Author: Noach van der Meer II (1741-1822), after Hendrik Kobell (1751-1779)
Title: [Antique print, etching and engraving] The flood at Delftshaven in Rotterdam in 1775, published 1776.
Description: View of the breaking dyke at Delftshaven in Rotterdam, the night between the 14th and the 15th November 1775.Titled below: 'GEZICHT VAN DE OVERSTROOMING DER SLUIS TE DELFSHAVEN, 'S AVONDS, DEN 14.DEN NOVEMB. 1775.' Signed: 'H. Kobell ad Viv. del. / N. v. d. Meer Jun. sculp. / De Ned. Loveringh en Allart Excud.'Used as illustration in J.H. Hering's 'Bespiegeling over Neerlandsch waternood tusschen den 14 en 15 Nov 1775.' published in Amsterdam, by Loveringh en Allart in 1776.On verso collector's mark: 'STICHTING FAMILIEKRING COEBERG.'Watersnoodramp Delftshaven - overstroming - Rotterdam - doorbraak van de dijk Etching and engraving on paper with margins; plate mark: 215 x 306 mm, total: 248 x 382 mm; state II/2; some light staining and smudges, otherwise in good condition. Muller 4302a/3.

Keywords: Dutch History|Rotterdam|Topography & Travel|Water