The Paalhuis stood where the Damrak flowed into the waters of the IJ. The post arrived by ship and people could send their post by ship here. Paalhuis servants handled the postal traffic. One of the Paalhuis’ walls is plastered with messages and schedules for the trekschuiten, towing barges, and the beurtschepen, cargo vessels. People could read all the latest news here. Boatmen could always be found because they paid to moor here. In front of the shelter on the right a boatman in a brown smock is in conversation with two merchants.