A 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. Welcome to Amsterdam 3 The oldest part of town – Dam to Nieuwmarkt 6 Warmoesstraat 6 Oudekerksplein – the Old Church 7 Oudezijds Voorburgwal 9 Athenaeum Illustre 10 Prinsenhof 11 Oudezijds Achterburgwal 11 Spinhuis – Spinning House 14 Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16 Kloveniersburgwal 16 East India House – the Dutch East India Company (VOC) 17 A voyage to the East Indies: ‘ship lost, all lost’ 18 Trippenhuis 18 Nieuwmarkt 19 Theatrum Anatomicum 19 ‘Soul sellers’ 20 Nieuwmarkt to Dam square – Synagogues, Zoo and Shipping 21 Sint Antoniesbreestraat 22 Jodenbreestraat 22 Vlooienburg 23 Charity: ‘think of the poor’ 24 Mr. Visserplein 25 Jonas Daniël Meijerplein – Synagogues 25 Hortus Botanicus 26 Prins Hendrikkade 29 Damrak 30 From Dam to Amstel – Palace, churches, flowers and shops 31 Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) 31 Paleis op de Dam (Royal Palace) 32 Kalverstraat 33 Burgerweeshuis (Orphanage) 34 Nieuwezijds Kapel 34 The Beguinage and the English Church 35 Singel 36 Oude Lutherse Kerk 36 Flower Market 38 Heiligeweg 39 Rasphuis 39 Munt 41 Reguliersbreestraat 41 Rembrandtplein 42 Amstel 43 A walk along the canals, from Amstel to Leidseplein 44 Prinsengracht 45 Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum 46 Leidseplein 46 Along the canals, from Leidseplein to IJ 47 Keizersgracht 48 Westermarkt 51 Herengracht 52 Keizersgracht 52 Singel 53 Haarlemmerstraat 54 The IJ 55 Farewell 56 Our foreign eyewitnesses 57