Afbeeldinghe van de nieu geinventeerde slang-brandspuyten vertoonende des selfs figuur en manier van gebruyck [...]. = Dessein des pompes à boyaux propres à éteindre les incendies [...].

58,5 x 48 cm; engr.: 35,5 x 45,5 cm (some foxing).

Under modern gilt wooden frame with glass.

Last state, largely revised, of this print (1st ed.: 1667, with the signature of Stoopendael, which does not appear here). Jan van der Heyden (1637-1712), a famous Dutch painter and printmaker, was also an engineer and inventor. He worked intensively with his brother Nicolaes, a hydraulic engineer, to improve and produce fire equipment. They improved the fire hose pump in 1672 and in 1673 became managers of Amsterdam's fire-fighting equipment and organisation. Text below in two columns, in Dutch and French.
Ref. NNBW III:584/586.