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Fire on the Waalseiland in Amsterdam, 1670
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Fire on the Waalseiland in Amsterdam, 1670

Jan van der Heyden · 1690 - 1735 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The still burning ruins of six houses at the fire of 25 October 1670 at the Binnenkant at the corner of the Buiten Bantammerstraat on the Waalseiland (also known as the Nieuwe Eiland) in Amsterdam. With five-line inscription in Dutch and French. Plate 6 in Jan van der Heyden's Fire Engine Book.

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Credit lineBrand op het Waalseiland te Amsterdam, 1670. 1690 - 1735. Jan van der Heyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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