9 May 1877 - July 1878. Amsterdam, 3 Grote Kattenburgerstraat. Here, Vincent lived in a room in the house of his uncle Jan who was Director of the Navy Shipyard (see "Rijks Maritime Dok"). Near Jonas Daniel Meyerplein (square) he was privately tutored by M.B. Mendes da Costa in Latin and Greek, required subjects for entrance exams for the study of Divinity. 168 Prinsengracht was the address of his cousin Kee Vos-Stricker with whom Vincent fell in love after she had become a widow. Her father, reverend Stricker (uncle Stricker to Vincent) lived at 69 Keizersgracht . Vincent was allowed to use his study.

See Amsterdam in 1560 See Amsterdam in 1662 See Amsterdam in 1882 See Amsterdam in 1905

These four maps including Amsterdam 1882 taken from "Amsterdam in Kaarten" by Prof. dr. W.F. Heinemeijer et al, Ede/Antwerp 1987.