Map of the dike county of Drechterland, consisting of eight parts, New maps of the dike county of Dregterlandt. MDCCXXIII. (title on object), along the top the title, below which three larger coats of arms (of the dike county and the two dike graves) and five smaller coats of arms (of the four local councils and the secretary). Below the weapons is a scene with a cartouche in the middle with the dedication, to the left a river god and a fisherman, to the right a woman with a sheaf of wheat, a man with a shovel, cheeses and a woman with the horn of plenty. Bottom left a grave monument with a grieving woman and measuring instruments on the ground. The woman refers to the widow of surveyor Govert Oostwoudt. He took the measurements for this map and produced the manuscript version, but died before the printed version came out. To the right of this is a scale: Measuring scale of 500 Dregterlant rods., print, print maker: Hendrik de Leth, (possibly), print maker: Daniël Stopendaal, after design by: Govert Oostwoudt, print maker: Amsterdam, print maker: Amsterdam, after design by: Hem, Hem, publisher: Amsterdam, in or after 1-Sep-1723, paper, etching, engraving, height c. 1328 mm × width c. 1989 mm
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Map, dike county, Drechterland, consisting, eight parts, New maps, Dregterlandt, Mdccxxiii, title, object, top, three larger coats, arms, two, dike, graves, five smaller coats, four local councils, secretary, weapons, scene, cartouche, middle, dedication, left, river god, fisherman, right, woman, sheaf, wheat, man, shovel, cheeses, horn, plenty, Bottom left, grave monument, grieving woman, measuring instruments, ground, woman refers, widow, surveyor Govert Oostwoudt, measurements, map, produced, manuscript version, died, printed version came, scale, Measuring scale, 500 Dregterlant rods, print, print maker, Hendrik de Leth, Daniël Stopendaal, design, Govert Oostwoudt, Amsterdam, Hem, publisher, 1-Sep-1723, paper, etching, engraving, height c, 1328 mm ×, width, c, 1989 mm
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