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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Framed Scene of the Alteration of Amsterdam, Dam square, The Netherlands, c.1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'd'Afbeelding hoe men de Magistraet en Geestelykheyt der stadt Amsterdam heeft uytgeleydt en t'scheep gebraght den 26 May 1578'. Scene of the Alteration of Amsterdam on the Dam square...
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Original Antique Print of the 'Korenbeurs' in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1787
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Nieuwe Koornbeurs, in 1786'. Original antique print of the 'Korenbeurs' in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Korenbeurs ("grain bourse") was a 17th-century commodity market in Amsterdam where grain was traded. The building stood on the banks of the Amstel, on the western side (Nieuwezijde) of the Damrak. It was directly south of the Oude Brug bridge, on a spot now occupied by the former stock and commodity exchange Beurs van Berlage...
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Antique Map of The Siege of Gennep, the Netherlands, c.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Belagerung des Besten Schloss und Passes Gennep'. Old map of the Siege of Gennep, the Netherlands. This map originates from 'Theatrum Europaeum' by M. Merian. Art...
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Rare Antique Print of a Fountain by Delsenbach, c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Veue de la grotte de Thetis et de la haute gerbe (..)'. View of a fountain, most likely in the Gardens of Versailles. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists ...
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Extremely Scarce Antique Map of The Island of Borneo, Indonesia, c. 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'L'Ile de Borneo Suivant les memoires des plus Celebres Navigateurs.' A detailed map of the island Borneo, with a small part of Celebes visible. This plate origi...
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Bird's Eye View of Dabhol as Seen from the Sea, North of Goa, India, 1727
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Bay ende Stadt Dabul'. Bird's eye view of Dabhol as seen from the sea. The city is situated on the Vashishti river, north of Goa in India, on the Malabar...
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Antique Hand-Colored Map of Northern Portugal, 1756
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Portugal titled 'Parte Sepentrional del Reyno de Portugal'. Antique map of Northern Portugal. This map originates from 'Atlas Port...
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Antique Print of a Religious Calendar, Depicting the Month January, 1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of a religious calendar, depicting the month January. With Zodiac sign in upper left corner. Originates from 'Acta Sanctorum', an encyclopedic text in 68 folio volumes ...
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Old Engraving of The Catching of Horses on Jafnapatnam, Ceylon 'Sri Lanka', 1672
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Paardevangst op Jafnapatnam' - This plate shows the catching of horses on Jafnapatnam. The province of Jaffna , and specially the fort at Jaffnapatnam were th...
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Decorative Original Antique Map of the North of Flanders, Belgium, 1697
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Fiandra Parte Occidentale (..)'. Depicts northern part of Flanders, from North Sea, extends through the northern region of France to the cities of Douai and V...
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Antique Map of the Caribbean Island of St Kitts, ca.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Isle St. Christophe pour Servir a l'Histoire Genle. des Voyages.' Detailed map of the Island of St. Kitts, showing the Parishes, towns, ...
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Old Map of the Alsace 'Elzas' Region with Lotharingen 'Lorraine', France, c1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Alsatia superior cum Suntgoia et Brisgoia'. Old map of the Alsace (or Elzas) region with Lotharingen (Lorraine), Strassburg, Freiburg, Basel etc. Source unkno...
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Original Antique Print of the Chinese City of Kinnungam with its Ramparts, 1665
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Kinnungam' View of the Chinese city of Kinnungam with its ramparts. Also depicted are ships and a pagoda can be seen as well. ...
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Procession of Horsemen and Cardinals During the Entrance of a New Pope, ca.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Bezitneming van St. Jan te Lateranen, met de Plegtelykste Cavalcade'. Procession of horsemen and cardinals during the entrance of a new pope in the Saint John...
