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Treasure Hunters of Muiden, 1800
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The treasure hunters of Muiden praying around the cross at the place of the alleged treasure. The German swindler goes away laughing, pointing, with the bag of money. Illustration of the story of the deception of the superstitious Catholic lieutenant-colonel Dirk Cornelis van der Meulen by a German swindler, in Muiden on the night of 12 to 13 August 1800. In the background the Muiderslot. On the sheet below the print a poem in two columns.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSchatzoekers van Muiden, 1800. 1800. Jacobus van Meurs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.