Jan van der Heijden (1637-1712), Afb 010097013782, Jan van der Heyden, 1690

Description image of the brant of the old stadhuys of amsterdam: which burned to the ground on july 7, 1652 the fire in the old town hall on dam square on july 7, 1652, seen from a house on warmoesstraat over the water of the damrak. On the left the house under 't zeil, on the right the waag. Attempts are being made to extinguish the fire with fire buckets and fire hoses. Print 3 from the fire spray book by jan van der heyden (1690). This copy is colored and mounted on black paper, which is cut out according to the contours of the buildings; the contours of the town hall have been punctured. The print has thus been made suitable for viewing in a rare camera. Technique: etching, hand-coloured. Document type: print manufacturer: heijden, jan van der (1637-1712) collection: amsterdam city archives collection: drawings and prints dating: 1690 geographical name: dam inventories: http://archief. Amsterdam/archief/10097/010097013782 image file: 010097013782. Date: 1690.