Amsterdam, Prins Hendrikkade, Schreierstoren – L. Samijn, ca. 1832
€1.250
“Gezigt op de Schreyer’s Toren, de Kraan en de Nieuwe Stadsherberg” [View of the Schreyer’s Tower, the crane, and the new city inn]. Lithograph published circa 1832 by L. Samijn. Original hand colouring with later additions. Size: 33 × 44 cm.
From the Oosterdoksdijk we look toward the Buitenkant (now Prins Hendrikkade), with the Geldersekade and Hoofdbrug on the left. To the right of the Schreierstoren lies the Oudezijds Kolk. In the foreground is the Open Havenfront. In the distance stands the Mosselsteiger, leading to (far right) the Nieuwe Stadsherberg (“New City Inn,” demolished in 1871 — the present site of Amsterdam Central Station).
The Schreierstoren is the only surviving defensive tower of Amsterdam’s medieval city wall. Originally, it rose directly from the water, with two embrasures just above the surface. In 1532 it acquired its present form. At the beginning of the seventeenth century the city wall was demolished and the Singel canal was dug. The tower was originally known as the Schreiershoekstoren — “Schreihoek” probably referring to the sharp angle where the Geldersekade and Oudezijds Kolk meet. However, history remembers the Schreierstoren as the place where many women tearfully watched their loved ones depart on voyages.
Price: Euro 1.250,- (incl. frame)
