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Announcement of a crossbow shooting contest to be held on June 15, 1649, outside Amsterdam
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Reproduction of a sheet with an announcement of a crossbow competition on 15 June 1649 outside Amsterdam. At the top of the sheet the image of the shooters aiming at a target. Here the coats of arms of Habsburg and Amsterdam and the Dutch Garden with the coat of arms of Holland. Below a long text surrounded by an ornamental border in woodcut. The original sheet, published by Broer Jansz in Amsterdam, was in the Wurfbain collection in Rheden.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAankondiging van een wedstrijd kruisboogschieten die op 15 juni 1649 buiten Amsterdam plaats zal vinden. 1877. A. Kroon (fotograaf). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.