Het verwijderen van de palen Possibly 1677 - 1696

“Het verwijderen van de palen” (The Removal of the Stakes), an etching by Cornelis Meijer, depicts a technical process used in the 17th century for dredging the riverbed. A large hexagonal structure with wooden stakes surrounds a barge with a crane-like apparatus, suggesting the removal of materials from the river bottom. The detailed etching, likely created between 1677 and 1696, provides a valuable historical glimpse into the engineering techniques of the era.