The Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam Size:L: 80 x 60cm John Ross and his nephew

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The Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam Size:L: 80 x 60cm John Ross and his nephewThe Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam, 1898. View of one of the city's landmarks which was built in 1512 as a part of the fortifications. The steeple was added in 1606. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898).