Plan of Amsterdam with arguments for the construction of a new church
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Map in bird's-eye perspective. Along the top the title. In the upper left the legend 1-48 and a-c. To the right of that a scale bar: Scale of 3000 Amsterdam feet. In the upper right the legend 49-106 and d-k. Below that the legend of the bastions 1-26. In the lower left putti with the city coat of arms and children with riches from different parts of the world. In the lower middle a cartouche containing six arguments for the construction of a new church, designed by Nicolaas Listingh, on the Botermarkt (the current Rembrandtplein). To the left of this Juno, to the right Minerva and above them two children with the coat of arms of Holland. In the lower right children with the city seal and objects referring to seafaring. Orientation: south-southwest at the top.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description