Antique Print of a former Warehouse in Amsterdam by Commelin (1694)

Description: Antique print titled ‘S’Lants Zee-Magazyn en Scheeps Timmerwerf’. Decorative view of the back yard formerly the V.O.C. warehouse and arsenal for the Admiralty of Amsterdam, now-a-days the Scheepvaartmuseum (Maritime Museum). The print is giving good detail of ship building activities and a clear view of the building, now-a-days the Maritime Museum. Engraved by Joseph Mulder (1668 - 1738 ). This print originates from ‘Beschryvinge van Amsterdam, zynde een naukeurige verhandelinge van desselfs eerste oorspronk uyt den huyse der heeren van Amstel, en Amstellant, haar vergrooting, rykdom, en wyze van regeeringe, tot den jare 1691’.

Artists and Engravers: Author: Casparus Commelin (1636-1693), publisher and bookseller in Amsterdam.