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The top engraving depicts the "Gemeen Landshuis" (Common Land House) in Spaarndam. It shows a street scene with a prominent two-story building on the right. Further down the street is a building with a spire. On the cobblestone road, there are pedestrians, a horse-drawn carriage, and a rider. A row of trees is visible on the left side of the image.
View of the Common Land House at Spaarndam.
The bottom engraving shows a view of the village of Spaarndam, looking away from the Landshuis. Tall trees line a path where people and a carriage are moving. On the right, various gabled houses lead toward the village center, where a church spire is visible in the distance. In the foreground right, a canal or waterway has timber logs stacked on the bank.
View of the village of Spaarndam, coming from the Common Land House.