Tekstbladen uit het boek van Jan van der Heyden over slangbrandspuiten (1690), editie 1735 1690 - 1735

This is a page from "Beschrijving der Nieuwelijk Uitgevonde Slang-Brand-Spuiten", a book by Dutch painter Jan van der Heyden published in 1690. The book describes the innovation of the fire hose, a device used in the city of Amsterdam to fight fires, and was considered revolutionary. The book was reprinted in 1735 and features illustrations of the hoses in use, as well as descriptions of how they worked. This page is a title page to the first part of the book.