Explosion of Jan van Speijk's boat for Antwerp, François Magneé, 1831 print The ship is dressed in dust clouds. Flaps and people fly through the air. Soldiers and civilians run for their lives on the quay. More ships on the right. Under the image: Dedicated to the Hollandsche Natie. At the bottom right two lines of poetry by Jan Frederik Helmers (1767-1813) from the Lofproof 'De Hollandsche Natie' from 1813. Brussels paper projectiles, explosives, etc.: gunpowder (+ sailing-ships). harbour Antwerp

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