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Lament of Amsterdam on the Wind Traders, 1720
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Lament of Amsterdam on the Wind Traders, 1720

Pieter Visser · 1720 · letterpress printing; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with a lament of the city of Amsterdam to the honest merchants of the city regarding the ruinous wind traders, 1720. Text in four verses. Belongs to the group of printed items added to the series Tafereel der Dwaasheid with caricatures on the Wind Trade or Stock Trade of 1720.

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text sheetAmsterdamWindhandel van 1720
Credit lineKlaagvers van Amsterdam over de windhandelaren, 1720. 1720. Pieter Visser. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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