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Behold, for your amusement, what is shown to you, / In the labyrinth at Amsterdam, and if you wish to attend, / O children, there you [(...)] to look with ease, / Put this print beforehand in your pocket for this purpose
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Behold, for your amusement, what is shown to you, / In the labyrinth at Amsterdam, and if you wish to attend, / O children, there you [(...)] to look with ease, / Put this print beforehand in your pocket for this purpose

Johan Noman · 1806 - 1830 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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Leaf with 20 depictions of various figures that appear in the Amsterdam 'Oude Doolhof' on the Prinsengracht, such as a Chinese person, a shepherd, and a hunter. Below each image, a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 138.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printhuman typeshunterruler, sovereign
Credit lineZie hier, tot uw vermaak, wat men u komt vertoonen, / In 't doolhof te Amsterdam, en zo gy 't by wilt woonen, / ô kindren daar gy [(...)] te kyken met gemak, / Steek deeze prent daar toe vooräf in uw . 1806 - 1830. Johan Noman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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