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Demonstration of the fire hose engines on the Wester Tower in Amsterdam, ca. 1700
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Demonstration of the use of hose fire pumps on the Wester Tower in Amsterdam, ca. 1700. In the background a fire in a palace. In a cartouche on the left the explanation of the letters A-F in Dutch. Marked top right: 2. Plate 24 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 de Westertoren te Amsterdam, ca. 1700. 1690 - 1701. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.