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Fourth plate of the flood after dike breaches at the major rivers, 1740-1741
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Fourth plate of the flood after dike breaches at the major rivers, 1740-1741

Jan Smit (II) · 1741 · 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 fourth plate of the flood after the breaking of the dikes at the major rivers between Arnhem and Culemborg, December 1740 - January 1741. Depiction of the area between the rivers with all villages and towns, in the foreground draining with a chain mill. On the sheet below the plate an explanation of the depiction with the legend A-S and 1-66.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printdike-breaktreadmillBiesboschGelderlandZuid-Holland
Credit lineVierde plaat van de watersnood na dijkdoorbraken bij de grote rivieren, 1740-1741. 1741. Jan Smit (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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