Identification title(s): view of delfshaven. Delfshaven (title on object). Rotterodamum hollandiae urbs celeberrima et situ portibusque mercaturae opportunissima. Ao. 1665 (meuse map). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-67. 677. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, bottom center verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: view of delfshaven seen from the nieuwe maas. In the water a fishing boat and some sailing ships. At the top in the middle the coat of arms of delft (to which: delfshaven belonged at the time) and the title. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: joost van geel, after own design by: joost van geel, publisher: jacob quack (possible), publisher: jan houwens (i) (possible), supervision: jacob quack. Place of manufacture: rotterdam. Dating: 1666 - 1698. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: sheet: h 164 mm (cut off inside the plate edge) × w 568 mm (cut off inside the plate edge) 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). See also rp-p-1894-a-18354, rp-p-ob-67. 676, rp-p-ao-11-10, 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: prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of citycoat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc. ) (+ city; municipal), sailing-ship, sailing-boatfishermanwindmill. Where. Delfshaven. Acquisition: unknown 1996. Date: between 1666 and 1698.
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