HOLLAND Amsterdam View towards Zuyder Zee

Description: Amsterdam Towards the Zuyder Zee Another Quality Print from Martin2001 Type of print: Copperplate engraving - Original vintage antique print Year of printing: 1830 Artist - Engraver - Publisher: Craig - n/a - Malte-Brun, Boston , Samuel Walker Condition: Excellent - Very good - Good - Fair. Slightly "wavy." Overall dimensions of print: Including blank margins : 9 x 11 1/2 inches. NOTE: 1 inch = 2,54 cm. Type of paper: Thick - Heavier - Medium heavy - Slightly heavier - Thin. Reverse side: Blank - With text or pictures. Notes: 1. Green border around the print is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed, it is not part of the print. Original narrative Amsterdam, the principal city of the kingdom, though not the capital, is situate on the south bank of the river Y or Ai, at the mouth of the Amstel, which divides it into two parts. It is, besides, intersected by many canals, which form upwards of 90 islands, communicating by 290 bridges, some of which are of stone, and others of wood. The streets, almost all straight, and built along canals are well paved, have footpaths, and are well lighted at night. The two finest, called the Heeren-gracht, and the Kaisers-gracht, in the middle of the city, are magnificent, and of considerable length ; but the houses that line them are all built of brick, and painted of divers colours. Amsterdam is the seat of the general administration of the marine, whose vast magazines and building-yards are truly remarkable. It contains a great number of scientific and literary establishments. The most remarkable buildings are: — the Stadthouse, now the royal palace, a magnificent modern structure; the town-house, formerly the Admiralty ; the East India House, the West India House, the Exchange, the Arsenal, tho Great Barracks, tho Qude-kerke, Nieuw-kerke (old church and new church), the Haarlem gate, the quays, and the vast basins or docks. After the closing of the Scheldt in 1648, all the trade of the Indies centered in Amsterdam, and made it one of the most flourishing cities in the world. But tho decline of the republic, the re-opening of the Scheldt, and the rising importance of Antwerp and Roterdam, have very much reduced it. The new canal, however, and the railroad, which will connect it with the principal places of the kingdom, and of the adjoining countries, will probably restore it to a considerable degree of prosperity. The population exceeds 220,000 souls. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy ! Any print purchased from us may be returned for any reason for a full refund including all postage.

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