The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Appelaer, Jan		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	114
Archive	Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
Call Number	1997 fol.756 and foll., filmr. 2163
Date	1674/08/05
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Notarial
Purpose	marriage contract
Family Name	Appelaer
Owner Name	Appelaer, Jan
Owner Notes	and Helena Rittert
Marriage Date	1673/08/19
Type of Ceremony	Reformed church
Occupation	Retail merchant |a Book dealer
Residence	Amsterdam
Religion	probably Calvinist
Introduction	Op heden den 5 augustij anno 1673 compareerde voor mij Jacob van Losdrecht openbar notaris Sr. Jan Appelaer coopman ende Juffr. Helena Rittert echte luijden wonende binnen deser stadt ende geleden dat sij comparanten met malcander ten huwelijck sullen treden aengegaen ende opgerecht hadden secker huwelijck contract voor Mr. David Doornick notaris daer inne onder anderen oock gestipuleert was datter van de goederen die elck van de comparanten hadden soude gemaeckt werden distincte ende deugdelijcke specificatie....
Commentary	On 19 August 1673, Jan Appelaer, from Amsterdam, book-seller, 31, his parents dead, living on the Fluwele Burgwal, assisted by his brother Broer Appelaer, was betrothed to Helena Ritter, from Amsterdam, 31,living on the Zingel (DTB 499/228). The inventory was made for their marriage contract. The famous book on shipbuilding by Nicolaes Witsen (Aloude en hedendaegsche shepsbouw) was published by Caspar Commelijn, Broer Jansz. en Jan Appelaer in 1671 (Maandsblad Amstelodamum 35(1948), p. 89).
Notary	Jan van Loosdrecht
# of Items	28
Montias1 #	15