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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 The Amsterdam Stock Exchange prior to 1660

Creator
 Zesen, Ph. von (auteur/author), Schut, P.H. (illustrator), Nosche, J. (drukker/printer)

Year
 1664

Type
 prent, print

Measurements
 afmetingen onbekend

Related term
 boekhandels, boekhandelaars

Period
 17e eeuw

Classification
 G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij

Content
 The Amsterdam stock exchange before 1660, at that time one of the most beautiful buildings of the city. We read, "Hier verhandelt man fast die ganse Welt" (the whole world is exchanged here) in the description of the town in which this print is found. One could meet merchants from all over Europe, such as Poles, Hungarians and "Moskowiter", and even Persians, Turks, Indians "und andere fremde Völker". Not a bad place for the booksellers who had established their shops near the entrance of this prestigious building.

Original
 Zesen. Ph. von. - Filips von Zesen Beschreibung der Stadt Amsterdam [...]. - Amsterdam: Joachim Nosche, 1664, t.o. p. 232.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Amsterdam Bibliotheek KVB Universiteitsbibliotheek UVA