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Chart of the Zuiderzee and the Wadden Sea
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Chart of the Zuiderzee and the Wadden Sea

Jan Luyken · 1681 · etching; brush; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sea chart of the Zuiderzee and the Wadden Sea, with all sandbanks and depths. With the Wadden Islands (except Schiermonnikoog) and a large part of West Friesland, Overijssel, and North Holland, and two compass roses, North is to the left. Top left, the title, surrounded by the Dutch Lion, Minerva, a woman with a bundle of arrows and a peace hat, Mercury, and a sailor. Below the title, the scale in German, Spanish, and English or French miles. Bottom right, the coat of arms of Amsterdam and a stone with the publisher's address, flanked by putti.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePaskaart van de Zuiderzee en de Waddenzee. 1681. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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