Bos en Lommer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Jacob van Lennep: De Roos van Dekama

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2022

1. Jacob van Lennep: De Roos van Dekama Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Jacob van Lennep (1802 - 1868) schreef in 1836 de avontureroman De Roos van Dekama over de strijd die Graaf van Holland Willem IV voerde om de vrije Friezen te onderwerpen. Er staat nog een standbeeld bij Stavoren met het toenmalig motto van de Friezen: “Liever dood dan slaaf”.

(English translation:) Jacob van Lennep (1802 - 1868) wrote the adventure novel De Roos van Dekama (“The Rose of Dekama”) in 1836 about the struggle that Count of Holland Willem IV waged to subjugate the free Frisians. There is still a statue near Stavoren with the then motto of the Frisians: "Better dead than a slave".

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Dutch Literature (GSEG), and the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series lists.

Location. 52° 22.994′ N, 4° 50.507′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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(North Holland). It is in Bos en Lommer. Marker is at the intersection of De Roos van Dekamaweg and Lauernessestraat, on the right when traveling east on De Roos van Dekamaweg. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: De Roos van Dekamaweg 23II, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1061 HR, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jacob van Lennep: Ferdinand Huyck (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Anna Luisa Geertruida Bosboom Toussaint: Het Huis Lauernesse (about 150 meters away); Anna Luisa Geertruida Bosboom Toussaint: Majoor Frans (about 150 meters away); Frieda Belinfante (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Hendrik Jan Schimmel: Sinjeur Semeyns (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fritz Conijn (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Bertus van Grouw (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); P.A.S. van Limburg Brouwer: Akbar (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Jacob van Lennep (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Jacob van Lennep (24 March 1802 – 25 August 1868) was a Dutch poet and novelist.… In 1833 he broke new ground with the publication of De Pleegzoon [The Adopted Son], the first of a series of historical romances in prose, which acquired for him in the Netherlands a position somewhat analogous to that of Sir Walter Scott in Great Britain. The series included De Roos van Dekama
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2022

2. Jacob van Lennep: De Roos van Dekama Marker - wide view
[The Rose of Dekama] (2 vols., 1836), Onze Voorouders [Our Ancestors] (5 vols., 1838). De Lotgevallen van Ferdinand Huyck [The Adventures of Ferdinand Huyck] (2 vols, 1840), Elizabeth Musch (3 vols., 1850), and De Lotgevallen van Klaasje Zevenster [The Adventures of Klaasje Zevenster] (5 vols., 1865), several of which have been translated into German and French, and two - The Rose of Dekama (1847) and The Adopted Son (New York, 1847) into English.

(Submitted on December 24, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.