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Map of the County of Holland
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Map of the County of Holland

Pieter van der Keere · 1617 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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Map of the County of Holland and surrounding areas. At the top center, two putti with the coat of arms of the county in a laurel wreath, below it a banner with the title. On the top right, a cartouche with a description and coats of arms of Holland cities. On the map, at the level of the Veluwe, the coat of arms of Gelderland. On the right in the Zuiderzee, the coat of arms of Friesland. On the bottom right, two scales: Miliarie Germanica quorum 15.uni gradui respondent / Duytsche mylen 15. in een graedt; Horae itineris / Uren gaens. Degree division along the bottom. Orientation: north to the right. On the verso, Latin text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKaart van het graafschap Holland. 1617. Pieter van der Keere. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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