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

Joost van den Vondel: Leeuwendalers Lantspeel

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2022

1. Joost van den Vondel: Leeuwendalers Lantspeel Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Leeuwendalers Lantspel is een toneelstuk uit 1647 waarin hij de Vrede van Münster verheerlijkt. Vondel bezingt dichterlijk de verzoening tussen Noord en Zuid in het denkbeeldige Leeuwendal.

(English translation:)

Leeuwendalers Lantspel is a play from 1647 in which he glorifies the Peace of Münster. Vondel poetically sings about the reconciliation between North and South in the imaginary Leeuwendal.

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht, Woningstichting Rochdale.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Peace. In addition, it is included in the Dutch Literature (GSEG), and the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1647.

Location. 52° 22.712′ N, 4° 50.317′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Bos en Lommer. It is at the intersection of Leeuwendalersweg and Bos en Lommerweg, on the right when traveling south on Leeuwendalersweg. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Leeuwendalersweg 438, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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1061 BL, 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 Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hannie Schaft (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Eduard Douwes Dekker: Woutertje Pieterse / Little Walter Pieterse (about 240 meters away); Albrecht Rodenbach: De Blauwvoet (about 240 meters away); Dirk en Ton Bons (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Harry Koningsberger (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); P.A.S. van Limburg Brouwer: Akbar (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Henriette Voûte (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Leendert Valstar (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . .
1. Joost van den Vondel (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Joost van den Vondel (17 November 1587 – 5 February 1679) was a Dutch poet, writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2022

2. Joost van den Vondel: Leeuwendalers Lantspeel Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here on the corner of the building.
His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant (1662), on the life of John the Baptist, has been called the greatest Dutch epic.

(Submitted on January 13, 2023.)

2. Leeuwendalers (Wikipedia, in Dutch). (Submitted on January 13, 2023.)
3. Peace of Münster (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: The Peace of Münster was a treaty between the Lords States General of the Seven United Netherlands and the Spanish Crown, the terms of which were agreed on 30 January 1648. The treaty, parallelly negotiated to but not part of the Peace of Westphalia, is a key event in Dutch history, marking the formal recognition of the independent Dutch Republic and the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War.

(Submitted on January 13, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 13, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.