Map of Kennemerland and West-Friesland
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Top left: a cartouche with the dedication, the coat of arms of the High Water Board of the Outflow Sluices in Kennemerland and West-Friesland, and the family coats of arms of the dike reeve and the water board members. Below: a female figure holding a mill in her hands and another female figure holding a piece of cloth, beneath which a river god and Neptune are chained. Below that: two female figures, Jupiter and a river god. Bottom right: the title cartouche surrounded by various figures and objects referring to agriculture. Below that: two scale bars: Sesqui milliare Germanicum quorum 15 in uno gradu / One and a half Dutch miles of 15 to a degree; Milliaria Gallica quae et horae itineris 20 in uno gradu / French miles or hours of travel of 20 to a degree. The map is equipped with a grid and a degree division along the edges.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
