Caption
Dam Corn Exchange and Exchange Bank, View of the Dam in Middelburg, print, book illustration, View of the Dam in Middelburg with the Corn Exchange in the background on the square to the right and the Exchange Bank behind it. In the middle in the background the Lange Jan (Abbey Tower)., publisher: Johannes Meertens (possibly), Middelburg, publisher: Abraham van Someren (possibly), Amsterdam, 1696, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, height 136 mm x width 166 mm, A detailed ink engraving showing a waterfront scene with multiple sailing ships moored along a quay, their masts, rigging, and sails drawn with fine lines; a broad open paved area behind the ships populated by numerous small figures walking and standing in groups; rows of tall narrow gabled buildings flanking the square on both sides with stepped rooflines and many windows; a central tower with a spire rising above the surrounding buildings; market stalls or booths and aligned trees in the square where people congregate; smaller boats tied along the edge of the quay and a few carts and horses on the street beside the buildings; architectural details such as chimneys, decorative roof finials, and patterned roof tiles rendered across the rooftops; a ribbon-like banner across the sky at the top of the image.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B34_163
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38.6Mb (6.0Mb) / 13.5in x 11.1in / 4050 x 3329 (300dpi)