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Breach of the Rhine and IJssel dikes
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Breach of the Rhine and IJssel dikes

Simon Fokke · 1754 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Flood after the breaking of the river dikes along the Rhine and the IJssel, January 1754. At the bottom two putti with a map of the river region between Kampen and Emmerich; at the top inhabitants fleeing the flooded land with household goods and livestock.

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Credit lineDoorbraak van de Rijn- en IJsseldijken. 1754. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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