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Laying the keel and raising the stem, plate no. 1, ca. 1700
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Laying the keel and raising the stem, plate no. 1, ca. 1700

Sieuwert van der Meulen · 1690 - 1710 · etching; paper

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

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Harbour with sailing ships and in the foreground a ship whose keel and stem are being built. No. 1 from a series of 16 prints depicting the construction and fate of a ship. With inscriptions in Dutch and Latin.

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Credit lineHet leggen van de kiel en het oprechten van het steven, plaat nr. 1, ca. 1700. 1690 - 1710. Sieuwert van der Meulen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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