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nSalt extraction in Zeeland according to the so-called darink delven, ca. 1600. The extraction of the darink from the land, drying and burning to ashes, transport by barge to the salt chain, mixing with seawater and firing into white salt. After an old painting in Zierikzee. In the margin a three-line caption in Dutch.nnEtching and engraving by Jan Caspar Philips (1690–1775), after a drawing by Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759). Partly hand-coloured.nnFairly good condition. Fold presumably as issued. Some browning along edges. Some light creases. A small, inconspicuous hole in the lower right image. Verso: blank.nnCatalog reference: FHM 1114.nnSee also the photos.nnSecured shipment.2023-02-22 09:11:24 2023-02-22 10:23:06 67530699
