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Partially burnt ship on the VOC shipyard at Oostenburg, 1690
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Partially burnt ship on the VOC shipyard at Oostenburg, 1690

Laurens Scherm · 1735 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Ship under construction at the VOC shipyard on Oostenburg that caught fire, but was saved by extinguishing with a hose, May 14, 1690. In the top right, a scroll with an inscription. Plate in (some copies of) the reprint of Jan van der Heyden's Brandspuitenboek from 1735. Subject category within the Atlas Amsterdam: Municipal Works: B. Fires in private buildings.

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printboekillustratieJan van der Heydenfire-hoseshipyard, shipdockOost-Indisch Zeemagazijn
Credit lineDeels verbrand schip op de VOC-scheepswerf op Oostenburg, 1690. 1735. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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