Amsterdam Oud-West , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Roemer Visscher

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 17, 2023

1. Roemer Visscher Marker

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Roemer Visscher 1547 - 1620

Nederlands graankoopman, assuradeur en dichter. Hij leerde Frans, Italiaans en Latijn en handelde in graan op de Oostzee. In 1593 zonken meer dan twintig schepen in een storm op de rede van Texel, waarvan een groot deel bij hem verzekerd was. Na de ramp noemde hij zijn dochter Maria Tesselschade.

(English translation:)

Dutch grain merchant, underwriter and poet. He learned French, Italian and Latin and traded in grain on the Baltic Sea. In 1593, more than twenty ships sank in a storm on the rede van Texel (an anchorage and transshipping area on the Texel), many of which were insured with him. After the disaster, he named his daughter Maria Tesselschade (“Texel Loss”).

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 25, 1593.

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52° 21.719′ N, 4° 52.702′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam Oud-West. Marker is at the intersection of Roemer Visscherstraat and Tesselschadestraat, on the right when traveling west on Roemer Visscherstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Roemer Visscherstraat 4, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1054 EX, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Doctor Aletta H. Jacobs (a few steps from this marker); H.F. Westerveld (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Kantoor Gemeentetram / Municipal Tram Office (about 210 meters away); Vondelfontein / Vondel Fountain (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Marnixstraat 1945 Executions Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Nico Richter (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Eduard Cuypers (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Johannes Bernardus van Bree (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Roemer Visscher (Wikipedia).

Overview and works: Roemer Pieterszoon Visscher (1547 – 19 February 1620) was a successful Dutch merchant, the first Dutch underwriter and writer of the Dutch Golden Age.

The humanistic and moralistic content of his works belongs to the period of the Renaissance, although the form was more conservative and characteristic to the rederijkers. Visscher was a specialist in the epigram, but
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 17, 2023

2. Roemer Visscher Marker - wide view
he also wrote emblemata. The emblemata is a genre in which pictures are accompanied by one or two rhyming sentences. One (of his) emblema is called "Elck wat wils" which is still a common expression in Dutch, meaning "To each his own".

(Submitted on June 18, 2023.)

Roemer Visscher Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 17, 2023

3. Roemer Visscher Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 18, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.