Talk:Christoffel van Dijck



On this map in the west (at three o'clock) you can see a canal called Lauriergracht. A little more to the east is Elandsstraat. In the middle, behind a long row of houses is a garden with the barn owned by Van Dijck. According to the purchase it was the second house from the corner with a portal, which is according the map, published in 1625 but updated in 1647/1648. (The map does not show changes in this area but it is likely they occured.) In the 18th and 19th century the environment changed again and houses were rebuild or renovated. Taksen (talk) 06:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC) I would like to suggest that someone cut that part concerning Elandsstraat and upload it.Taksen (talk) 06:41, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Taksen 02:02, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Purchase
The information by Lane has mistakes. Before buying a house the seller and the buyer went to the notary to settle the agreement. This can have happened in 1663. Also Van Eeghen mentioned this year op page 288. She does give a date and the name of the notary, suggested that he lived already, but he was not the owner yet. She also mentions that the actual purchase of his house called "the three Perches" was on 10 January 1664 for which they had to go to the town hall and see a municipal officer. During a severe plague epidemic, from 1663-1664, almost 20,000 people were buried, ten percent of the then city population. Of course, not all these people died because of the disease. The inn had several owners in 1663 and probably was closed as a preventive measure. When the heirs sold it on 20 October 1674 it was called "the Salamander", so Van Dijck may have renamed it. In the 18th and 19th century there was an alley next to the house, called Danswijkergang. (Actually there were three alleys leading to the plot, but they all disappeared, like many other alleys in the Jordaan.) There is an alley called Salamandergang and a Salamander court yard at Elandsstraat, but its location is a little more to the north. The location of the house with the salamander in the gable is not known yet.

The history of the house and backhouse is interesting. It was bought by an ironsmith, who went broke. In the 18th century it was again an inn, called the three Perches. According to the Historische Gids van Amsterdam (1974) by H.F. Wijnman, p. 474 it became a theater for amateurs and a circus from 1825. This map from 1850 makes more or less clear that the "schouwburg" had to be entered through a portal.Schouwburg Buurt FF The location of the house and back house (437,438 and 439) and several alleys can be seen on this map from around 1865 before they were demolished.Buurt FF The next map shows the present numbering.Buurt FF They were bought (in 1853?) by T.M. Looman, a minister belonging to the Réveil. The present front dates from 1864. It housed a Kindergarten but for years it is owned by the catholic church. Now it is a shelter for young christian Armenian and Kurd homeless. Taksen (talk) 00:48, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , this is really awesome stuff, thanks! Will think about how to integrate it into the article. Blythwood (talk) 08:05, 3 September 2020 (UTC)