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Set of Two 18th Century Italian Silk Frames with Embroidery and Saints Figures
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of antique embroidered frames, rectangular shape, in ivory colored silk satin with embroidery in cotton and gold lamé of floral elements and love knots. These are devotional monastic Italian...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

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Antique Map of Morocco Showing Towns of Marakesh, Taradant and Fez, 1636
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Fezzae et Marocchi regna Africae Celeberrima'. Map of Morocco, showing large fortified towns of Marakesh, Taradante and Fez, towns, mountains, rivers, lakes, etc....
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Sea Chart of Part of the Southwestern Coast of Sumatra & Nias, Indonesia, C1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Côte Occidentale de l'Isle Sumatra'. Sea chart of the part of the south-western coast of Sumatra with the Nassau (Nias) and Fortune isles. Artists ...
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Map of the Russian Islands of Novaya Zemlya and Pechorskaya Guba, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte du detroit de Waeigats ou de Nassau.' Map of the Russian islands of Novaya Zemlya (Nova Zembla) and Pechorskaya Guba, here Nouvelle Zemble and Grande Ba...
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Decorative Antique Sea Chart of Zeeland, a Province of the Netherlands, ca.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Comitatus Zelandiae Tabula emendata a Frederico De Wit'. Decorative sea chart of Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands. Although the title reads F. de Wit, thi...
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Original and Colourful Map of Northern India with Surrounding Regions, 1783
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Indes'. A map of Northern India with surrounding regions. From Lattre's 'Atlas moderne ou collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre...
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Antique Print Depicting the Divorce Customs of the Jews, ca.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique religion print titled 'Gewoonten der Jooden wegens de brieven van Echtscheiding'. This print depicts divorce customs of the Jews. This print originates from ...
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Copper Engraved Map of Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan, c1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Extremite Meridionale de l'Amerique.' Copper engraved map of Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan with five detailed insets of the region showing soundings, anchorages, etc. Engraved by Andre. This map originates from 'Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre'. Artists and Engravers: Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795 ) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne's work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps...
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Rare Map of South America of Chili, La Plata, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, c.1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'South America agreeable to the most approved maps and charts'. Rare map of South America depicting Chili, La Plata, Paraguay, Brazil, ...
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Rare Hand-Colored Antique Map of the Bassora 'Basra' Region in Iraq, 1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Delineato Regionis Bassora cum Angis uminibus et Isulis.' Map of the Bassora (Basra) region, Iraq. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Olfert Dapper' ...
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Antique Map of the Siege of Batavia by Van Schley 'c.1750'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Batavia assiecé en 1629 - Batavia 1629 belegerd'. Bird's eye view map of the siege of Batavia in 1629, Jakarta, Indonesia. This print originates from the Dutch ed...
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Sea Chart of Central America and the Northwest Coast of South America, ca.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Novae Hispaniae, Chili, Peruviae et Guatamala Littorae.' Sea chart of Central America and the northwest coast of South America, oriented to the east, by Reini...
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Old Original Print of an Islamic Emir on a Horse, 1727
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Emir Chef des descendans de Mahomet'. Old print of an Islamic Emir on a horse. This print originates from 'Ceremonies et coutumes Religieuses (..)'. Art...
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Original Antique Map of the Dutch Provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe, 1635
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Transiselania Dominium vernacule Over-Yssel.' - Map of the Dutch Provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe. Dedicated to Mr. Bartold Wich...
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Antique Map of Juan Fernandez, Chile, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'l'Ile de Juan Fernandes dans la Mer du Sud (..)'. This map depicts Juan Fernandez Island in the Southern Sea. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and En...
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Old Map of the Province of Groningen, the Netherlands & inset of Islands, C.1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tabulae dominii Groeningae quae et complecitur maximam partem Drentiae Emendata'. Old map of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. With an inset map of ...
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Rare Antique Map of Persia, Incl the Caspian Sea and the Arabian Peninsula, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare untitled antique map of Persia. It covers from the Gulf of Suez eastward to Ahmedabad (Amadabad) in modern day western India. This map, centered on Persia, includes the Caspian Sea and part of the Arabian Peninsula...
