nine separate sheets forming continuous map with view of Amsterdam; overhead view of city streets and buildings with canals and ships; ocean vessels in foreground; plan view in URC; scene from water of city in ULC; key at middle left; small standing Poseidon with trident holding a ship, standing of an architectural element in LRC

View of Amsterdam, 1625 (probably printed later)

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The John R. Van Derlip Fundexpand_more  2014.114.2a-i

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Balthasar Florisz van Berckenrode’s map of Amsterdam first appeared in 1625. As the first map to fully recognize the expansion of the city beyond its old fortifications, it superseded all earlier views. It is incredibly detailed and marks the last attempt of any cartographer to publish a single map showing every house in Amsterdam.

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Title
View of Amsterdam
Artist Life
c. 1591 - c. 1645
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2014.114.2a-i
Provenance
Gustav Leonhardt (1928-2012), Amsterdam; sale, Sotheby’s, London, April 29, 2014, no. 610, to Crouch; [Daniel Crouch Rare Books LLP, London, 2014; sold to MIA]
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nine separate sheets forming continuous map with view of Amsterdam; overhead view of city streets and buildings with canals and ships; ocean vessels in foreground; plan view in URC; scene from water of city in ULC; key at middle left; small standing Poseidon with trident holding a ship, standing of an architectural element in LRC