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Burnt-out House on the Leidsegracht, 1684
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Burnt-out house on the Leidsegracht, at the corner with the Herengracht, Amsterdam. After the fire on 12 January 1684 during a severe frost. Extinguished with hose fire engines. With spectators on the ice of the frozen canal. With two-line caption in Dutch and French. Plate 17 in Jan van der Heyden's Firefighting Book.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineUitgebrand huis op de Leidsegracht, 1684. 1690 - 1735. Joseph Mulder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.