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Two Original Japanese Engravings on One Sheet, Soldiers & a Priest, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
One sheet with two engravings: One print is titled: 'Siccabonsii, Japansche Papen. [verso: Japanese soldiers].' An image of a Japanese priest. In one hand hee holds a long rope with a thick knot in it. In the other he holds aloft a copper gong...
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Large Decorative Antique Map of the Mediterranean, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Mer Mediterranee en Douze Feuilles'. First map out of twelve fine engraved double-page and folding maps that join to create a large wall map...
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Decorative Original Antique Panoramic View of Atjeh on Sumatra, Indonesia, 1756
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Achem - Atsjien'. Decorative panoramic view of Atjeh on Sumatra, Indonesia. On this engraving a pagode like building is visible in the background. In the fo...
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Antique Map of the West Coast of America with Island Views, ca.1784
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Views on the West Coast of America (..)'. Coastal views of various islands of the American coast. Originates from an edition of Cook's Voyages. Artists ...
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Antique Engraving of Dutch and German North Sea Coast of Friesland, ca.1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Tabula Nova In qua accuratè demonstratur tota Navigatio ab Amstelodami Statione per Vada vulgo de Watten Hamburgum usq.' - Two maps with the Dutch and German North Sea coast of Friesland, with West Frisian Islands and below East Frisian Islands with inset map of the Elbe around Hamburg. With title and a scale cartouche. Map by Henricus Hondius...
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Antique Copper Engraved Map of Germany in the Early 18th Century, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Germany titled 'Allemagne'. Rare miniature map of Germany and surroundings. Also depicting the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Venice. S...
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Original Antique Print Showing the Prophet Killed by a Lion 'I Kings XII', 1728
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'The Man of God slain by a Lion for his disobedience (…)' - Original antique print showing the prophet killed by a lion...
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Old Print of a Religious Ceremony for Corpus Christi Day and Palm Sunday, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Two images on one sheet titled 'La Procession des Palmes le Dimanche des Rameaux' and 'La Procession du Saint Sacrement le jour de la Dête-Dieu'. The upper image depicts Palm Sunday...
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Antique Print of the City of Ten-Tchoo-Foo, China, 1796
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'View of the City of Ten-Tchoo-Foo from the Anchorage of the Hindostan in the Strait of Mi-a-Tau Bearing South-West'. Together on a sheet with 'Cape Maccartney and Cape Gower'. The top two views depict coastal profile views of local islands named after important people in the Embassy, including Macartney, Staunton, and Gower. Below, a view of the city of Ten-Tchoo-Foo taken from aboard the Hindostan, one of the ships on the mission. These land approach views appeared in the account of George Macartney's travels to China, published by George Nicol. Macartney was Britain's first envoy to China, and was tasked with convincing Emperor Qianlong to ease restrictions on trade between Great Britain and China by allowing the British to have a permanent embassy in the country. Sir George Staunton prepared the official report, 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China', which included charts and views based on manuscript sketches and drawings by Sir John Barrow...
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Old Map of North India From Kandahar East to Burma 'Pegu' and South to Goa, 1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique map titled 'Indes Iere Feuille'. Old map of northern India. Covers the subcontinent from Kandahar east as far as Burma (Pegu) and south to just past Goa. Nam...
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COTTON, Charles, The Wonders of The Peake, 1681, FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COTTON, Charles. TITLE: The Wonders of The Peake. PUBLISHER: London: for Joanna Brome, 1681. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 6-7/8" x 4-1/2", [ii]86pp., complete, bound in contemporary full speckled calf, covers ruled in blind. CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine rubbed with some minor loss, overall VERY GOOD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The dedicatee is Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire. Written in heroic couplets, this work by Cotton was one of the first landscape poems of a movement which only became significant under Queen Anne. Charles Cotton published this satirical poem just five years after Thomas Hobbes' own "Wonders of the Peak" poem was translated into English. Cotton's poem recalls a visit to the 'Devil's Arse', nowadays known as Peak Cavern, in Castleton. Cotton is also known for contributing a treatise on fly fishing for trout in the second edition of Izaak Walton's famous book, "The Compleat Angler".
