Antique print, etching | Map of Haarlem showing the devastation after the siege and great fire of 1576, published 1628, 1 p.

Willem Outgertsz. Akersloot (c.1600-1651 after), after Jansz. Pieter Saenredam (1597-1665), after Johannes van Doetecum I (fl. 1551-1605)

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Map of Haarlem showing the devastation after the siege and Great Fire of 1576.'Haarlem suffered a large fire in the night from 22 to 23 October 1576. The fire started in brewery het Ankertje, near the weighhouse at the Spaarne, which was used by mercenaries as a guarding place. When they were warming themselves at a fire it got out of control. The fire was spotted by farmers, who sailed their ships on the river. However, the soldiers turned down all help, saying that they would put out the fire themselves. This failed, and the fire destroyed almost 500 buildings, among them St-Gangolf's church and St-Elisabeth's hospital. Most of the mercenaries were later arrested, and one of them was hanged on the Grote Markt in front of a large audience. Maps from that era clearly show the damage done by the fire: a wide strip through the city was destroyed. The combined result of the siege and the fire was that about a third of the city was destroyed.' [Wikipedia]Signed at lower right: 'P.zaenr. inv./ W. Akersl. sc.'. Lettered with twelve lines of Dutch verse in three columns at bottom: 'Diets Haerlem so sy leyt .' And with a legend of various landmarks at right.Used as illustration in Samuel Ampzing s: Beschryvinge ende lof der stad Haerlem in Holland […] published by Adriaen Roman in Haarlem in 1628.[NL] Plattegrond van Haarlem met de verwoestingen in de stad na het beleg en de grote brand van 1576. Met onderschrift van 3 verzen van 4 regels in het Nederlands. Rechtsonder de legenda 1-30. Geëtst door Willem Outgertsz. Akersloot. Etching on paper, with small margins; total: 177 x 249 mm; some smudges due to handling, some light soil, vertical folding creases on the center and towards the right (for placement inside a book), a repaired tear on the central fold; overall in good condition. Hollstein 15; in white cardboard passepartout. Seller Inventory # PR121495

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