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The Oudeschans seen from the IJzijde to the Montelbaanstoren, the Zuiderkerk in the background
Gezigt Vande Oudeschans Alwaar
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Amsterdam
Nicolaas Vischer
[c1720].
Engraving with etching, on two sheets joined.
560 by 905mm. (22 by 35.75 inches).
14404
notes:
The Oudeschans seen from the IJzijde to the Montelbaanstoren, the Zuiderkerk in the background.
The Oudeschans or Oude Schans, originally named the Nieuwe Gracht, is a wide canal in the eastern part of the inner city of Amsterdam. The canal runs from the Sint Antoniessluis (between Sint Antoniesbreestraat and Jodenbreestraat ) to the Oosterdok, which is connected to the IJ. The canal is best known for the sixteenth century Montelbaanstoren and is sometimes called...
The Oudeschans or Oude Schans, originally named the Nieuwe Gracht, is a wide canal in the eastern part of the inner city of Amsterdam. The canal runs from the Sint Antoniessluis (between Sint Antoniesbreestraat and Jodenbreestraat ) to the Oosterdok, which is connected to the IJ. The canal is best known for the sixteenth century Montelbaanstoren and is sometimes called...
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R.W.P. de Vries, auction, 1925: 283.
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