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Mirror fight in honor of the visit of the Russian embassy to Amsterdam, August 1697
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Mirror fight on the IJ organized by the city council in honor of the visit of the Russian embassy with Tsar Peter the Great to Amsterdam, 1 September 1697. From yachts the visitors watch the simulated fight. With printed text in two columns in Dutch below and partly over the plate with a list of the participating boats.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpiegelgevecht ter ere van het bezoek van het Russisch gezantschap aan Amsterdam, augustus 1697. 1697. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
