Jacob Houbraken, Afb 010094007543, before 1904

Description jan van der heijden (1637-1712) "supervisor and director of the lanterns lying at night"; "general fire officer"; inventor of the hose fire syringe, painter, draftsman, etcher and engraver. On his initiative, amsterdam was systematically provided with street lighting. Document type: print manufacturer: houbraken, j. Collection: atlas dreesmann collection portrayed heijden, jan van der (1637-1712) inventories: http://archief. Amsterdam/archief/10094 image file: 010094007543. Date: before 1904.