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Demonstration of the fire hose engines on the inner courtyard of the Beurs in Amsterdam, ca. 1670-1680
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Demonstration of the use of hose fire pumps by pumping water and spraying it over the turret of the Exchange (ca. 1670-1680). In the caption the explanation of the letters A-D in Dutch. Above the plate a second plate with text is printed. Plate 23 in the reprint of the Fire Pump Book by Jan van der Heyden from 1735.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDemonstratie van de slangbrandspuiten op het binnenplein van de Beurs te Amsterdam, ca. 1670-1680. 1690 - 1702. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.