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Opening of the Great North Holland Canal 1824
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Large bronze medal, obverse: portrait of King Willem I to the left with legend, reverse: Neptune in a triumphal chariot with a river god and the Amsterdam city maiden, in the background lock gates, with legend and edge inscription.
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Credit lineOpening van het Groot Noord-Hollandsch Kanaal 1824. 1824. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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