Beschryving der nieuwlijks uitgevonden en geoctrojeerde slang-brand-spuiten
Medium
Etched and engraved illustrations
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 10 3/4 x 2 1/2in. (45.7 x 27.3 x 6.4cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957
Accession Number
57.567
Art Historical Context
Step into the innovative world of 17th Amsterdam with *Beschryving derlijks uitgevonden enoctrojeerde slang-spuiten* (Description of the Recently Invented and Patented Fire Engines), a remarkable 1690 book by Jan van der Hey, his son Jan van der Hey de Jonge, and publisher Januwertsz. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this compact volume (18 x 10¾ x 2½ inches) features meticulously etched and engraved illustrations that showcase cutting-edge fire-fighting technology. Jan van der Heyden, a celebrated Dutch painter known for his luminous cityscapes, turn...
About the Artist
Jan van der Heyden|Jan van der Heyden de jonge|Jan Rieuwertsz · 1637–1712
Dutch painter best known for depicting cityscapes. Comment on works: Landscapes; Views; Architecture