Cartoon on the deceit of the superstitious Catholic lieutenant-colonel Dirk Cornelis van der Meulen by a German swindler, in Muiden in the night of 12 to 13 August 1800. The story of the deceit is shown in four numbered performances. 1: the company on the road with candles and crucifix to dig up the hidden treasure. 2: the members of the company pray kneeling on the ground. 3: the searchers are disappointed while the swindler makes off with the money. 4: return of the deceived company. In the middle a smiling female figure, Deception of van der Meulen, 1800 Monument to the Enlightened

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