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View of Brouwershaven, seen from the dike, 1745, The city of Brouwershaven seen from the Dike, print, book illustration, in the situation around 1745., printmaker: Hendrik Spilman, Haarlem, after drawing by Cornelis Pronk, 1754 - 1792, paper, etching, height 156 mm x width 202 mm, Print also used in: Het verheerlykt Nederland of kabinet van hedendaagsche gezigten van steden, dorpen (…). 9 volumes. Amsterdam: Isaak Tirion and widow Isaak Tirion, 1745-1774, vol. 5 (1754), ill. 69-72. Or in: Dutch Scenes, or a refined collection of nine hundred fine views of cities, villages, castles, antiquities ..... 9 volumes. Amsterdam: Jan de Groot, 1792, ill. 69-72., prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city, dikes, levee, Brouwershaven, A wide landscape scene rendered in fine line work showing a large sky filled with layered clouds and scattered small birds, a distant town with clustered buildings and a prominent church with a tower and flag, fields and waterways in the foreground with figures working bent over and standing, a windmill at the left edge, a group of people on a raised bank at the right with one standing and others seated or gathered near a carriage, trees and hedges dotting the middle ground, and textured lines indicating land and water surfaces.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_178

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View Brouwershaven dike 1745 city Dike print book illustration situation printmaker Hendrik Spilman Haarlem drawing Cornelis Pronk 1754 - 1792 paper etching height 156 mm x width 202 mm Print also Het verheerlykt Nederland kabinet van hedendaagsche gezigten van steden dorpen … 9 volumes Amsterdam Isaak Tirion widow Isaak Tirion 1745-1774 vol 5 1754 ill 69-72 Dutch Scenes refined collection nine hundred fine views cities villages castles antiquities .... Jan de Groot 1792 prospect town panorama silhouette dikes levee wide landscape scene rendered fine line work showing large sky filled layered clouds scattered small birds distant town clustered buildings prominent church tower flag fields waterways foreground figures working bent standing windmill left edge group people raised bank right seated gathered near carriage trees hedges dotting middle ground textured lines indicating land water surfaces