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Reclamation of the Forest
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Men and women are felling trees and binding the branches together. They are preparing the area for agriculture. On the print, an explanation of the depiction in German, Dutch and French.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineOntginning van het bos. 1565 - before 1604. Antonie Wierix (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.