Caption

Historical depiction of the riverbank region of the Rupel river in Belgium, in the immediate vicinity of the municipality of Boom, evacuation of typical Flemish lakeside houses with simple rowing boats in the event of a flood, 1880, illustration, reproduction from a 19th-century model. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, historical, nostalgically colored

Date

Jun 19, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H35_048

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

94.1Mb (31.4Mb) / 21.4in x 17.1in / 6424 x 5120 (300dpi)

Keywords

no people black old-fashioned obsolete date past house building history drawing rowing boat boat accurate crisis flood water river body of water Belgium Benelux classic Europe illustration depiction village typical antiquity historic Belgian shore dyed flooded simple old restored contemporary nostalgia drawn retro european colorized Flemish contemporary history file authentic woodcut community restoration former nostalgic vintage sketch printing method replication 19th century Historic illustration Wood engraving colouring Shore house evacuated Evacuation deserted oldfashioned outdated home structure rowboat precise flooding waterfront waters classical representation town characteristic ancient times historical watershore coloured plain Retro style colourized real xylograph municipality reconstruction nineteenth century Historical illustration nobody old fashioned antiquated construction exact high water Benelux countries place colored realistic woodprint parish reproduction 1900s outmoded out of date floodwater spot genuine replica copy dates pasts houses buildings drawings rowing boats boats crises floods rivers Belgien illustrations depictions Altertum files woodcuts communities restorations formerly printing methods 19th-century Historic illustrations homes rowboats classically historically reconstructions Historical illustrations constructions replicas no one on black water flood water body Water area open water Europe's depicting historical image history image history images bank banks oldest restoration work vintage-styled representing water shore