Map of the construction of the road from The Hague to Scheveningen, 1664-1665 (consisting of three parts), Map of the construction of the road from The Hague to the sea, Map of the construction of the road from The Hague through the dunes to the beach at Scheveningen, 1664-1665. This road, known today as the Scheveningseweg, was designed by Constantijn Huygens and completed in 1665. Top left a scale stick for measuring the height: 40 feet Rhijnlt. Below that a compass with a scale stick for measuring the length: This compass understands the rod Rhijnlants. At the bottom in the middle a cross-section of the road with a scale: 18 rods Rijnlts. To the right of it a cloth held up by three putti with a Latin verse by Huygens. The height of the water level during the storm surge of December 5, 1665 is indicated at the top right., print, print maker: Frederik de Wit, (mentioned on object), Johan van Swieten, (mentioned on object), Constantijn Huygens (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1667 - 1713, paper, engraving, height c. 421 mm × width c. 1535 mm
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Map, construction, road, Hague, Scheveningen, 1664-1665, consisting, three parts, sea, dunes, beach, today, Scheveningseweg, was designed, Constantijn Huygens, completed, 1665, Top left, scale stick, measuring, height, 40 feet Rhijnlt, compass, length, compass understands, rod Rhijnlants, bottom, middle, cross-section, scale, 18 rods Rijnlts, right, cloth, held, up, three putti, Latin verse, Huygens, water level, storm surge, December 5, indicated, top right, print, print maker, Frederik de Wit, mentioned, object, Johan van Swieten, I, Amsterdam, 1667 - 1713, paper, engraving, height c, 421 mm ×, width, c, 1535 mm
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