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Demonstration of the Hose Fire Engines on the Westertoren in Amsterdam, ca. 1700
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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. Above the plate a second plate with text is printed. Plate 24 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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDemonstratie van de slangbrandspuiten op de Westertoren te Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 1735. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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