The steam whale of Kessels, 1830-1831, Den Ridder Kessels, Commander of the Steam Whale at the siege of Maastricht (title on object), Cartoon on General Herman Kessels and his skeleton of a whale, 1830-1831. The whale frame is equipped with wheels and a steam engine and manned by Belgian rebels. A cannon is fired from the mouth. The title refers to the Belgian siege of Maastricht in 1830-1831., print, print maker: anonymous, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1830 - 1831, paper, height, 242 mm × width, 301 mm

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