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Treasure Hunters of Muiden, 1800
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The treasure hunters of Muiden pray around the cross at the site of the alleged treasure. The German swindler goes away laughing, pointing, with the bag of money. Illustration of the story of the deception of the superstitious Catholic lieutenant-colonel Dirk Cornelis van der Meulen by a German swindler, in Muiden on the night of August 12 to 13, 1800. In the background, the Muiderslot. On the sheet below the plate, a verse in two columns.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSchatzoekers van Muiden, 1800. 1800. Jacobus van Meurs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
