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Old fire engines and new hose fire engines in practice, 1690
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Old fire engines and new hose fire engines in practice, 1690

Jan van der Heyden · 1735 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Comparison of the operation and application of old fire engines and new hose fire engines in extinguishing a fire in a city house. On the left, the limited range of old engines; on the right, firefighters can enter the house with new long hoses and combat the fire sources on site. With caption in Dutch and French. Plate 2 in Jan van der Heyden's Fire Engine Book. Centered at the top: 2nd Figure. Page: 6. Subject heading within the Amsterdam Atlas: Municipal Works: A. Fire Brigade.

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printboekillustratieJan van der Heydenfire-hosefire-extinguishing equipmentAmsterdam
Credit lineOude brandspuiten en nieuwe slangbrandspuiten in de praktijk, 1690. 1735. Jan van der Heyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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