Gerrit van Giessen was a printmaker, draughtsman and sculptor. The Hague Municipal Archives contains 79 drawings, etchings and engravings by him of The Hague and villages in South Holland.
- Image: The Hague as the crow flies anno 1570, made after an anonymous original of older date. This version dates from 1730 and was commissioned by Jacob de Riemer for his standard work on the history of The Hague. Published between 1730 and 1739
- year: 1730
- quality: excellent
- signed: printed in plate
- image size: 45.8 X 51.3 cm (h x w)
- sheet or frame size: 64.8 X 70.5 cm (h x w)
