{"id":28235,"date":"2025-12-16T17:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiek\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/amsterdam-parker-senex-1721\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T17:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:49:23","slug":"amsterdam-parker-senex-1721","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/city-plans\/amsterdam-city-plans\/amsterdam-parker-senex-1721\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam &#8211; Samuel Parker + John Senex, 1720"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:1f04a056-4f20-4611-b7db-00ac0570aea2-11\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-20\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"05675fe9-1dfb-40db-ad44-b3ee9dae4c6a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"295\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"41\">\u201cA New Map of the City of Amsterdam.\u201d<\/strong> Copper engraving made in <strong>1720<\/strong> by <strong>Samuel Parker<\/strong> and <strong>John Senex<\/strong> for &#8220;<em data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"245\">A New General Atlas Containing a Geographical and Historical Account of All the Empires, Kingdoms, and Other Dominions of the World<\/em>.&#8221; Coloured by a later hand. Size: 49.5 \u00d7 59.5 cm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"470\">Notably, the map depicts the layout of the inner gardens within the city blocks, although it is unlikely that this represents a fully accurate view of the situation in 1720.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"967\">At the left of the cartouche sits the Maid of Amsterdam. She is shown holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cornucopia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cornucopia<\/a>, from which fruits and flowers spill forth. This traditional symbol of wealth, prosperity, and economic abundance refers to Amsterdam as a commercial metropolis and the staple market of Europe. Beside her stands a beehive, an emblem of industry, order, and collective labour, underscoring the city\u2019s mercantile spirit and civic virtues. At her feet lie tools associated with crafts and manufacture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1449\">To the right of the cartouche is a fisherman holding an oar, surrounded by fishing nets, fish, and shells. This figure embodies the maritime and nautical foundations of Amsterdam\u2019s prosperity: fisheries, inland navigation, and the city\u2019s direct relationship with sea, rivers, and harbours. His presence forms a deliberate counterpoint to the more elevated figure of the city maiden, emphasizing that urban wealth ultimately rests on practical labour and the exploitation of water.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"2052\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The appearance of an English-language map of Amsterdam reflects the close political and economic interconnection between Great Britain and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_Republic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dutch Republic<\/a> in early eighteenth-century Europe. Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glorious_Revolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glorious Revolution<\/a> of 1688, both states had been allies and partners in trade, finance, and diplomacy. The map was issued as part of an English-language world atlas for a British audience and was dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Hedworth?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Hedworth of Harraton<\/a>, who in 1720 was a Member of the English House of Commons, underscoring that such maps also functioned as prestige objects within the political and social elite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><em>Literature: Marc Hameleers (2003) \u201cAmsterdamse Plattegronden 1866-2000\u201d, no. 105.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Price: Euro 1.250,-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA New Map of the City of Amsterdam.\u201d Copper engraving made in 1720 by Samuel Parker and John Senex for &#8220;A New General Atlas Containing a Geographical and Historical Account of All the Empires, Kingdoms, and Other Dominions of the World.&#8221; Coloured by a later hand. Size: 49.5 \u00d7 59.5 cm. 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