Les principaux edifices et vues de la ville d'Amsterdam ... = De voornaamste gebouwen en ge...

A detailed engraving depicts an urban scene in Amsterdam. The focus is the Jan Roonpoortstoren, a tall, slender clock tower with an ornate spire, situated on the right side of the composition. In the center, a stone bridge with multiple arches spans a canal (the Singel). On the left, several traditional Dutch gabled houses line the waterfront. Small figures of people are seen walking across the bridge and along the quays. A small rowing boat with two individuals is visible in the water in the lower left foreground. Trees line the right embankment. The sky contains light, billowy clouds.

Turris IOANNIS RODII, quæ pro carcere militari est. Translation: The Tower of John the Red, which serves as a military prison.

De IAN ROON POORTS Tooren, op de Cingel; word gebruikt tot een gevangen Tooren. Translation: The Jan Roonpoort Tower, on the Singel; is used as a prison tower.