Breakthrough of the Sint-Antoniesdijk on March 5, 1651; Displayed ende Nae t 'life gives birth, the St. Anthonis Dyck Buyten Amsterdam by Breecken. Dike breach of the Sint-Antoniesdijk or Diemerzeedijk outside of Amsterdam on March 5, 1651, caused by the high flood and the strong northwester storm. The water flows through the hole in the dike, on either side of the hole spectators in panic. In the background the towers of Amsterdam. Left below the first part of the legend A-C. See the corresponding plate (FMH 2020).

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