2,300 m micropiles Ø 114,3 x 10 mm for the Groote Museum Artis
The Groote Museum in Amsterdam is the oldest and most impressive ARTIS building. It is also on the oldest ARTIS site: the outer Middenhof. Just half a hectare in size, this lot was acquired in 1838 by the founders Westerman, Werlemann and Wijsmuller (‘the three W’s’). Because ARTIS’s initial collection consisted mainly of stuffed animals and fluid-preserved specimens, ARTIS was able to establish a small museum within a year, although not much more than a wooden barrack. Thanks to a...