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IJ with Ships
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IJ with Ships

Ludolf Bakhuysen · 1701 · etching; paper

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

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The IJ with ships, in the background Amsterdam. In the foreground Neptune and the City Maiden of Amsterdam ride through the water in a coach drawn by a horse and a unicorn. Print from a series of 10 sea views. Below this print a poem by L. Bakhuysen of six lines, printed from a second plate.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printsea (seascape)
Credit lineIJ met schepen. 1701. Ludolf Bakhuysen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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