Haarlem schutterij
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The Haarlem schutterij refers to a collective name for the voluntary civic guard of Haarlem, from medieval times up to the Batavian Revolution in 1794, when the guilds of Haarlem were disbanded.
Pages from Samuel Ampzing's description of Haarlem listing the officers of the schutterij in 1628
View of the keystone on the gatehouse to the Doelenplein around which the library is situated; it shows the weapons the 'shooters' carried.
1583, by Cornelis van Haarlem
1600, by Frans Pietersz de Grebber
Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem
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The Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem is a collective name for all public libraries in the Haarlem area of the Netherlands. The first public library of Haarlem opened in 1921 at the cloisters of the Haarlem Ci
The Haarlem central library
Acta Eruditorum
Krijgsraadkamer with fireplace and picture of Abraham de Vries.
Text above the old doorway