A tontine is an investment linked to a living person which provides an income for as long as that person is alive. Such schemes originated as plans for governments to raise capital in the 17th century and became relatively widespread in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Tontine Hotel sign, Ironbridge, Shropshire, UK
The Tontine Coffee House (at left) on Wall Street, New York City
Kampen is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. A member of the former Hanseatic League, it is located at the lower reaches of the river IJssel.
Kampen city centre with the Bovenkerk in the middle of the picture
Winter landscape with skaters c. 1625
Cellebroederspoort in Kampen
Former synagogue in Kampen