Amsterdam—the Waag

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Amsterdam—the Waag.

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Artist

Name:
Lalanne, Maxime
Dates:
1827-1886
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Buildings & Monuments
Techniques:
Etching, Photogravure
Engraver:
Dujardin
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
La Hollande à vol d'oiseau
Author:
Havard, Henry
Publisher:
Paris: Albert Quantin, Georges Decaux, 1882
Open Library:
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Description:

Formerly known as Saint Antony’s Gate (Sint Antoniespoort), the weighing house is the oldest non-religious building in Amsterdam. It ceased being used as a weighing house in the early 19th century, but the name remained.
Photoengraving from an etching.

The caption reads in the original French: Amsterdam. La porte Saint-Antoine.

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