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Laying the Foundation in a River
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Laying the Foundation in a River

Cornelis Meijer · 1677 · etching; paper

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

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Workers dredge the river and build foundations using brushwood and stones. Numbered top left and top right: 2 (with a pen in brown, 21 copies were made).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printriverdredge, dredging machinelaying the foundationstrench
Credit lineHet leggen van fundering in de rivier. 1677. Cornelis Meijer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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