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Amsterdam's Urban Expansion
Between 1590 and 1600, after Antwerp's fall (1585), Amsterdam received an influx of Southern Netherlandish merchants and capital, spurring rapid grow…
Timeline
- c. 1590–1595Amsterdam · North HollandJewish and Christian merchants from Antwerp and the Southern Netherlands migrated with capital and trade networks, helping Amsterdam become the northern trade hub replacing Antwerp.
- c. 1595–1600Amsterdam · North HollandThe city dredged canals and expanded quays and warehouses, its population rising to about fifty thousand; Baltic grain, spices, and textiles were traded here, and the urban space extended westward and southward.
Sources
- Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City — Russell Shorto (2013)
- The Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis, 1600–1750 — Jan de Vries (1976)