View of the Town Hall, the New Church and the Weigh House on the Dam in Amsterdam

View of the Dam in Amsterdam. To the left of the center, the Town Hall. To the right of the center, the New Church with the never-completed tower, in front of it the Weigh House. In the top left, the coat of arms of the city; in the top right, the representation of the city seal. To the front left, the shop of Hendrick Hondius II, 'the Brave Dog', with a dog as a shop mark on the facade. On the Dam, market traders and merchants; to the right in the foreground, goods on the quay. In the inscription, an eight-line verse in Dutch.