattered farm plots appear beyond the city walls; faint clouds fill the sky above a distant flat landscape with tree-lined paths and scattered structures.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_080

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.0Mb (6.9Mb) / 15.1in x 11.6in / 4523 x 3480 (300dpi)

Keywords

Map Amsterdam 1500 presented itself thus year 1500 area plan print book illustration Legend 1-41 lower left printmaker publisher paper etching height 265 mm x width 342 mm detailed bird's-eye engraving walled port city concentric canals rows densely packed gabled buildings churches tall steeples bridges spanning waterways ships sails masts crowd harbor approach shoreline smaller boats move canals fortifications towers sit waterfront windmills scattered farm plots beyond city walls faint clouds fill sky distant flat landscape tree-lined paths scattered structures