On the wood quays

The houses facing the timber yards and the water, were for a large part owned and inhabited by timber tradesmen. Some of them were also carpenters and constructed timber framed houses by profession. 

Sources

Hell, M., 2024. Verloren wereld in de Amstelbocht. Leven op Vlooienburg, 1600-1815. Walburg pers.

The information about the inhabitants is taken from published and unpublished research of Hans Bonke and Maarten Hell executed for the Diaspora & Identity project.