The fire in the Old Town Hall of Amsterdam, 1652, The fire in the Old Town Hall of Amsterdam and some adjacent buildings on July 7, 1652. To illustrate the old and new way of extinguishing fire. On the left an attempt is made to extinguish the fire with buckets and ladders, on the right the fire is fought with fire hoses. Later states (with the letter) are plate 3 in the Fire Spray Book by Jan van der Heyden., print, print maker: Jan van der Heyden, (attributed to), print maker: Joseph Mulder, (possibly), after drawing by: Jan van der Heyden, Amsterdam, in or before 1690, paper, etching, engraving, height, 358 mm × width, 462 mm
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fire, Old Town Hall, Amsterdam, 1652, adjacent buildings, July 7, illustrate, old, new way, extinguishing fire, left, attempt, extinguish, buckets, ladders, right, fought, fire hoses, Later states, letter, plate 3, Fire Spray Book, Jan van der Heyden, print, print maker, attributed, Joseph Mulder, drawing, 1690, paper, etching, engraving, height, 358 mm × width, 462 mm
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