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Breach of the dike at Jaarsveld, 1751
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Breach of the dike at Jaarsveld, 1751

Jan Caspar Philips · 1741 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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The dike breach at Jaarsveld, 1751. A yacht sails over the flooded land and past drowned villages during the flood after the breaking of the dikes. In an allegorical frame with Fame and four river gods. On the sheet below the plate the explanation of the representation in verse form.

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Credit lineDijkdoorbraak te Jaarsveld, 1751. 1741. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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