Fire in the oil mill De Zeug near Wormer, 1699, Image of an oil mill, standing in Waterlandt, near the village of Wormer (...) (title on object), View of oil mills De Keizer (foreground) and De Zeug (background) near Wormer . De Zeug oil mill was struck by lightning on May 5, 1699 and caught fire. The thatch cover has been removed from the De Keizer oil mill as a precaution to prevent fire due to flying sparks. De Zeug has been largely preserved by extinguishing it with a hose fire hose. Top left a banderole with an inscription. Plate 21 in the reprint of the Fire Spray Book by Jan van der

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