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Breach in the Saint Anthony's Dike, 1651
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Breach in the Saint Anthony's Dike, 1651

Pieter Nolpe · 1651 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Breach of the Sint-Antoniesdijk or Diemerzeedijk outside Amsterdam on 5 March 1651, caused by high water and a strong northwesterly storm. Water flows through the hole in the dijk, with spectators in panic on both sides of the hole. In the background the towers of Amsterdam. Bottom left the first part of the legend A-C. See the corresponding plate (FMH 2020).

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printdike-breakSint-Antoniesdijk
Credit lineDoorbreken van de Sint-Antoniesdijk, 1651. 1651. Pieter Nolpe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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