Map of Amsterdam with cityscape, Anonymous, After Matthaeus Seutter (III), 1762 - c. 1800 print Map with buildings in a nutshell perspective. Above a banderole with the title. At the top left the legend 1-149 in German. To the right of the city seal. At the top right of the Legenda 150-288 and the legend of the Bolwerken 1-26 in German. Below that a bowl: Mass von 1500 Amsterdamic Fuss. To the left of this legend the weapon of the city. At the bottom left Mercury and Jupiter with objects that refer to the trade and sea ship. At the bottom in the middle a face on the city, seen from the IJ, wit
Map of Amsterdam with cityscape, Anonymous, After Matthaeus Seutter (III), 1762 - c. 1800 print Map with buildings in a nutshell perspective. Above a banderole with the title. At the top left the legend 1-149 in German. To the right of the city seal. At the top right of the Legenda 150-288 and the legend of the Bolwerken 1-26 in German. Below that a bowl: Mass von 1500 Amsterdamic Fuss. To the left of this legend the weapon of the city. At the bottom left Mercury and Jupiter with objects that refer to the trade and sea ship. At the bottom in the middle a face on the city, seen from the IJ, with the Amsterdam Stedensmaag above it. At the bottom right a female figure with a crown, scepter and coins (possibly a personification of Europe) and three figures (personifications of Asia, Africa and America) who offer its products from different continents. Orientation: south -southwest above. paper etching / engraving maps of cities. prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal). seal (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal). (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). (story of) Mercury (Hermes). trade, commerce and finance. continents represented allegorically. Europe represented allegorically; 'Europa' (Ripa). Asia represented allegorically; 'Asia' (Ripa). Africa represented allegorically; 'Africa' (Ripa). America represented allegorically; 'America' (Ripa) Amsterdam
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