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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.
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Title
 'De boekdrukker', from Jan and Casper Luiken, "Spiegel van het menselyk bedryf ", Amsterdam,1749.

Creator
 Luiken, Jan (illustrator), Luiken, Casper (illustrator), Roman, Jan (drukker/printer)

Year
 1749

Type
 illustratie, illustration

Measurements
 8,5 x 7,5 cm.

Related term
 boekdrukkerijen, houten handpersen, drukken, zetten

Period
 18e eeuw

Classification
 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst

Content
 Picture of a printer at his printing press, derived from the "Menselyk Bedryf" (The affairs of men) by Jan and Casper Luiken. The printed pages are hanging to dry on lines. To the right in the background the compositor is working at his case.

Original
 Luiken, Jan en Luiken, Casper. - Spiegel van het menselyk bedryf, vertoonende honderd verscheiden ambachten, konstig afgebeeld, en met Godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen verrykt. - Amsterdam: J. Roman de jonge, 1749, p. 123.

available in
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 192 B 16

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek