Fire at the old ropeworks, Amsterdam, Holland, 12 January 1673.

Engraving by Jan van der Heiden, first published in 1690. On this occasion Amsterdam's new fire engines were brought into action against a fire for the first time, and the old engines were used for the last time. From 'Beschryving der nieuwlyks uitgevonden en geotrojeerde slang-brand-spuiten en haare wyze van brand-blusen' ('Fire engines with hoses and methods of fighting fires') by van der Heiden and his son Jan, (Amsterdam, 1735). Father and son were designers and manufacturers of Europe's best fire-fighting equipment and Fire-Masters General of Amsterdam. The book is the most important source of technical information for fire-fighting in the 17th and 18th century.