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The Sailing Wagon of Simon Stevin, 1602
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The Sailing Wagon of Simon Stevin, 1602

anonymous · 1640 - 1649 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Simon Stevin's Sailing Wagon, 1602. Prince Maurice makes a trip with a group of friends along the beach from Scheveningen to Petten in the sailing wagon built by Simon Stevin, April-May 1602. To the left a small sailing wagon, probably a prototype, with several people on board. On the beach various elegant spectators and some fishermen. For the Stedenboek of Blaeu, without text on the verso.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe zeilwagen van Simon Stevin, 1602. 1640 - 1649. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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