EditorialLetter from M.A. de Ruyter January 8, 1667, Handwritten letter from Michiel de Ruyter dated January 8, 1667 addressed to the gentlemen of the Admiralty of Rotterdam concerning the arrest of a quartermaster. Described on one side, Rotterdam, Michiel Adr...
EditorialFire plate with a wreath between two putti, Fire plate of cast iron, with a semicircular top. Central is an empty center plane. At the top two putti lifting a laurel wreath between them, on which two festoons hang. At the bottom a cartouche with the in...
EditorialModel of a 40-gun warship Model of a 40-Gun Ship, Polychromed, fully detailed construction model to be taken apart in three layers, with solid wood under dense smooth-edged skin. Forty-eight gun ports spread over three decks. Decks on five levels: smal...
EditorialGarden with a company at a table Hortorum Viridariorumque elegantes and multiplicis formae (series title) Gardens of the minne (series title), A garden with an arbor in which a meal is eaten. A statue of Fortuna is placed on top of the gazebo. Servants...
EditorialPalace with garden complex Architectural perspectives (series title), Palace with a garden complex. In the foreground is a simple labyrinth and on the right a basin with a fountain. The print is part of an album, palace, garden, garden fountain, labyri...
EditorialModel of a 24-Pounder Howitzer on a Ship's Carriage, Model of a 24-pound howitzer on a horse. The howitzer is 19.6 cm long and has a caliber of 33 mm. The inscriptions are engraved on the barrel, along with crossed anchors and palm branches. The barrel...
EditorialTenderly carrying a 'blighty' case to an aid through the maze of trenches at Passchendaele, carrying the sick, wounded and dead off the battle-field, (carrying a person on a) litter, stretcher, Realistic Travels (mentioned on object), Vlaanderen, c. 19...
EditorialFamily medal, Twenty-five year marriage of Gerard Daniel Denick and Anna Elisabeth Diocese, celebrated in Spieringshoek, Silver Medal. Front: kneeling when illuminated by celestial light Gratitude for an altar, on which two burning hearts lie and of wh...
EditorialYatagan van Schout at Night Willem Crul, Yatagan, according to written notification given by the Admiralty to the Schout at Night Willem Crul. The handle and the slightly curved scabbard are covered with thin silver leaf, in which richly driven ornamen...
EditorialModel of a 74-Gun Ship of the Line, Detailed detailed construction model of the hull in two stacked halves, with loose round timber. Seventy-four gun ports spread over three decks, five decks in total, with full bombardment and many equipment, some par...
EditorialRifle of the Admiralty on the Maas, Rifle with plate on stock with nr. 2286. Metal loading stick, Admiralty on the Maze, anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1700 - c. 1800, iron (metal), wood (plant material), brass (alloy), l 149 cm l 185.5 cm h 23 cm ? d 8 cm.
EditorialFire plate with a laurel wreath between two putti, Fire plate of cast iron, with a semicircular top. At the top two putti lifting a laurel wreath between them. Both putti carry a flower in the other hand. The rest of the hob is decorated, Rotterdam, Ad...
EditorialFlint naval gun, The lock is undecorated except for a signature, the inside of the lock plate is stamped with LC, the post with JV. The barrel is chiseled with a large emblem consisting of two crossed anchors with the letters A, O, D and M in between, ...
EditorialNotebook from the VOC room on the Maze (Rotterdam), Booklet with blank pages, partly prepared for silver marker, gold on cut, in gray leather binding (shaggy leather on wood). On both sides cartouches (of silver) with ship, metal (silver) clamps, throu...
EditorialStrip of needle lace with three medallion motifs and tendrils, Strip of natural colored needle lace: point de France. In an apparent maze of volutes and flower buds different symmetrical compositions can be distinguished, including volutes that form ca...
EditorialRed-figured cup, Greek, made in Athens, 440-430 BCE. The decoration is dedicated entirely to the deeds of the Athenian hero Theseus. In the tondo he drags the dead or dying Minotaur from the Labyrinth of Knossos, its maze of passages suggested by the m...
EditorialFlorilegium: (page 15 recto) maze garden, 1608. France, 17th century. Bound manuscript of 48 leaves, 77 drawings; watercolor, ink, silver and gold over occasional traces of pencil, on vellum; sheet: 31.1 x 20.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.).
EditorialThe Park at Enghien. A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague. Amsterdam, 1718. The Park at Enghien (ca. 1685). The upper view shows visitors navigating their way through the maze (which was created at the same time as the surviving maze at Hamp...
EditorialFrom Bloomville. Simla Bazar and Jacko. The best view of Simla is from the top of the hill known as Jakko, which offers a grand panorama of the Himalayas. It is also famous for its temple to the Hindu god Hanuman. The Simla Bazaar is a vibrant spot, co...
EditorialTheseus. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted. Kelmscott Press: Hammersmith, 1896. Theseus in the maze, holding the ball of string. Legend of the goode wimmen (good women). Image taken from The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinte...
EditorialThe Park at Enghien. A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague. Amsterdam, 1718. The Park at Enghien (ca. 1685). The upper view shows visitors navigating their way through the maze (which was created at the same time as the surviving maze at Hamp...
EditorialThe Lord of Annaland's seat called Clingendael. The Lord of Annaland's seat called Clingendael close to The Hague seen from the East looking towards the West (ca. 1690). This view of Clingendael is taken from above the more informal wooded area that in...
EditorialRed-figured cup, Greek, made in Athens, 440-430 BCE. The decoration is dedicated entirely to the deeds of the Athenian hero Theseus. In the tondo he drags the dead or dying Minotaur from the Labyrinth of Knossos, its maze of passages suggested by the m...
EditorialRed-figured cup, Greek, made in Athens, 440-430 BCE. The decoration is dedicated entirely to the deeds of the Athenian hero Theseus. In the tondo he drags the dead or dying Minotaur from the Labyrinth of Knossos, its maze of passages suggested by the m...