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Satirical print on the reorganization of Amsterdam proposed by Heemskerk, 1875
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Satirical print on the new electoral table proposed by Heemskerk, which would have added the suburbs to Amsterdam. Scene and caption from Gijsbrecht van Aemstel. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 9, 1875.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op de door Heemskerk voorgestelde herindeling van Amsterdam, 1875. 1875. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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