Recto: Barlow and his shipmates lodge in Amsterdam, where they are paid. He returns to England on a pleasure boat belonging to Colonel Stroude. Verso: Barlow describes Amsterdam and its importance as a trading centre. Most goods are carried by water and the city is clean and handsome.
Page 187 and 188 of Edward Barlow's journal.
Page 187 (recto): They travel on rivers and canals to Amsterdam, where Barlow and his shipmates lodge at the 'Buter Tunn'. They receive eight months' pay at ten gilders a month. Barlow arranges to return to England on board a pleasure boat belonging to Colonel Stroude, Governor of Dover, which takes him to Harwich.
Page 188 (verso): Barlow describes Amsterdam, which is a great centre for trade, and its people. He acknowledges that Dutch artists, potters and wool dyers are superior to those in England. As most goods are carried on water there is little wheeled traffic in the city, which is clean and has handsome buildings.
Page 187 (recto): They travel on rivers and canals to Amsterdam, where Barlow and his shipmates lodge at the 'Buter Tunn'. They receive eight months' pay at ten gilders a month. Barlow arranges to return to England on board a pleasure boat belonging to Colonel Stroude, Governor of Dover, which takes him to Harwich.
Page 188 (verso): Barlow describes Amsterdam, which is a great centre for trade, and its people. He acknowledges that Dutch artists, potters and wool dyers are superior to those in England. As most goods are carried on water there is little wheeled traffic in the city, which is clean and has handsome buildings.
Record Details
| Item reference: | JOD/4/187-188 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1674 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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