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Repair Work on the Broken Lek Dike near 't Waal
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Repair Work on the Broken Lek Dike near 't Waal

Esaias van de Velde · 1624 · etching; paper

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

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The breached northern Lek dyke in 1624. Men carrying bundles of twigs on their backs walking through the dry riverbed of the Lek. Boats are beached. The Lek dyke is being repaired with twigs. In the distance the church tower of 't Waal and the Dom tower of Utrecht.

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Credit lineHerstelwerkzaamheden aan de doorgebroken Lekdijk bij 't Waal. 1624. Esaias van de Velde. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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