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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
 Illustration of a wind-driven paper mill on a ream wrapper.

Year
 16XX

Type
 illustratie, illustration

Related term
 papiermolens, papiermaken, riemkappen

Period
 16e eeuw, 17e eeuw

Classification
 B: Schriftdragers, inkt

Content
 Ream wrapper with an illustration of a wind-driven paper mill, from the Van der Ley family who, in the early seventeenth century were one of the firsts, together with the Honigh and Blauw families, to start the production of paper in the Zaanstreek. The monogram PvL is visible on some of the ream wrappers at the bottom of the illustration. On the mill the coat of arms of Zaandijk have been affixed. On the left of the mill, the dipper is working, on the right the drying shed and in the mill a shredding bin can be seen.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek