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House Burnt Down on the Leidsegracht, 1684
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Burnt-out house on the Leidsegracht, at the corner with the Herengracht, in Amsterdam. After the fire on 12 January 1684 during a very severe frost. Extinguished with hose fire engines. With onlookers on the ice of the frozen canal. With two-line inscription in Dutch and French. Plate 17 in the Fire Engine Book by Jan van der Heyden.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineUitgebrand huis op de Leidsegracht, 1684. 1690 - 1735. Joseph Mulder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
