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Amsterdam in the ‘Dutch Golden Age’

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BERCKENRODE, Balthasar Florensz van
Amsterdam
Philip Molenvliet,
1625
Large wall map on nine engraved sheets, trimmed to neatline.
Dimensions (if joined): 1390 by 1565mm. (54.75 by 61.5 inches).
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A fine example of Berckenrode's monumental plan of Amsterdam depicting the city at the height of her powers.

The plan is engraved upon nine sheets, and depicts the city in birds-eye view, with every building meticulously rendered, together with canals, gardens, bridges, ships, windmills, defensive walls, and docks. In the foreground numerous ocean going vessels are depicted, with several shown letting off their cannons. To the upper right of the plan is an inset ...

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Provenance: private Dutch collection.