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Map of the grietenij Haskerland
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Map of the grietenij Haskerland

anonymous · 1698 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Upper left cartouche with title, administrative information about the grietenij, and the coats of arms of Haskerland and grietman Matthias van Vierssen. Right, a pillar with a scale bar: Measure of 1000 king's rods, of which 1200 make an hour's walk, being a half common Dutch mile of 15 to a degree. Surrounding putti with surveying equipment. Lower right legend.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKaart van de grietenij Haskerland. 1698. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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