Laan Adolph (4 results)

View of Amsterdam from the south Engraving with etching, on two sheets joined. The view is taken from outside the Hogesluis, the city limits at the time. Numerous vessels are depicted on the Amstel with open land to the left, where horses graze. Amsterdam is laid out in the background, and all the major public buildings are shown and named including: the Westerkerk, Noorderkerk, Stadthuis , Oude Kerk, and the Zuider kerk, the Portuguese Synagogue, the Oosterkerk, and East India House. Andries de Leth (1662-1731) was an engraver, publisher, and mapmaker working in Amsterdam during the first half of the eighteenth century. Adolf van der Laan (1684-1755) was a Dutch draftsman and engraver. R.W.P. de Vries, auction, 1925: 274.

View of Amsterdam from the south Engraving with etching, on two sheets joined. The view is taken from outside the Hogesluis, the city limits at the time. Numerous vessels are depicted on the Amstel with open land to the left, where horses graze. Amsterdam is laid out in the background, and all the major public buildings are shown and named including: the Westerkerk, Noorderkerk, Stadthuis , Oude Kerk, and the Zuider kerk, the Portuguese Synagogue, the Oosterkerk, and East India House. Andries de Leth (1662-1731) was an engraver, publisher, and mapmaker working in Amsterdam during the first half of the eighteenth century. Adolf van der Laan (1684-1755) was a Dutch draftsman and engraver. R.W.P. de Vries, auction, 1925: 274.

View of the Zeemagazijn or Naval Arsenal Amsterdam Engraving with etching, on two sheets joined. A view along the what is now Prins Hendrikkade (Prince Hendrik quay) with the Zeemagazijn (now the Scheepvaartmuseum) and the naval shipyard to the left and the Oosterkerk to the right. The views shows off the might of the Dutch Navy with numerous ships of the line in the dockyard. To the right of the dockyard stands the "Admiralityts Magazyn" or Zeemagazijn the Dutch navy's arsenal. . On 12 August 1655, the Admiralty was given the entire western strip of Kattenburg island for the construction of a warehouse and timber-wharf. The designs for which where drawn up by Daniel Stalpaert, in the Dutch Baroque manner. In 1791, a great fire broke out and charred the entire building. Instead of breaking it down and constructing a new arsenal in its place, the decision was made to plaster the building to imitate sandstone, giving its distinctive white look it has today. After the French invasion in 1795, the Dutch Admiralty was disbanded and a national navy was formed, the function of the arsenal changed as well. It no longer stored cannons, ropes and gunpowder but clothing and food. After the French left, the building was given to the newly formed Dutch navy and would stay that way until 1973. The building now houses the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum: the Dutch Maritime Museum. To the right of the Zeemagazijn is the Oosterkerk a Dutch Reform church built between 1669-71 by architect Daniel Stalpaert, the same man responsible for the Zeemagazijn. Johann Wilhelm Windter (1696-1765) German painter and engraver. Adolph van der Laan (1684-1755) Dutch engraver and draughtsman, worked for a long time in Paris, and had as his pupil Jan Punt. He specialised in engraving works after J. Glauber and Van der Meulen, and is remembered especially for 'The Assassination of the Prince of Orange, William I'. R.W.P. de Vries, auction, 1925: 289.

LIVELY VIEW OF THE AMSTERDAM GRAIN EXCHANGE "Gezigt van de Koorn-Beurs, staande op 't Water by de Oude-Brug 't Amsterdam, gebouwt in 't Jaar 1617" (View of the Grain Exchange, standing on the Water near the Old Bridge in Amsterdam, built in the year 1617.) Engraving printed from two copperplates, made between 1751 and 1766. Engraved by Jan Schenk after a drawing by Adolph van der Laan andpublished by Leon Schenk. COloured by a later hand. Size: 56 × 96 cm. The economic growth of Amsterdam in the 17th century led to a reorganization of trade practices. In 1611, stock exchange traders were given their own building so they no longer had to conduct their meetings outdoors. Grain and salt merchants, however, continued to gather on the streets. In bad weather, they would shelter under the awnings of the shops along the Damrak, much to the annoyance of shopkeepers and residents. Under the direction of city architect Hendrick de Keyserwho had also designed the stock exchange on Dam Squarea separate exchange for grain merchants was constructed in 1616/1617. It was a wooden building on piles in the still-unfilled Damrak. (In the print, the Oudebrug (old bridge) can be seen on the left and the tower of the Old Church on the right.) At the Amsterdam Grain Exchange, grain imported by ship from the countries around the Baltic Sea was resold to traders from across Europe. The exchange consisted of a square courtyard with arcades on pillars. Along the walls of the arcades stood boxes containing grain samples. Merchants needed good light to judge the samples by colour. Any grain that spilled onto the exchange floor during inspection became the property of the market master. Once a lot was sold, official grain measurers and weighers ensured it was distributed according to standard units set by the trade guilds. The grain exchange was the central building in a series of constructions erected in Amsterdam during the first half of the 17th century to accommodate its booming trade, helping the city develop into Europe's key entrepôt during the Golden Age. In 1768, the grain exchange was rebuilt in stone. That building remained in place until it was demolished in 1884. Today, the site is occupied by the Beurs van Berlage (with Amsterdam Central Station further to the left). Price: 2.950,-.