Centsprent: Wie immer Amsterdam beziet / Vergete toch het Doolhof niet ... No. 13.

Catchpenny print. Children’s print showing the ‘Oude Doolhof’ of Amsterdam. This first public labyrinth on the corner of the Prinsengracht en de Looiersgracht was intended as an amusement park. The owner, Vincent Jacobsz. Coster, planted hedges and assembled statues of famous figures, which are also depicted in the print. They are biblical figures (David, Goliath, King Salomon and Mordecai), monarchs (Willem I, and rulers from England, Sweden, Persia, and China), and other figures, such as a shepherd and a faun.(Marijke Spies, Amsterdamse doolhoven. Populair cultureel vermaak in de zeventiende eeuw, 2001, p. 71)Amsterdam, Erve H. Rynders (1781 - 1845), address mentioned on the print: ‘Te Amsterdam, by d’Erve H. Rynders, in de Tweede Tuindwarsstraat’; numbered ‘No. 13.’ in upper right corner. l 20 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 65 x 50 mm) on paper; hand coloured in orange; 4-line verses under each image; total: 425 x 335 mm; Pro Patria watermark, countermark: ‘I S B’; small restorations on verso, some small stains.De Meyer p. 281, Boerma p. 810 (Rynders 13).

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Centsprent: Kom lieve Jeugd! Zie hier een Zomer Veldgezicht / Zoo ik ‘t uw nader zeg / kent gy de plaats zeer ligt. No. 42.

Catchpenny print. Children’s print showing a Dutch landscape and city view. The top image is of the farm Huis Noord-End in Amsterdam, with at the left a woman transporting milk cans by boat. The bottom shows the Vriesche Poort (Friesepoort) in Alkmaar, the city walls, and people walking outside in the fields.Amsterdam, Wendel (1803 - 1845), via M. Binger, whose address is mentioned on the print: ‘te Amsterdam, by Meyer Binger, Joode Bree-Straat, No. 35’; numbered ‘No. 42’ in top right corner. l 2 woodcut illustrations (each ca. 135 x 250 mm) on paper; hand coloured in red, yellow and green; verses in two columns under each image in letterpress; total: 390 x 310 mm; traces of previous mounting and bottom left corner of margin missing.De Meyer p. 282, Boerma p. 838 (Wendel 42).

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Catalogue: Amsterdam Centsprenten, City views Handcoloured Landscapes Popular prints Prenten, Prints Stadsgezichten, Woodcut