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Leyden Disaster, Caused by the explosion of a ship with gunpowder as it appeared in the morning of January 13, 1807 / Désastre de Leide, Causé par l'explosion d'un bateau (...)
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View of the ruins on the Steenschuur, a canal extending from the Rapenburg, in Leiden, after the explosion of the gunpowder ship on 12 January 1807. In the foreground, a victim is being carried away. At the bottom, titles in Dutch and French separated by a vignette of a weeping child with the coat of arms of Leiden. See also the design drawing for this print.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineLeydens Ramp, Veröorzaakt door het springen van een Schip met Buskruit zoo als het zich vertoonde in den Morgenstond op den 13 January 1807 / Désastre de Leide, Causé par l'explosion d'un bateau (...). 1809. A. Lutz. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.