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A View of Amsterdam on each side the Old Rampart as seen from the Harbour

image © Trustees of the British Museum | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Date

1752

Artist

Print after Thomas Smith of Derby (c. 1720-1767)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3248400

Additional Makers

Publisher - Carington Bowles; Publisher - John Bowles; Print maker - Thomas Bowles II

Description

View of Amsterdam showing streets of large houses on either side of a broad canal, an octagonal tower to the right, all seen beyond a rampart running across the foreground with an opening for the boats to pass through in the centre, with many people and boats. 1752. Hand-coloured etching.

Inscription

Lettered below the image with the title in English and French and 'T. Smit delin. / Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1752 / Bowles Sculpt. / Printed for John Bowles and Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhil London.'

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Medium

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Rivers
Canals
Cityscapes
Towers

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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