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Map of the grietenij Ooststellingwerf
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Map of the grietenij Ooststellingwerf

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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Top left: cartouche with title and administrative information about the grietenij. Surrounding it: a hunter, hunting dogs, cattle, and the coats of arms of Ooststellingwerf and of grietman Lubbertus Lycklama à Nijeholt. Bottom left: scale bar: Measure of 1200 royal rods making a walking hour, of which 2000 make a common Dutch mile of 15 in a degree. Above it: farmers. Bottom right: legend.

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

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