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Historische Atlas van Antwerpen
Stad van droom en daad
2022 || Hardcover || Ilja van Damme e.a. || Thoth, Uitgeverij
Antwerpen ontwikkelde zich in de vijftiende en zestiende eeuw tot draaischijf van de Europese handel. Dat ging gepaard met grote stedenbouwkundige ambities die echter maar gedeeltelijk konden worden waargemaakt. Rond 1700 kromp de stad zelfs binnen haar omwalling. In de negentiende en twintigste eeuw leefde de haven op en zorgde industrialisatie voor nieuwe groei. Er kwamen nieuwe havendokken, de binnenstad werd gemoderniseerd en de voorsteden werden geïntegreerd in het stedelijke weefsel. O...
New historical atlas of Amsterdam
2021 || Hardcover || Jaap Evert Abrahamse e.a. || Thoth, Uitgeverij || met inkijkexemplaar
This atlas presents the spatial development of Amsterdam through a series of historical and newly drawn maps, from the city’s humble beginnings to the present day, and in an international context. Comparisons are made between Amsterdam and cities like Venice, London, Paris, and Vienna.
Amsterdam originated around the year 1200 as a small port town at the mouth of the river Amstel. In the 16th century, the rapidly growing merchant town became the bustling centre of the province of Holland. A...
Historical Atlas of Antwerp
Between Aspiration and Achievement
2022 || Hardcover || Ilja van Damme e.a. || Thoth, Uitgeverij
Antwerp is famous for becoming the northern hub of European trade around the turn of the sixteenth century. This international status went hand in hand with ambitious urban explansion plans, only some of which could be realized, and by around 1700 the city had contracted again inside its walls. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the port revived and industrialization brought renewed growth. New docks were built, the city centre was modernized, and the suburbs were integrated into the ...