Description Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 29.6 x 19.2 cm (11.65 x 7.56 inch). Image size: 29.6 x 19.2 cm. (11.65 x 7.56 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Middle fold as issued, with some paper separation at these fold margin, backed. Slight paper separation at creases. A few small tears in paper edges, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. AMSTERDAM BEURS, HENDRICK DE KEYSER, JACOB VAN MEURS, PIETER HENDRICKSZ SCHUT, OLFERT DAPPER, 1664, DUTCH CITY VIEW, BIRD’S-EYE VIEW, STOCK EXCHANGE, 17TH CENTURY PRINT | PCO-B4-03 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Published in: Olfert Dapper, Historische beschryving der Stadt Amsterdam (Amsterdam, 1663) and Philipp von Zesen, Beschreibung der Stadt Amsterdam (Amsterdam, 1664). State: 1(2). Reference: Hollstein Dutch 27; Meer-Ossenbeeck 27. Biography engraver: Jacob van Meurs (c.1619-1680) was an Amsterdam publisher and printmaker known for illustrated books and topographical prints. He collaborated with various engravers and played a major role in the publication of city descriptions and travel literature in the Dutch Golden Age. Biography artist: Pieter Hendricksz. Schut (c.1619-1660) was a Dutch engraver and draftsman active in Amsterdam and Haarlem. He produced portraits, historical scenes, and city views, often working for prominent publishers such as Jacob van Meurs.
