Koninklijk Postkantoor aan de Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam 1855 - 1865

"Koninklijk Postkantoor aan de Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam" is a calotype photograph by Pieter Oosterhuis depicting the Royal Post Office in Amsterdam. This photograph, now in the Rijksmuseum, showcases the building’s elegant façade along a canal with a bridge in the foreground. Oosterhuis, known for his architectural photography, captures the building’s details and the cityscape, offering a glimpse into 19th-century Amsterdam. The use of calotype, an early photographic process, gives the image a distinctive soft and slightly faded quality.