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New Year's print of the Amsterdam night watch for the year 1788
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New Year's print of the Amsterdam night watch for the year 1788

Hendrik Numan · 1787 - 1788 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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New Year's print for the year 1788 by the Amsterdam night watch (rattle watch) of district no. 16 (Aan den Tuyn), dedicated to the citizens of Amsterdam. Members of the rattle watch patrolling on the Dam in front of the Town Hall and at the Kalverstraat. On the sheet below the scene a verse in two columns with in the addendum a song in three columns.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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nieuwjaarswensprintpopular printnight patrolKalverstraatStadhuis van Amsterdam (1655-1808)
Credit lineNieuwjaarsprent van de Amsterdamse nachtwacht voor het jaar 1788. 1787 - 1788. Hendrik Numan. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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