Mapping Modernity

3. Map of Amsterdam

25 October 2023

Spectacular growth of Amsterdam

Starting in the mid-19th century, Amsterdam experienced a remarkable period of growth. This cadastral area map, once the possession of Mayor d’Ailly from 1946 to 1956, illustrates the city’s transformation beyond the Singelgracht, including space for new harbors, a cattle market, a slaughterhouse, cemeteries and parks.

A.J. Van der Stok sr., Map of Amsterdam with cadastral division of plots, Amsterdam 1882. Coll. S/T T.142. 137 x 172 cm.