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Demonstration of the fire hoses on the Westertoren in Amsterdam, ca. 1700
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Demonstration of the use of fire hoses on the Westertoren in Amsterdam, ca. 1700. In the background a fire in a palace. In a cartouche on the left the explanation of the letters A-F in Dutch. Above the print a second print with text is printed. Plate 24 in the reprint of the Brandspuitenboek by Jan van der Heyden from 1735.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDemonstratie van de slangbrandspuiten op de Westertoren te Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 1690 - 1702. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.