Gouda, elegantiss. Hollandiae Opp. ad Isalam amnem ubi Goudam flu. à quo Oppidum nomen habet, absorbet 1... (1585) - Page 1

A copper-plate engraving provides a bird's-eye view of the city of Gouda in 1585. The city appears as a densely packed urban area surrounded by a defensive wall and a moat. The river IJssel (labeled "Die Yssel") runs along the bottom of the frame with several large sailing ships and smaller rowboats. The river Gouwe enters the city from the left. Within the city walls, the large Sint-Janskerk and the centrally located Town Hall (Stadthuys) are prominent. Outside the walls are gardens, agricultural fields, and windmills. Two ornate cartouches are featured at the top: the left contains the Latin title, and the right shows a coat of arms with three stars. A numbered key listing 34 locations is positioned on the right side.

GOUDA. A most elegant town of Holland, on the river IJssel, where it absorbs the Gouwe river, from which the town takes its name. 1585.


1	Saint John's Church
2	Castle (demolished)
3	The Crane
4	The Fish Market
5	The Fulling Mill A place for cleansing and thickening cloth
6	Toll House
7	The new sluice outside the city
8	The Fortress
9	Saint Guls Chapel (demolished)
10	Our Lady's Chapel (demolished)
11	Saint Barbara's Chapel
12	Saint George's Chapel
13	Saint Remigius's Chapel (demolished)
14	Tergouwe Chapel (demolished)
15	White Friars' Monastery (demolished)
16	Regulars' Monastery (demolished)
17	Saint Margaret's Convent (demolished)
18	The Poor Women's House
19	Cellite Brothers' Monastery (now the school)
20	Saint Cecilia's Convent
21	Agnes's Convent
22	Saint Mary Magdalene's Convent
23	Saint Clare's Convent
24	Within the Gouwe (now the Leper House)
25	Brethren of the Common Life (now the school)
26	City Gates
27	Saint Catherine's Hospital
28	Saint Elizabeth's Hospital
29	Our Lady's Hospital
30	The Old Men's House
31	The path to the peat bog
32	The Weighing place or the peat transfer
33	The Fish Market
34	The Peat Market

Potters' Gate

Dykse Gate

The IJssel

River

Town Hall
Saint John's Church