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See here, to your amusement, what is shown to you, / In the maze at Amsterdam, and if you wish to visit it, / ô children! while you sit looking with ease, / Stick this print beforehand in your pocket
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See here, to your amusement, what is shown to you, / In the maze at Amsterdam, and if you wish to visit it, / ô children! while you sit looking with ease, / Stick this print beforehand in your pocket

Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis · 1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 depictions of various kinds, including figures that occur in the Amsterdam maze and a fountain. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered top right: No. 114.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printhuman typesgarden fountaincharacters (human types)
Credit lineZiet hier, tot uw vermaak, wat men u komt vertoonen, / In 't doolhoof te Amsterdam, en zo gy 't by wilt woonen, / ô kindren! daar gy zit te kyken met gemak, / Steek deeze prent daar toe vooräf dan in . 1715 - 1813. Stichter, erven weduwe Cornelis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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