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Demonstration of the Hose Fire Engines on the Water of the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal Behind the Town Hall, 1672-1673
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Demonstration of the use of hose fire engines by pumping water from the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal and spraying it over the town hall (1672-1673). In the caption the explanation of the letters A-E in Dutch. Above the plate a second plate with text is printed. Plate 22 in the reprint of the Fire Engine Book by Jan van der Heyden from 1735. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Government, Fire Brigade.
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Credit lineDemonstratie van de slangbrandspuiten aan het water van de Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal achter het Stadhuis, 1672-1673. 1735. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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