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Satirical print on the departure of mayor Wilhelmus Frederik van Leeuwen
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Subject category within the Atlas Amsterdam: Memories of government officials and their families [post-1800]. Mayor Van Leeuwen leaves the kogge ship Amsterdam and transfers to a skiff, to the dismay of the Amsterdam Maiden.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op het vertrek van burgemeester Wilhelmus Frederik van Leeuwen. 1909-11-07. Johan Braakensiek. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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