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19-590: The Bloemgracht was constructed in the first half of the 17th century as part of the Jordaan during one of the major Amsterdam city expansions; the so-called Third Expansion. Initially, dyers were established on and near the Bloemgracht. The Calkoen family in particular was active here. Willem Blaeu started his cartography workshop here in 1635, and it was continued by his son Joan Blaeu and his grandson Joan Junior until 1698. The Atlas Maior or Grooten Atlas by Blaeu

38-433: A Berke[n]rode Batavo . Vermeer must have had a copy at his disposal (or the earlier one published by Van Berckenrode). Around 1658 he showed it as a wall decoration in his painting Officer and Laughing Girl , which depicts a soldier in a large hat sitting with his back to viewer, talking with a smiling girl who holds a glass in her hand. Bright sunlight bathes the girl and the large map on the wall. Vermeer's gift for realism

57-521: A food kitchen on Bloemgracht 146, and the St. Vincentius Intermediate School was at number 150. The "Old Papers" charity work project was in a basement at number 67. The Nederlandsche Zondagsschool Vereniging (a Sunday School) was established from 1937 at Bloemgracht 79 and from 1973 at number 65. Disputes within the Restored Apostolic Mission Church - Stam Juda at Bloemgracht 98 were much in

76-522: A studio on the Bloemgracht in the 1660s. Fourteen sugar factories were active on the canal in the 18th and 19th century. Six of the eleven Jordaan canals were filled in during the 19th century. The Bloemgracht, Egelantiersgracht , Lauriergracht , Looiersgracht and Passeerdersgracht remained as water connections between the Prinsengracht and the Lijnbaansgracht. From 1856, the type foundry of

95-466: Is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands , in the province of North Holland . The municipality of Uitgeest consists of the following towns, villages and districts: [REDACTED] Map of the municipality of Uitgeest, June 2015 The municipal council of Uitgeest consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows: No fewer than five windmills can be seen in

114-485: Is described in various travel guides as one of the most beautiful canals of the Jordaan. The writer Mies Bouhuys said about the Jordaan and the Bloemgracht: "The Jordaan canon starts in 1613, with the construction of the ring of canals. The wealthy lived on the Bloemgracht, the most prestigious canal in the Jordaan. The common people lived in the (cross) streets." The educational innovator Jan Ligthart described life on

133-521: Is evidenced by the fact that the wall map, mounted on linen and wooden rods, is identifiable as Blaeu's 1621 map of Holland and West Friesland. He captures faithfully its characteristic design, decoration, and geographic content. His maps formed the bulk of the Atlas Maior , which became a collector's item in Amsterdam. Uitgeest Uitgeest ( Dutch pronunciation: [œytˈxeːst] )

152-491: Is often possible to identify the actual maps. Evidently, Vermeer was particularly attached to a Willem Blaeu – Balthasar Florisz van Berckenrode map of Holland and West Friesland , as he represented it as a wall decoration in three of his paintings. Though no longer extant, the map's existence is known from archival sources and the second edition published by Willem Blaeu in 1621, titled Nova et Accurata Totius Hollandiae Westfriesiaeq. Topographia, Descriptore Balthazaro Florentio

171-419: The polder landscape surrounding the village. Uitgeest was the birthplace (in 1550) of Cornelis Corneliszoon , inventor of the wind-powered sawmill. An industrial heritage park, centered on sawmill De Hoop, is under construction. The village has a Reformed church dating back to the early 14th Century and lakeside marina. The 670m outdoor kart-racing track made room for new housing, so this tourist attraction

190-539: The Bloemgracht extensively in his books. The Bloemgracht is spanned by five bridges, all fixed: The Kees de Jongenbrug (Bridge No. 123, corner Bloemgracht / Prinsengracht) and the Rosa Overbeek Bridge (Bridge No. 121, corner Tweede Leliedwarsstraat) are named after characters in the work of writer Theo Thijssen , for whom there is a museum in Eerste Leliedwarsstraat. The Anne Frank House is opposite

209-501: The Kees de jongenbrug, in the shadow of the Westertoren on Prinsengracht 263. Willem Blaeu Willem Janszoon Blaeu ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈjɑnsoːm ˈblʌu] ; 1571 – 21 October 1638), also abbreviated to Willem Jansz. Blaeu , was a Dutch cartographer , atlas maker, and publisher . Along with his son Johannes Blaeu , Willem is considered one of

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228-464: The family's works are still sold today. Original maps are rare collector items. Blaeu's maps were featured in the works of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer of Delft (1632–1675), who holds a position of great honor among map historians. Several of his paintings illustrate maps hanging on walls or globes standing on tables or cabinets. Vermeer painted these cartographical documents with such detail that it

247-635: The graphic trading house of Nicolaas Tetterode was at the Bloemgracht 134-136. There was also the Reformed Christian School, where Jan Ligthart taught, among others. As stated on the plaque on the facade of Bloemgracht 24, the Vereniging Hulp Voor Onbehuisden (Help for the Homeless Association) managed a night shelter here for women and children between 1904 and 1945. The Catholic Society of Saint Vincent de Paul ran

266-619: The news in the 1970s. From 1958 to 1966 the Pacifist Socialist Party (PSP), which was dissolved in 1991, had its office at Bloemgracht 55 The Hollandia rye bread factory was located at Bloemgracht 178. There is a paint factory at Bloemgracht 191. After World War II , when most of the factories had left, the Bloemgracht became more residential-oriented. In addition to expensive canal houses and apartments, it held restaurants and galleries. Characteristically it has some very large canal houses and also very small ones. The Bloemgracht

285-611: The notable figures of the Netherlandish or Dutch school of cartography during its golden age in the 16th and 17th centuries. Blaeu was born at Uitgeest or Alkmaar . As the son of a well-to-do herring salesman, he was destined to succeed his father in the trade, but his interests lay more in mathematics and astronomy . Between 1594 and 1596, as a student of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe , he qualified as an instrument and globe maker. During this time in 1596, his son Joan Blaeu

304-582: Was appointed map-maker of the Dutch East India Company . He was also an editor and published works of Willebrord Snell , Descartes , Adriaan Metius , Roemer Visscher , Gerhard Johann Vossius , Barlaeus , Hugo Grotius , Vondel and the historian and poet Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft . He died in Amsterdam . He had two sons, Johannes and Cornelis Blaeu, who continued their father's mapmaking and publishing business after his death in 1638. Prints of

323-465: Was born and he would also become a well established cartographer. Later in 1600 Willem discovered the second ever variable star , now known as P Cygni . Once he returned to Holland , he made country maps and world globes, and as he possessed his own printing works, he was able to regularly produce country maps in an atlas format, some of which appeared in the Atlas Novus published in 1635. In 1633 he

342-499: Was lost. Fort along Den Ham (between Uitgeest and Krommenie ) was one of the 42 forts of the Stelling van Amsterdam , a 19th-century ring of fortifications around Amsterdam which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The fort is now a museum open to the public on Sundays. Uitgeest is served by 4 trains per hour (Monday – Saturday), journey time to Amsterdam is around 20 minutes. The Stoptrein via Beverwijk and Haarlem

361-472: Was made on the Bloemgracht. The company was initially located on the corner of Bloemgracht / Tweede Leliedwarsstraat and later on the corner of Derde Leliedwarsstraat. In 1696 the company was dissolved. Bridge no. 120 across the Bloemgracht at the corner of the Derde Leliedwarsstraat was given the name Atlas Bridge. The painter Rembrandt van Rijn , who lived at Rozengracht, is supposed to have had

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