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A rectangular engraving showing a large waterfront building identified as a cotton printery. The building is a long, two-story structure with a small central tower or belfry. To the left of the main building stands a smaller, pavilion-like structure. In the foreground, several boats navigate a wide body of water, including a covered barge filled with people and a larger sailboat on the right. Trees are visible in the background and lining the distant shore.
A rectangular engraving depicting a street and canal scene. On the left side of a wide road is a large building identified as the "Plaats Royaal" inn. The street is populated with several figures and horse-drawn carriages, lined by a row of trees. To the right is a canal with multiple vessels, including a flat-bottomed "kaag" being poled. On the far right bank sits a small circular pavilion. Buildings of a town are visible in the far background.