Extinguishing the heavy fire on Elandsgracht, 1679, Jan van der Heyden (attributed to), after Jan van der Heyden, 1690 - 1735, Extinguishing the heavy fire between Elandsgracht and Elandsstraat in Amsterdam, caused by lightning in the night of July 27, 1679. Firefighters are approaching from various houses to attempt to extinguish the fire. Illustrative of skillful fire extinguishing with hose fire extinguishers. With five-line caption in Dutch and French. Plate 8 in the Fire-extinguisher book by Jan van der Heyden., print maker: Jan van der Heyden, (attributed to), intermediary draughtsman

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