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Beautiful, large, intact engraving in excellent condition and in a neat frame.
Gerrit van Giessen was a printmaker, draftsman and sculptor. The municipal archives of The Hague include 79 drawings, etchings and engravings of The Hague and villages in South Holland.
Image: Bird's eye view of The Hague in the year 1570. Made after an anonymous original of an older date. This version dates from 1730 and was commissioned by Jacob de Reimer for his standard work on the history of The Hague. Published between 1730 and 1739.