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Demonstration of the hose fire engines at the water of the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal behind the City Hall, 1672-1673, Illustration of various fire engines, with flexible suction hoses on one side and long leather hoses on the other side (…), print, book illustration, Demonstration of the use of the hose fire engines by pumping water from the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal and spraying it over the City Hall (1672-1673). The caption contains the explanation of the letters AE in Dutch. A second plate with text is printed above the plate. Plate 22 in the reprint of the Brandspuitenboek by Jan van der Heyden from 1735., printmaker: attributed to Laurens Scherm, Amsterdam, 1690 - 1702, 1735, Attributed to, paper, etching, engraving, height 301 mm x width 120 mm x height 59 mm x width 120 mm x height 242 mm x width 120 mm, Print also used in: Heyden, Jan van der. Beschryving der nieuwlyks gevonden en geoctrojeerde slang-brand-spuiten en haare wyze van brand-blussen, tegenwoordig binnen Amsterdam in gebruik zijnde (…). 2nd edition. Amsterdam: heirs of Jan van der Heyden, 1735., Person, Jan van der Heyden, town hall, pump (fire-extinguishing equipment), Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808), Period, 1672 - 1673, A tall classical building with multiple stories and rows of vertical columns dominates the right side, topped by a triangular pediment decorated with sculpted figures and flanked by statues, one of which supports a large globe held aloft near the roof; ropes or hoses drape down the façade to the ground where mechanical devices and coiled hoses sit on a quay by the water; to the left a bridge and arched gateway lead into a distant cityscape of rooftops and towers beneath a sky filled with billowing clouds, and the scene is framed above and below by wide bands containing ornate handwritten script.

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Demonstration hose fire engines water Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal City Hall 1672-1673 Illustration various fire engines flexible suction hoses side long leather hoses … print book illustration pumping water spraying caption contains explanation letters AE Dutch second plate text printed plate Plate 22 reprint Brandspuitenboek Jan van der Heyden 1735 printmaker attributed Laurens Scherm Amsterdam 1690 - 1702 Attributed paper etching engraving height 301 mm x width 120 mm x height 59 mm x 242 mm x 120 mm Print also Heyden Jan van der Beschryving der nieuwlyks gevonden en geoctrojeerde slang-brand- tegenwoordig binnen Amsterdam gebruik zijnde 2nd edition heirs Person town hall pump fire-extinguishing equipment 1655-1808 Period 1672 - 1673 tall classical building multiple stories rows vertical columns dominates right side topped triangular pediment decorated sculpted figures flanked statues supports large globe held aloft near roof ropes hoses drape down façade ground mechanical devices coiled sit quay left bridge arched gateway lead distant cityscape rooftops towers beneath sky filled billowing clouds scene framed wide bands containing ornate handwritten script