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Barlow describes Amsterdam and its importance as a trading centre. Most goods are carried by water and the city is clean and handsome.
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.
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Record Details
| Item reference: | JOD/4/188 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1659-1703; 1674 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |