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The East India Warehouses in Middelburg, View of the East India Warehouses in Middelburg, print, book illustration, with various figures on the street., publisher: Johannes Meertens (possibly), Middelburg, publisher: Abraham van Someren (possibly), Amsterdam, 1696, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, height 142 mm x width 168 mm, A detailed ink engraving showing a row of tall brick buildings with stepped and ornate gabled roofs, tiled roof surfaces, rows of shuttered windows, and decorative stonework. The central building features a gated courtyard entrance with an arched passage and a figure leading a horse through it, flanked by tall barred windows. To the left a grand doorway with columns and a small crowd gathered outside, including people in period clothing walking and standing, some in pairs and some ascending steps. A small dog runs across the street in front of a solitary figure wearing a cloak. On the right a building with multiple tiers of arched window openings and shuttered panels shows a person standing inside a recessed doorway and another figure nearby. Street-level details include bundled bales placed on the pavement, a low fence in front of the middle building, masonry patterns, and shading lines indicating clouds in the sky above.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_172

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40.9Mb (11.5Mb) / 13.7in x 11.6in / 4107 x 3483 (300dpi)

Keywords

East India Warehouses Middelburg View print book illustration various figures street publisher Johannes Meertens Abraham van Someren Amsterdam 1696 printmaker paper etching engraving height 142 mm x width 168 mm detailed ink showing row tall brick buildings stepped ornate gabled roofs tiled roof surfaces rows shuttered windows decorative stonework central building features gated courtyard entrance arched passage figure leading horse flanked tall barred windows left grand doorway columns small crowd gathered outside people period clothing walking standing pairs ascending steps small dog runs across front solitary figure wearing cloak right multiple tiers arched window openings shuttered panels person inside recessed doorway another figure nearby Street-level details include bundled bales placed pavement low fence middle building masonry patterns shading lines indicating clouds sky