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Description of the Burning of Pamphlets in Amsterdam, 1789
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Description of the Burning of Pamphlets in Amsterdam, 1789

anonymous · 1789 - 1790 · letterpress printing; paper

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

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Text sheet with a description of the burning of pamphlets by exiled patriots in the form of an execution on a scaffold in front of the town hall on the Dam in Amsterdam, January 24, 1789. At the same time, the distributor of the pamphlets was publicly whipped. Belonging to the plate for the letter V from an ABC book.

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text sheetStadhuis van Amsterdam (1655-1808)Patriots (1780-1795)
Credit lineBeschrijving van het verbranden van pamfletten te Amsterdam, 1789. 1789 - 1790. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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