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Saint Elizabeth's Flood, 1421

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1675 - 1677 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Breach of the Zuid-Hollandsche dike at Dordrecht in the night of 18 to 19 November 1421. View of the land around Dordrecht. With the names of the 44 flooded villages and indication of the rescued child in a cradle in the upper right in a cartouche, according to tradition the origin of the name Kinderdijk.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print historieprent flood Dordrecht Sint Elisabethsvloed

Credit lineSint Elisabethsvloed, 1421. 1675 - 1677. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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