Map of Amsterdam, Anonymous, After Adriaen van de Velde, 1682 - c. 1710 print Map in a nutshell perspective. Along the top the title. At the top left the legend 1-178. To the right of that the coat of arms of the city. At the top right of the Legenda 179-354 with the city seal and a bowl of 1000 Amsteldam feet to the left. Bottom left a female figure with a incense vessel on a camel or dromedaris as a personification of Asia and Europe on a bull as a personification of the continent of the same name. At the bottom of a face on the city, seen from the IJ, with Mercury above it with the coat of
Map of Amsterdam, Anonymous, After Adriaen van de Velde, 1682 - c. 1710 print Map in a nutshell perspective. Along the top the title. At the top left the legend 1-178. To the right of that the coat of arms of the city. At the top right of the Legenda 179-354 with the city seal and a bowl of 1000 Amsteldam feet to the left. Bottom left a female figure with a incense vessel on a camel or dromedaris as a personification of Asia and Europe on a bull as a personification of the continent of the same name. At the bottom of a face on the city, seen from the IJ, with Mercury above it with the coat of arms of the city and putti with objects that refer to the sea ship. At the bottom right a female figure with a scorpion in her hand and a lion as a personification of Africa and a female figure with a fee, arrow and bow on a large lizard or crocodile as a personification of America. 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) Mercury (Hermes). position-finding at sea; nautical instruments. continents represented allegorically. Asia represented allegorically; 'Asia' (Ripa). Europe represented allegorically; 'Europa' (Ripa). Africa represented allegorically; 'Africa' (Ripa). America represented allegorically; 'America' (Ripa) Amsterdam
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