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Antique Map of the Limoges Region in France, c.1690
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Le Diocèse de Limoges'. Large map of the Limoges region, France. The map is dedicated to the bishop of Limoges, Antoine de Charpin. Artists and Engravers:...
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Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Miniature Tripod Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality 18th century mahogany George II Period miniature table having well figured circular Tilting top over vase turned central stem with Elegant bold tripod legs terminating on Pointed pad feet (Almost certainly made as a travelling salesman...
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Antique Map of Anjouan or Ndzuani Island, Part of The Comoros, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled ‘Carte de L’Isle D’Anjouan - Kaart van 't Eiland Anjouan’. Original antique map of Anjouan, also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani, or, historically, as Johanna, an auto...
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Map of the Alsace, France Incl the Rhine from Phillipsburg to South Basle, c1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Utriusquae Alsatiae Superioris Ac Inferioris Nova Tabula'. Map of the Alsace region (France) including the Rhine from Phillipsburg to south of Basle. Two deco...
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Original Hand-Coloured Nautical Chart of West-Africa, c.1680
Located in Langweer, NL
NIEUWE PASKAERT VAN DE KUST VAN GENEHOA (Senegal) alsmede een gedeelte van Gambia beginnende an C. Blanco tot C. Verde (...). Amsterdam, Johannus van Keulen, c. 1680. Large folio...
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Antique Map of the Coast of Africa and the Cape Verde Islands, ca.1680
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Africa titled 'Isles du Cap Verd Coste et Pays des Negres'. Antique map of the coast of Africa and the Cape Verde islands. Artis...
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Antique Engraving Depicting the Confession & the Anointing of the Sick, 1724
Located in Langweer, NL
Two religious images on one sheet. The upper images depicts the confession and the lower image depicts the anointing of the sick. This print originates from 'Ceremonies et costumes R...
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Antique Print of a New Water Exhausting Machine, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A New Machine for exhausting a large quantity of water'. Print of a new water exhausting machine. This print originates from 'The Universal Magazine...
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Stunning Large Scale Antique Map of Martinique, Rare, Published 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte Reduite de l'Isle de la Martinique Dressee au Depost des Cartes Plans et Journaux de la Marine.' Superb, large scale chart of ...
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Antique Print with a View of the Temple of Daibuth, Japan, 1683
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Temple de Daibuth'. View of the temple of Daibuth, Japan. Originates from 'Description de l'Univers'. Artists and Engravers: Alain Manesson Mallet, a Fr...
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Print of Garden Pavilions of the Earl of Tilney and Knight Stevenson, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Pavillon pour les jardins (..)'. Copper engraving showing the pavilions of the Earl of Tilney and Knight Stevenson. Earl Tylney, of Castlemaine in the Count...
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Uncommon Antique Map of the English Channel Coastline, ca.1709
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Partie de L'Angleterre' Uncommon map of the English Channel coastline with many boats on the sea. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Made...
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Antique Map of Italy from the Latest Observation in the 18th Century, C.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Italy titled 'A New Map of Italy from the latest observations'. Antique map of Italy originating from 'Geography Anatomiz'd: or, The ...
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Original Hand-Colored Antique Regional Map of Switzerland, 1753
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Switzerland titled 'Territorium Reipublicae liberae Helveticae Scaphusiensis (..)'. Regional map of Switzerland. Artists and En...
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Copper Engraving Showing the Neptune Fountain of Versailles, Paris, France, 1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plan de la décoration du Bassin de Neptune à Versailles'. Copper engraving showing parts of the Neptune fountain of Versaill...
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Nicely Framed View on the 'Spaarndammerdijk' in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1795
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Stad Amsteldam'. View on the 'Spaarndammerdijk' in the city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'De Nederlandsche stad- en dorp-besc...
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