Map of Amsterdam with cityscape, consisting of two parts, Amsteldam (title on object), Map in a bird's-eye view. Top left the legend 1-202. To the right of it putti with the city's coat of arms. Below this legend is a putto with the coat of arms of Holland. Below that a scale stick: Scale of 1000 Amsteldam feet. A banderole with the title in the top middle. Top left the legend 203-406. To the left of it putti with the city seal. Below this legend is a putto with the coat of arms of and the dedication to mayor Gerard Bors van Waveren. Bottom left a female figure with a censer on a camel or dromedary as a personification of Asia and Europe on a bull as a personification of the continent of the same name. In the bottom middle a view of the city, seen from the IJ, with above it Mercury with the city's coat of arms and putti with objects that refer to seafaring. 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 feather headdress, bow and arrow on a large lizard or crocodile as a personification of America. Orientation: south-southwest above., print, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Johannes de Ram, Johannes de Ram, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1691 - 1693, paper, etching, engraving, height c. 821 mm × width c. 1005 mm
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Map, Amsterdam, cityscape, consisting, two parts, Amsteldam, title, object, bird's-eye view, Top left, legend 1-202, right, putti, city's coat, arms, legend, putto, coat, Holland, scale stick, Scale, 1000 Amsteldam feet, banderole, top middle, legend 203-406, left, city seal, dedication, mayor Gerard Bors, van, Waveren, Bottom left, female figure, censer, camel, dromedary, personification, Asia, Europe, bull, continent, name, bottom middle, view, city, Ij, Mercury, objects, refer, seafaring, Bottom right, scorpion, hand, lion, Africa, feather headdress, bow, arrow, large lizard, crocodile, America, Orientation, south-southwest, print, print maker, anonymous, publisher, Johannes de Ram, mentioned, 1691 - 1693, paper, etching, engraving, height c, 821 mm ×, width, c, 1005 mm
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