Amsterdam, Leth, Hendrik de, Andries de, Laan, Adolf van der, Windter, Johann Wilhelm, Title page for: Matthaeus Brouërius Nidek, Het Watergraefs- or Diemer-meer, 1725, Allegory of the draining of the Diemermeer, verso - stamped, In the foreground sit two water nymphs as personifications of the Amstel and the Nieuwe Diep. On the right under a canopy Apollo is enthroned with the zodiac in his hand. A woman with wings on her head shows him a roll with designs. Behind her stands Ceres with a sheaf of wheat. In the middle an obelisk with the title of the book and a swan as a symbol for the Diemermeer. To the left of that stand Diana and a farmer. In the background a view of the Amstel and the polder area Diemer- or Watergraafsmeer., print, title page, prints, height 332 mm, width 215 mm, German, 1696 - 1765-03-27, print maker, printmaker, 1725 - 1725, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, 1690 - 1742-05-09, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publica