Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Nicolaas Beets
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 2022
1. Nicolaas Beets Marker
1834 () 1839
Here Nicolaas Beets, under the name "Hildebrand", wrote his book Camera Obscura
1834 () 1839
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 52° 9.441′ N, 4° 29.495′ E. Marker is in Leiden, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). It is on Breestraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Breestraat 114C, Leiden, Zuid-Holland 2311 CM, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Een Nieuw Stadhuis bij de oude markt / A New Town Hall on the Old Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Jan Steen (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lodewijkskerk / St. Louis Church (about 150 meters away); Een spiegel van bloei en crisis / A Mirror of Growth and Crisis (about 150 meters away); Vieze vollers en beroemde schilders / Filthy Fullers and Famous Painters
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More about this marker. The latter date depicted on the marker, 1839, is depicted both inverted and reversed, as if projected through a camera obscura.
Also see . . . Nicolaas Beets (Britannica.com).
Excerpt: "Nicolaas Beets, (born Sept. 13, 1814, Haarlem, Neth.died March 13, 1903, Utrecht), Dutch pastor and writer whose Camera obscura is a classic of Dutch literature....While still at Leiden, he also wrote the sketches, tales, and essays collected as Camera obscura (edited under the pseudonym Hildebrand, 1839; 4th definitive ed. 1854). These works continued the Dutch tradition of presenting domestic scenes realistically but combined with it the whimsical humour he had learned from reading the English authors Laurence Sterne, Charles Lamb, and Charles Dickens."(Submitted on August 3, 2022.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 24, 2022
2. Nicolaas Beets Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
