Map of Amsterdam
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Map in bird's-eye perspective. Top left the legend 1-48 with to the right a scale bar: Scale of 3000 Amsterdam feet. Top right the legend 49-106 with below it the legend of the bastions 1-26. At the bottom in the middle the Amsterdam Maiden with the city coat of arms and the imperial crown, flanked by two lions. To her left (from right to left) Mercury; the river god of the Amstel who is offered fruits and grains by Ceres, Faunus and Bacchus; and the city seal surrounded by fishing nets and fish on drying racks. To her right (from left to right) the river god of the IJ and personifications of the four continents - Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Orientation: south-southwest at the top.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
