Image: De Groote Kaart van Amsterdam in 1544 (The Big Map of Amsterdam in 1544) by Cornelis Anthonisz

Description: Subject: Amsterdam. Coverage: Netherlands. Language: Dutch. Publisher: T. Van Holkema (Amsterdam). This is the full map. Extra info: "A bird's eye view of Amsterdam looking south. This is the city before the construction of the semi-circular ring of canals. It is bordered by the IJ, the Singel in the west, and the Kloveniersburgwal/Gelderse Kade in the east. The waterway in the middle (connecting the Dam with the IJ) is known as the Damrak. Ships were unloaded on the west bank of the Damrak, indicated on the map as ‘Opt Waeter’ (on the water). Woodcut by Cornelis Anthonisz. dated 1544. This version is a reprint published around 1885."
Title: The Big Map of Amsterdam in 1544 by Kornelis Antoniszoon... belonging to the fifth part of the history of Amsterdam / by J. Ter Gouw, photographed after the original...
Credit: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Maps and plans department, GE DD-2763
Author: Cornelis Anthonisz.
Permission: This image from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) is a reproduction by scanning of a bidimensional work that is now in the public domain (). For this reason, it is in the public domain. This image can also be seen on Gallica: Image btv1b525134777.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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