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Plan of Amsterdam with water renewal system
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Plan of Amsterdam and surroundings showing the water purification system introduced in the late seventeenth century, following the 1688 decision to build four watermills to pump polluted water from the canals. Water flows are indicated with arrows and dotted lines.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePlattegrond van Amsterdam met waterverversingssysteem. c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
