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Original – Copper engraving describing the Christmas flood of 1717, the result of a northwesterly storm, which hit the coast area of the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia on Christmas night of 1717. In total, approximately 14,000 people drowned.
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High EV and good scan
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Christmas flood of 1717
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Unknown, Date 1719

Promoted File:Christmas flood 1717.jpg - Spongie555 (talk) 05:25, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]