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Portrait of Caspar Commelin, bookseller, newspaper publisher and author of the official history of Amsterdam 'Description of Amsterdam' of 1693
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Caspar Commelin, historian, by David van der Plaes. Caspar Commelin (1636–1693) compiled a two-part history of the city of Amsterdam. Unusually, the city council gave him permission to consult the city archives. In his hand Commelin holds his 'Beschrijvinge van Amsterdam' which has fallen open at a page showing a print of the old town hall on Dam Square.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortrait of Caspar Commelin, bookseller, newspaper publisher and author of the official history of Amsterdam 'Beschrijvinghe van Amsterdam'of 1693. 1693 - 1704. David van der Plas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
