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Sheet with maps of the polders of Zijpe, Beemster, Purmer, Wormer, and a map of Waterland.
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Sheet with maps of the polders of Zijpe, Beemster, Purmer, Wormer, and a map of Waterland.

Pieter van der Keere · 1631 - 1633 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Sheet with five maps of polders that have been embanked and subdivided. Top left: the Zijpe (1597), with the Wieringerwaard to its right, and two scale bars at the top right: Zypse dyck-roeden; Zypse landt-roeden. Top right: the Beemster (1612), with a scale bar at the bottom left: Rynlandsche roeden. Bottom left: the Purmer (1622), with a scale bar at the top right: Rynlantsche roeden de 600 doen een morgen. Bottom center: the Wormer (1626), with a scale bar at the bottom left: Rhynlandsche roeden. Bottom right: a map of Waterland showing the polders of the Buikslotermeer, Broekermeer, and Belmermeer (1628), with a scale bar at the bottom left: Rhynlandsche roeden.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBlad met kaarten van de polders van de Zijpe, Beemster, Purmer, Wormer en een kaart van Waterland.. 1631 - 1633. Pieter van der Keere. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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