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Cloudburst and flooding in Bretzhofen in Franconia, 1627 / Famine in Germany, 1637 / Earthquake in San Severo in Sicily, 1627 / Square in Cork where the inhabitants look at the thousands of rooks in the air, 1621
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Cloudburst and flooding in Bretzhofen in Franconia, 1627 / Famine in Germany, 1637 / Earthquake in San Severo in Sicily, 1627 / Square in Cork where the inhabitants look at the thousands of rooks in the air, 1621

Jan Luyken · 1698 · etching; paper

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

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Uncut sheet with four prints.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printgroups of birdsrainfloodstarvation, faminesong-birds: starlingearthquake
Credit lineWolkbreuk en overstroming te Bretzhofen in Frankenland, 1627 / Hongersnood in Duitsland, 1637 / Aardbeving te San Severo op Sicilië, 1627 / Plein te Cork waar de bewoners kijken naar de duizenden spre. 1698. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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