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Soldiers fight against Catholic students during a riot in Krakow, 1647 / Explosion of the powder tower in Delft, 1654 / Aachen burns while inhabitants flee, 1656 / Ship of helmsman Ewoud Drouwert off the mouth of the Meuse with a mirage of fighting ships in the distance, 1651
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Uncut sheet with four prints.
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Credit lineSoldaten strijden tegen katholieke studenten tijdens een oproer te Krakau, 1647 / Ontploffing van de kruittoren te Delft, 1654 / Aken brandt terwijl inwoners vluchten, 1656 / Schip van stuurman Ewoud . 1698. Caspar Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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