Christmas cards for companies, professionals or institutions providing
customer related financial services in the field of insurance

721

An actuarial calculating cylinder and the very rare 'Valuation of annuities' by Johan de Witt, published in 1671.

733

The library of an insurer.

420

A late eighteenth century wax jack used for the wax-sealing of documents and a Russian abacus. Courtesy Mathieu Hart Collection Amsterdam.

722

Two nautical insurance policies dating from 1735 and the ebony and silver formal baton of an insurance broker.

724

The 'slave-cashbox'. A compulsory insurance founded in 1735 covering the risks of hijacking and slavery.

726

A brass Arithmometer (1890) and some curiosa from the history of life insurance.

725

'Voluntary sales of Annuities on the Province of Utrecht in the year 1754.'

729

An insurance office in 1754, also showing the extremely rare 'Valuation of annuities' by Johan de Witt, published in 1671.

730

'The book on 'Dutch Sea-Rights'.

732

'The calculation of probabilities'.

734

The extremely rare 'Valuation of Annuities' by Johan de Witt (Patron of Actuaries) dated 1671.

731

'Dutch Sea-Rights', published in 1716.

735

Christmas time at the insurer's office mid 19th century.

723

The oldest known Dutch nautical insurance policy dating from 1592 and some old captains' utensils.

728

Public Sale of the brig ship 'Amsterdam' in the year 1834.

840

Wheel-engraving on glass: 'To the prosperity of good trading'. Around 1760.

727

A writing cabinet of an insurer, with an Ordinance on insurance contracts in the Netherlands. Christoffel Plantijn, Antwerp 1570.

417

Writing and calculating II.

111

By the fireside II. Doughnuts balls are a traditional New Year's Eve delicacy in Holland.

844

In the year 1786 a sand-glass and almanac were indispensable in the office.