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Partially burnt ship on the VOC shipyard at Oostenburg, 1690
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Partially burnt ship on the VOC shipyard at Oostenburg, 1690

Jan van der Heyden · 1690 - 1735 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Ship under construction on the VOC shipyard on Oostenburg that caught fire but could be saved by extinguishing with the hose fire pump, 14 May 1690. With six-line caption in Dutch and French. Plate 19 in the Fire Pump Book by Jan van der Heyden.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDeels verbrand schip op de VOC-scheepswerf op Oostenburg, 1690. 1690 - 1735. Jan van der Heyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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