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Les principaux edifices et vues de la ville d'Amsterdam ... =, De voornaamste gebouwen en gesigten der stad Amsterdam.
Schenk, Petrus, graveur en uitgever, 1661-1711/13
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The work is a 1705 plate book (atlas of views) by Petrus Schenk. Extensive searches across major library catalogs, academic databases, and digital archives yielded no evidence of an English translation. As this is a collection of topographical prints with minimal text (captions/index), it is not a work typically subject to formal translation.
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Petrus Schenk captures the heartbeat of 17th-century Amsterdam through its stone and water. Readers will discover the landmarks that defined a global trade empire and see the city exactly as its elite residents saw it.