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Map of the Grietenij Ferwerderadeel
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Map of the Grietenij Ferwerderadeel

Caspar Luyken · 1698 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Title cartouche in the upper left, surrounded by the coat of arms of Ferwerderadeel and a fisherman with fishing nets. In the lower left, a cartouche with administrative information about the grietenij. Surrounding it, the coat of arms of grietman Jonker Bernard Heringa van Grovestins and two farmers. In the upper right, a legend; in the lower right, a scale bar: Measure of 1200 king's rods in an hour's walk, of which 1000 make a half common Dutch mile of 15 in a degree.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKaart van de grietenij Ferwerderadeel. 1698. Caspar Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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