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Demonstration of the hose fire engines on the Westertoren in Amsterdam, ca. 1700
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Demonstration of the hose fire engines on the Westertoren in Amsterdam, ca. 1700

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

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Demonstration of the use of hose fire engines on the Wester Tower in Amsterdam, ca. 1700. In the background, a fire in a palace. In a cartouche on the left, the explanation of the letters A-F in Dutch. Top right: 2. Plate 24 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 Heydenfire-hosefire-extinguishing equipmentWestertoren
Credit lineDemonstratie van de slangbrandspuiten op de Westertoren te Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 1690 - 1702. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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