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Extinguished Fire in the Soap Boiler De Bruinvis, 1682
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Extinguished Fire in the Soap Boiler De Bruinvis, 1682

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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The extinguished fire in the soap boiler De Bruinvis at the end of the Looiersgracht in Amsterdam, on 18 April 1682. Clouds of water vapor rise from the building, caused by the extinguishing. At the bottom a plan of the placement of the pumps and hoses. With four-line caption in Dutch and French. At the top the text: 12th Figure Page: 29. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Government, Fire Brigade.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGebluste brand in de zeepziederij De Bruinvis, 1682. 1735. Jan van der Heyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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