Municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium

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Two money-lenders counting their money and keeping their accounts, one wears spectacles. Stipple engraving by T. Cheesman, 1791, after Q. Matsys.

A group photograph of gay men standing in a triangular formation with the message 'Friends remain friends, HIV positive or not'; an advertisement for helplines for those with AIDS and HIV by Het AIDS team in Antwerp. Colour lithograph by Wilberto van den Boogaard, ca. 1995.

A bare-chested man puts an arm around another man wearing an open leather jacket revealing his bare chest with the message 'With Hot Rubber you're safe!'; an advertisement for safe gay sex by AIDS Team Productions. Colour lithograph by Wilberto van den Boogaard, ca. 1993.

Two money-lenders counting their money, the one writing the ledger wears spectacles. Mezzotint after Q. Matsys.

A man stands against a wall wearing a San Franciscan police uniform with a star badge, a San Francisco police arm badge, sunglasses and a leather hat; a co-production of The Boots and AIDSteam in Antwerp. Lithograph, ca. 1995.

Antidotarium / Carolus Clusius.

Works of art from the Plantin-Moretus Museum.

The triumph of Ferdinand of Spain (Ferdinand of Austria) in the battle of Kallo: a triumphal car laden with trophies and attributes of Ferdinand enters Antwerp. Etching by T. van Thulden, ca. 1641, after P.P. Rubens.

Gedenkboek 150 jaar KAVA : geschiedenis van de Koninklijke Apothekersvereniging van Antwerpen / door L.J. Vandewiele.

A woman whispers into the ear of a man 'Turn it on' with an AIDS helpline; a safe sex advertisement in a collaboration with Leona Detiège, Flemish Minister of Employment and Social Affairs and the condom makers, Durex. Lithograph by VVL/BBDO, ca. 1995.

Instructie voôr de Heeren doctoors, aengesteld in de respective quartieren dezer Stad Antwerpen.

Geboden ende uyt-gheroepen ... den 17 Julii 1742.

Gheboden ende uyt-gheroepen ... op den 31 Augusti, 1663.

Lijste ... van alle de persoonen die voortaen ... sullen ghehouden worden voor vry vande borgherlijcke wachte, sonder daer voor te betaelen eenighe contributie: midtsgaeders vande ghene, die sullen gheexcuseert worde vande personele wacht, midts betaelende contributie.

Statuyt ende ordonnantie ... gemaeckt ... op den XXX Mey 1661 raeckende het ampt vande apotekers, ende ghepubliceert op den X Junii 1661.

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Instructie voôr de Heeren doctoors, aengesteld in de respective quartieren dezer Stad Antwerpen.

Geboden ende uyt-gheroepen ... den 17 Julii 1742.

Gheboden ende uyt-gheroepen ... op den 31 Augusti, 1663.

Lijste ... van alle de persoonen die voortaen ... sullen ghehouden worden voor vry vande borgherlijcke wachte, sonder daer voor te betaelen eenighe contributie: midtsgaeders vande ghene, die sullen gheexcuseert worde vande personele wacht, midts betaelende contributie.

Statuyt ende ordonnantie ... gemaeckt ... op den XXX Mey 1661 raeckende het ampt vande apotekers, ende ghepubliceert op den X Junii 1661.