Haarlem – Joost Daams, c. 1780

View over the Spaarne River in Haarlem, drawing in pen and watercolor made around 1780 by Joost Daams (1735-1814), signed…

View over the Spaarne River in Haarlem, drawing in pen and watercolor made around 1780 by Joost Daams (1735-1814), signed lower right “Joost Daams fec: ad vitum.” Size: 24.8 x 35.6 cm.

The center of Haarlem is characterized by picturesque canals and narrow cobblestone streets. St. Bavo church is located on the Grote Markt square, at the very centre of of the city.

In this drawing, we are looking from the Korte Spaarne towards the south, in the direction of the city center, with the Spaarne in the foreground and the opening to the Bakenesser canal on the right. Over the water is the Gravestenen bridge, with the Waag (weigh house) and the wooden crane behind it. On the right, in the distance, the St. Bavo Church towers above the city above the city.

At the end of the 17th century, the city had 55,000 inhabitants. In the 18th century, the Haarlem textile industry, like in Leiden, seriously declined, and by 1800, the population had fallen to about 20,000.

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