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Handwritten description of a fire engine named Brandknaap, invented by Koenraat Koenraatsz of Haarlem, ca. 1650
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Handwritten description of a new type of fire engine called 'brand knaape', invented by Koenraat Koenraatsz., tinsmith in Haarlem, ca. 1650. Eight bound sheets, seven of which are written on. Part of the supplementary prints in Jan van der Heyden's Fire Engine Book.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHandgeschreven beschrijving van een brandspuit genaamd Brandknaap, uitgevonden door Koenraat Koenraatsz te Haarlem, ca. 1650. 1640 - 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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