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The Coffee House Quincampoix in Amsterdam, 1720
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The Coffee House Quincampoix in Amsterdam, 1720

anonymous · 1720 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Central view of the coffee house Quincampoix in the Kalverstraat, the center of share trading in Amsterdam, 1720. In the frame, references to projects in Muiden, Utrecht, Harlingen, Weesp, Rotterdam, and the Mississippi. At the bottom, a coat of arms built from windmills and a fool's head. A poem in four columns in the caption. Print 10 in the series Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trade of 1720.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHet koffiehuis Quincampoix te Amsterdam, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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