Het was in 1767 zó koud in Amsterdam dat zelfs de schrijfinkt bevroor
11 Feb 2026, 11:00
Het was in 1767 zó koud in Amsterdam dat zelfs de schrijfinkt bevroor
In 1767, it was so cold in Amsterdam that even the writing ink froze
In 1767 was het heel koud in Amsterdam.
In 1767, it was very cold in Amsterdam.
Het vroor zo hard dat de inkt van Jacob Bicker Raye bevroren was.
It was freezing so hard that the ink of Jacob Bicker Raye froze.
Jacob Bicker Raye was een ambtenaar.
Jacob Bicker Raye was a civil servant.
Hij schreef elke dag in zijn dagboek wat er gebeurde.
He wrote in his diary every day about what was happening.
De winter was erg streng.
The winter was very harsh.
Mensen hadden het moeilijk.
People were struggling.
Veel mensen maakten het koud weer samen mee.
Many people experienced the cold weather together.
Zij zaten thuis of gingen snel over straat.
They stayed at home or quickly went across the street.
In de stad was er veel sneeuw en ijs.
There was a lot of snow and ice in the city.
De grachten waren bevroren.
The canals were frozen.
Mensen konden niet goed werken.
People could not work well.
Door de hele stad was het stil en koud.
Throughout the entire city, it was quiet and cold.
Dit was tijdens de Kleine IJstijd.
This was during the Little Ice Age.