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Over a hundred years old / I have stood in the a, b, c book [(...)]

F. Houtkamp · 1822 - 1849 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with a large depiction of a rooster. In the background two hens and a farm. The depiction is framed in an ornamental border. Above an eight-line verse (title) in two columns in Frisian. Numbered top right: N. 31.

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Credit lineWol hondert jirren ester ien / Hab ik yn 't a, b, c, boek stien [(...)]. 1822 - 1849. F. Houtkamp. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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