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The Island of Crazy Head, 1720
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Map of the island Gekskop in the shape of a jester's head. On the left, a riotous crowd in front of the Quincampoix coffee house in Amsterdam; on the right, the sail wagon with a banner: na Viane. On the sheet below the plate, the caption in two columns of a separate plate printed. Print in the bound first edition (304 B 11) of Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trading of 1720.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet eiland Gekskop, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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