The shape of the church tower would suggest that this dates from Esselens' period in England. He is known to have been in London in 1665-6 and a number of English views were acquired by the Amsterdam merchant Laurens van der Hem, now in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna.
Comparable in style to a large panoramic view of Canterbury in the British Museum, London (inv.no. P & D 1856-6-14-155)