Identification title(s): view of rotterdam (first part). Rotterdam. Rotterodamum hollandiae urbs celeberrima et situ portibusque mercaturae opportunissima. Ao. 1665 (meuse map). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1894-a-18354. A. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 16. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: first part of a view of rotterdam. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: joost van geel, after own design by: joost van geel, publisher: jan houwens (i), publisher: jacob quack (rejected attribution), printer: jacob quack (rejected attribution), supervision: jacob quackcommissioned by: jacob quack (mentioned on object), dedicated to: mayors, aldermen and council of rotterdam schout (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rotterdam. Dating: after 1666 - 1698. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 565 mm × w 444 mm explanation this print was originally intended as part of the so-called maaskaart from 1666, published under the title 'rotterodamum hollandiae urbs celeberrima et situ portibusque mercaturae opportunissima. Ao. 1665'. Although the year 1665 is stated in the title, archival research shows that the map was not completed until 1666 (see documentation). This card consisted of (from top to bottom): - a title strip (printed from one plate); - a large cityscape of rotterdam (printed from six plates, see dome record for a virtually edited version); - a map of the meuse (printed from four plates) with left and right cityscapes of maassluis, delfshaven, delft, schiedam, den briel and vlaardingen (printed from three plates, two on each plate); - (possibly) a description of rotterdam in letterpress (at least four different versions of this are known). The map was initially published by jacob quack. In any case, jan houwens (i) edited another edition in 1698 (dated in the description of rotterdam, he may have published the map earlier with a different variant of the description). As far as can be determined, the only change that houwens made to the plates is 'jan houwens excudit', on the ship at the bottom right of the cityscape of rotterdam (see rp-p-1894-a-18354. F). The current print was published by houwens. Because it is also possible that houwens already published the maas map before 1698, it is impossible to determine exactly when the current copy was published. See also umbrella record, rp-p-ob-67. 676, rp-p-ao-11-10, rp-p-ob-67. 677, rp-p-ob-67. 678, rp-p-ob-67. 679, rp-p-ao-11-56, rp-p-ob-67. 680, rp-p-ob-67. 681 , rp-p-ao-13-5, rp-p-ao-13-46, rp-p-ao-13-50, rp-p-ao-13-58 and rp-p-ao-13-68. B. See documentation for more information. Subject: what: city-view in general; 'veduta' (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage), prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of citycoat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc. ) (+ province; provincial), cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'(story of) neptune (poseidon), triton(s), city-gatesailing-ship, sailing-boat. Where: rotterdam. Wester nieuwe hoofdpoort. Schiedam gate. Acquisition: purchase mar-1894. Date: na 1666 - 1698.
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