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Map of the grietenij Opsterland
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Top left: cartouche with title and administrative information about the grietenij. Surrounding it: a female figure, putti, and the coats of arms of Opsterland and of grietman Augustinus Lycklama à Nijeholt. Bottom cartouche with surrounding it: a shepherd, Ceres, a fisherman, and a hunter. Below it: scale bar: Measure of a walking hour, being 1200 royal rods, of which 2000 make a common Dutch mile of 15 in a degree. Bottom right: legend.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKaart van de grietenij Opsterland. 1698. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
