Amsterdam  by Heirs Jansz. van Waesberge
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Amsterdam 1690

Heirs Jansz. van Waesberge

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    THE FAMILY AMSTERDAM, TRADITIONAL CITY OF HOLLAND "Amstelodami Celeberrimi Hollandiae Emporii Delineatio Nova", copper engraving of the city of Amsterdam made in 1682 by the heirs Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge, here in an edition by Gregorio Leti as part of his "Teatro Belgico" from 1690. Later hand-coloured. Later hand-coloured. Measures 41 x 43 cm. An earlier map by Johannes Janssonius from 1657 served as an example for the map. The title, the legend blocks and the city arms and seal of both maps are very similar. Whereas Janssonius shows the third explanation, this map also shows the Fourth Uitleg, the never realised allotment pattern for the Plantage, which the city architect Daniël Stalpaert designed in 1662. The map has four lists of indications. On the left, under the heading Notularum Explicatio, it runs from 1 Het Willige Rasphuis (where condemned criminals had to grate wood for the paint industry) to 63 De Engelsche Kerck (in the Begijnhof), and on the right under the heading Verklaringe des Numbers from number 64 de Oßen Sluys (where the Spui flowed into the Rokin) to 121 Admiralty hock. In the bottom centre, in four shorter columns, is a third Aenwijsinghe with numerals. Waer de niewe Royinge der Stadt met de oude verenight (the new town's government united with the old one). To the right is a list of the names of the strongholds from 1 Zee Burch (guarding the Y, demolished in 1877) to 26 Leeuwenburg (the most north-westerly stronghold of the city, later called Het Blauwhoofd). The legend in the bottom centre is surrounded by Neptune the god of the sea, who is offered horns of plenty by various sea creatures. After all, Amsterdam acquired its wealth through water. Gregorio Leti (1630-1701) was a historian and satirist, born in Milan and who later emigrated to England. He wrote a history of England for Charles II, but fled to Amsterdam in 1685 because he had offended his patron. In Holland, he worked on his "Teatro Belgico", a book about the history of the Dutch Republic. This map of Amsterdam would also be published, with a few minor changes, a few years after Gregorio Leti by Frederick de Wit and Pieter van der Aa. Price: Euro 2.750,-

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