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Demonstration of the hose fire engines on the tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, ca. 1670-1680, Image of the Tower of Our Lady of Antwerp, print, Demonstration of the use of the hose fire engines by pumping water from a well and spraying it over the tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp (ca. 1670-1680). In the foreground, the extinguishing of a fire in a house on the square. In a cartouche, the explanation of the letters AD in Dutch. Above the plate, a second plate with text is printed. Plate 25 in the reprint of the Brandspuitenboek by Jan van der Heyden from 1735., printmaker: Laurens Scherm, Northern Netherlands, 1690 - 1701, 1735, paper, etching, height 307 mm x width 130 mm, Used as an illustration in: Jan van der Heyden, Beschryving der nieuwlyks gevonden en geoctrojeerde slang-brand-spuiten en haare wyze van brand-blussen, tegenwoordig binnen Amsterdam in gebruik zijnde, t'Amsterdam, bedrukt voor de erfgenaamen van Jan vander Heiden, 1735., Person, Jan van der Heyden, pump (fire-extinguishing equipment), Antwerp, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Antwerp), Period, 1670 - 1735, A tall, ornate Gothic cathedral with a prominent tower and detailed facade fills the left side of the image, showing pointed arches, large stained-glass window shapes, buttresses, and a clock on the tower; a square in front of the cathedral contains groups of small human figures engaged in various activities around a circular fountain or platform; to the right foreground, rooftops and chimneys of nearby buildings are visible with dense plumes of smoke rising from one roof and a person on a roof handling a long pole toward the smoke; a rectangular panel with flowing cursive script occupies the upper portion of the image above the cathedral, and another block of cursive text appears to the right of the tower within the main scene; the sky is lightly shaded with cloud forms, and the entire scene is rendered in fine e

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Demonstration hose fire engines tower Cathedral Our Lady Antwerp ca 1670-1680 Image Tower print pumping water well spraying foreground extinguishing fire house square cartouche explanation letters AD Dutch plate second plate text printed Plate 25 reprint Brandspuitenboek Jan van der Heyden 1735 printmaker Laurens Scherm Northern Netherlands 1690 - 1701 paper etching height 307 mm x width 130 mm illustration in Beschryving der nieuwlyks gevonden en geoctrojeerde slang-brand- tegenwoordig binnen Amsterdam gebruik zijnde t'Amsterdam bedrukt voor de erfgenaamen van Jan vander Heiden Person pump fire-extinguishing equipment Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal Period 1670 - 1735 tall ornate Gothic cathedral prominent tower detailed facade fills left side image showing pointed arches large stained-glass window shapes buttresses clock front cathedral contains groups small human figures engaged various activities circular fountain platform right foreground rooftops chimneys nearby buildings visible dense plumes smoke rising roof person roof handling long pole smoke rectangular panel flowing cursive script occupies upper portion cathedral another block cursive text right tower within main scene sky lightly shaded cloud forms entire scene rendered fine e