The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Colijn, Michiel		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	946
Archive	Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
Call Number	WK 5073/962
Date	1638/03/15
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Orphan Chamber
Purpose	auction
Family Name	Colijn
Owner Name	Colijn, Michiel
Occupation	Retail merchant |a Book dealer
Residence	Amsterdam
Introduction	Den 15 marij 1638 zijn de nagelate boecken kaerten konstplaten houte figuren achtergelaten bij Michiel Colijn vercocht.
Commentary	Michiel Colijn, a well-known book seller, and his wife Trijntje Markes (Marcus), had a child baptized in the O.K. on 9 October 1609 (DTB 4/258). For other biographical information, see the NOTES to R 22124 of Montias2. Michiel Colijn paid a tax of 60 f. in 1631, living op 't Water (Kohier, fol. 37, p. 9). On 18 December 1623, the engraver Pieter van der Keere offered Michiel Colijn a number of plates, which he refused to accept (Van Dillen, Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van het bedrijfsleven, R.G.P. 78(1933), p.515). He signed the Remonstrant petition of 1628.
Notary	Daniel Jansz.
Total Value	7187 |d 9 st.
Art Value	25 |d 2 st.
# of Items	29
Montias1 #	848