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View of the Stock Exchange in Vlissingen, The Stock Exchange in Vlissingen, print, book illustration, View of the Stock Exchange in Vlissingen (right). Above right of the center a banner with the title., printmaker: Johannes Meertens (possibly), Middelburg, publisher: Abraham van Someren (possibly), Amsterdam, 1696, paper, etching, engraving, height 137 mm x width 169 mm, A detailed ink drawing of a waterfront fortress section with towers and attached buildings, showing textured brickwork, arched gateways, narrow windows with shutters, and steep conical roofs with small dormers and finials; a tall chimney rises from a tiled roof, and a cylindrical silo-like structure adjoins a turret; a windmill with angled sails appears at the far right over rooftops; the sea with small sailing boats is visible beyond the fortifications; a sloped ramp and wooden fences run along the water, with a few small human figures and dogs walking near the gates and along the promenade; the sky is filled with fine horizontal hatch shading and scattered cloud forms.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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View Stock Exchange Vlissingen print book illustration right center banner title printmaker Johannes Meertens Middelburg publisher Abraham van Someren Amsterdam 1696 paper etching engraving height 137 mm x width 169 mm detailed ink drawing waterfront fortress section towers attached buildings showing textured brickwork arched gateways narrow windows shutters steep conical roofs small dormers finials tall chimney rises tiled roof cylindrical silo- structure adjoins turret windmill angled sails far right rooftops sea small sailing boats visible beyond fortifications sloped ramp wooden fences run water small human figures dogs walking near gates promenade sky filled fine horizontal hatch shading scattered cloud forms