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The mad ship of Rotterdam, 1653
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The mad ship of Rotterdam, 1653

anonymous · 1653 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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The mad or wonderful ship of Rotterdam, designed by Jean Duson (here mentioned as 'le Sieur de Lisson'), 1653. Tightly planked rhomboid wooden ship with a paddle wheel or screw in the middle. With a cross-section and a depiction of how the ship rams other ships at sea and sinks them. Under the plate on the sheet two descriptions of the ship are printed in two columns, in Dutch and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printJean Duson
Credit lineHet malle schip van Rotterdam, 1653. 1653. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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