Album met adreskaarten en etiketten van de tabaksverkoper Frederik Moritz Bruggemeyer te Amsterdam 1755 - 1808

This is an album with address cards and labels from the tobacco vendor Frederik Moritz Bruggemeyer in Amsterdam. It was created by an anonymous artist. It presents an interesting look into the social and economic life of 19th century Amsterdam. This album isn’t just a collection of business cards. It's a window into the network of relationships that sustained Bruggemeyer’s business. In Amsterdam, where global trade shaped daily life, tobacco was more than a commodity. It was a link in a chain connecting continents through commerce and consumption. The details of the cards – names, addresses, and perhaps even the styles of typography – reflect a society deeply stratified by class and profession. Consider the hands that exchanged these cards, and the conversations they represent. How did tobacco shape the identities of those who traded in it, and those who consumed it? This album invites us to reflect on the global exchanges that have shaped our local realities.