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Demonstration of the hose fire engines on the inner courtyard of the Exchange in Amsterdam, ca. 1670-1680
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Demonstration of the use of the fire hoses by pumping water and spraying it over the turret of the Beurs (ca. 1670-1680). In the caption the explanation of the letters A-D in Dutch. Above the plate a second plate with text is printed. Plate 23 in the reprint of the Brandspuitenboek by Jan van der Heyden from 1735.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDemonstratie van de slangbrandspuiten op het binnenplein van de Beurs te Amsterdam, ca. 1670-1680. 1690 - 1702. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.