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Demonstration of the hose fire engines on the inner courtyard of the Exchange in Amsterdam, ca. 1670-1680
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Demonstration of the hose fire engines on the inner courtyard of the Exchange in Amsterdam, ca. 1670-1680

Laurens Scherm · 1690 - 1702 · etching; engraving; paper

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Demonstration of the use of hose fire engines by pumping water and spraying it over the tower of the Exchange (ca. 1670-1680). The caption explains the letters A-D in Dutch. Top left: C. Plate 23 in the reprint of Jan van der Heyden's Fire Engine Book of 1735. Subject category within the Atlas Amsterdam: Municipal Works: A. Fire Brigade.

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printJan van der HeydenExchange, Boursefire-extinguishing equipmentBeurs van Hendrik de Keyser
Credit lineDemonstratie van de slangbrandspuiten op het binnenplein van de Beurs te Amsterdam, ca. 1670-1680. 1690 - 1702. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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