Alkmaar

To the east the towers of Utrecht are visible, and to the north glitter in the morning sun the red roofs of Zaandam and Alkmaar.

This painter, an elder contemporary and precursor of Ruysdael, was born at Alkmaar.

Cornelius van Drebbel, at Alkmaar, first employed cochineal for the production of scarlet in 1650.

He was not exchanged under the Alkmaar Cartel, but remained a prisoner until the 16th October 1801.