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View of the Admiralty Magazine, and Shipyard, in Amsterdam, Vue de l'Amïrauté, du cotê, ou l'on batît les vaisseaux, à Amsterdam, View of the Admiralty Shipyard and National Naval Storehouse (Admiralty Storehouse) in Amsterdam, print, Series number, 38*, View of a part of the Admiralty Shipyard at Kattenburg in Amsterdam. In the foreground, a ship is being built. In the background, the National Naval Storehouse, also known as the Admiralty Storehouse. Below the image, the title in Dutch and French. Numbered in the upper right: 38*., printmaker: Hermanus Petrus Schouten (possibly), Amsterdam, publisher: Pierre Fouquet, c. 1770 - 1783, paper, etching, engraving, height 290 mm x width 387 mm, This print was also used in the so-called Atlas of Fouquet.* From 1760 onwards, Pierre Fouquet published cityscapes of Amsterdam – based on drawings by various artists, made by various printmakers. These prints were initially sold individually or in series. As was customary at the time, the buyer could have the prints bound themselves. To this end, between 1778 and 1783, Fouquet published a title page, map, and table of contents of the 100 prints published so far (1). Given that the content depended on what the buyer had collected, the content of the various surviving Fouquet atlases under this title varies greatly. There are also known copies to which other prints have been added. Because there proved to be a need for explanations of the plates, a new version of the atlas was published in 1783, supplemented with text and two prints. The order indicated changed, but the plates of the previously published prints remained unchanged. This edition was printed by Daniël Jean Changuion and Petrus den Hengst (2) on behalf of Fouquet. About ten plates were updated and ap

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View Admiralty Magazine Shipyard Amsterdam Vue de l'Amïrauté du cotê ou l'on batît les vaisseaux à Amsterdam Admiralty Shipyard National Naval Storehouse Admiralty Storehouse print Series number 38* part Kattenburg foreground ship built background also image title Dutch French Numbered upper right printmaker Hermanus Petrus Schouten publisher Pierre Fouquet c 1770 - 1783 paper etching engraving height 290 mm x width 387 mm was -called Atlas Fouquet.* 1760 onwards published cityscapes Amsterdam – based drawings various artists various printmakers prints initially sold individually series was customary time buyer bound themselves 1778 1783 Fouquet published title page map table contents 100 prints published far 1 Given content depended collected content various surviving Fouquet atlases under title varies greatly copies added proved need explanations plates new version atlas supplemented text two prints order indicated changed previously remained unchanged edition printed Daniël Jean Changuion Petrus den Hengst 2 behalf Fouquet ten plates updated ap