In 1767, it was so cold in Amsterdam that even the writing ink froze
English · translation
In 1767, it was very cold in Amsterdam. It was freezing so hard that the ink of Jacob Bicker Raye froze. Jacob Bicker Raye was a civil servant.
He wrote in his diary every day about what was happening. The winter was very harsh. People were struggling.
Many people experienced the cold weather together. They stayed at home or quickly went across the street. There was a lot of snow and ice in the city.
The canals were frozen. People could not work well. Throughout the entire city, it was quiet and cold.
This was during the Little Ice Age.