Caption

Map of Enkhuizen, Enckhuysen, area plan, print, book illustration, inscription: 'Enckhuijsen is a city in Holland situated on the ... or inlet of the Zuiderzee towards Friesland, 3 miles from Horn is a good city this city of Enckhuysen is the principal maritime city in Holland, ', publisher: Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1632, printmaker, paper, etching, height 151 mm x width 231 mm, A detailed bird's-eye view of a fortified town with a jagged outer wall and bastions surrounded by water, showing a dense pattern of streets and rectangular blocks filled with closely packed buildings, open plots, and tree-lined areas; narrow canals and docks run along the waterfront, where numerous sailing ships and smaller boats float on a textured sea, and a few windmills and small structures appear outside the walls among patchwork fields.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_203

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58.1Mb (8.0Mb) / 18.9in x 12.0in / 5657 x 3590 (300dpi)

Keywords

Map Enkhuizen Enckhuysen area plan print book illustration inscription Enckhuijsen city Holland situated inlet Zuiderzee towards Friesland 3 miles Horn good city principal maritime city Holland publisher Henricus Hondius Amsterdam 1632 printmaker paper etching height 151 mm x width 231 mm detailed bird's-eye view fortified town jagged outer wall bastions surrounded water showing dense pattern streets rectangular blocks filled closely packed buildings open plots tree-lined areas narrow canals docks run waterfront numerous sailing ships smaller boats float textured sea windmills small structures outside walls patchwork fields