Firefighting in Amsterdam,17th century illustration. Entitled Demonstration of the new firefighting equipment within a burning townhouse this engraving comes from a 1690 publication by Jan van der Heyden (1637-1712). Van der Heyden was a Dutch painter,draughtsman,and inventor who made significant contributions to firefighting. With his brother Nicolaes,a hydraulic engineer,he made improvements to the fire hose. He also modified manual fire engines,reorganised the volunteer fire brigade and wrote and illustrated the first firefighting manual | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY / MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVES DIVISION |
Bildgröße: | 4800 px × 3758 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |