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Ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the Disaster, 1807
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Ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the Disaster, 1807

Jacob Ernst Marcus · 1807 · etching; paper

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

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View from the Nieuwsteegbrug over the devastated area after the gunpowder explosion at the Steenschuur, a canal extending from the Rapenburg, in Leiden on 12 January 1807. Cleanup work after the disaster, centrally the Saaihal, in the distance to the left the Pieterskerk. In the foreground, the body of a victim is being carried away.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printgunpowder disasterRapenburg (Leiden)SteenschuurSaaihal (Leiden)Buskruitramp Leiden
Credit lineRuïnes op het Rapenburg te Leiden na de ramp, 1807. 1807. Jacob Ernst Marcus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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