Welcome to Amsterdam 3The oldest part of town – Dam to Nieuwmarkt6Warmoesstraat6Oudekerksplein – the Old Church7Oudezijds Voorburgwal9Athenaeum Illustre10Prinsenhof11Oudezijds Achterburgwal11Spinhuis – Spinning House14Nieuwe Doelenstraat16Kloveniersburgwal16East India House – the Dutch East India Company (VOC)17A voyage to the East Indies: ‘ship lost, all lost’18Trippenhuis18Nieuwmarkt19Theatrum Anatomicum19‘Soul sellers’20Nieuwmarkt to Dam square – Synagogues, Zoo and Shipping21Sint Antoniesbreestraat22Jodenbreestraat22Vlooienburg23Charity: ‘think of the poor’24Mr. Visserplein25Jonas Daniël Meijerplein – Synagogues25Hortus Botanicus26Prins Hendrikkade29Damrak30From Dam to Amstel – Palace, churches, flowers and shops31Nieuwe Kerk (New Church)31Paleis op de Dam (Royal Palace)32Kalverstraat33Burgerweeshuis (Orphanage)34Nieuwezijds Kapel34The Beguinage and the English Church35Singel36Oude Lutherse Kerk36Flower Market38Heiligeweg39Rasphuis39Munt41Reguliersbreestraat41Rembrandtplein42Amstel43A walk along the canals, from Amstel to Leidseplein44Prinsengracht45Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum46Leidseplein46Along the canals, from Leidseplein to IJ47Keizersgracht48Westermarkt51Herengracht52Keizersgracht52Singel53Haarlemmerstraat54The IJ55Farewell56Our foreign eyewitnesses57A walk in old Amsterdam with eyewitness accounts and prints from the time of the Dutch Republic.This short Amsterdam travel guide takes you back to the time of the Dutch Republic. Back then, many foreign visitors wrote colorful stories about their experiences and how people lived. And just as today, seeing the red-light district and famous works of art was on their bucket list. As you stroll along the streets and canals, the historic city comes to life through their eyewitness accounts and numerous old prints.This short Amsterdam travel guide takes you back to the time of the Dutch Republic. Back then, many foreign visitors wrote colorful stories about their experiences and how people lived. And just as today, seeing the red-light district and famous works of art was on their bucket list. As you stroll along the streets and canals, the historic city comes to life through their eyewitness accounts and numerous old prints.