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Hemp Industry and Rope Walk, ca. 1600
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Hemp industry and rope-making, ca. 1600. On the right, bundles of hemp are being unloaded and hoisted. On the left, the hemp is being beaten and spun. In the background, the hemp-drying yard of the rope-making workshop. No. 5 from the series Occupations in North Holland.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHennepindustrie en touwslagerij, ca. 1600. 1608. Claes Jansz. Visscher (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
