Arkadia. In front Demeter with cornucopia as well as Poseidon with fish, pouring out the Amstel. In the background castle as well as channel with pleasure yacht. Engraving by Jan Caspar Philips (1700-1773). Inscribed: J. C. Philips inv. et fecit 1736., otherwise as above & below. 13.6 x 8 cm. – Title plate to Daniël Willink’s Amstellandsche Arkadia published 1737 at Arent van Huyssteen at Amsterdam. – Tiny tear in the lower white margin backed acid-freely.
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