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![[The Canal, Ostend] - A drawing of a landscape with a river](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWNhbmFsLW9zdGVuZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/124/jpg "[The Canal, Ostend] - A drawing of a landscape with a river")
![View of the River Wye [England]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MTMvMDEvMDEvdmlldy1vZi10aGUtcml2ZXItd3llLWVuZ2xhbmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "View of the River Wye [England]")
![[View of a river leading to waterfall, bridge and buildings]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvdmlldy1vZi1hLXJpdmVyLWxlYWRpbmctdG8td2F0ZXJmYWxsLWJyaWRnZS1hbmQtYnVpbGRpbmdzLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/36/webp "[View of a river leading to waterfall, bridge and buildings]")
![[Reproduction of an illustration showing a painting of a river bank]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvcmVwcm9kdWN0aW9uLW9mLWFuLWlsbHVzdHJhdGlvbi1zaG93aW5nLWEtcGFpbnRpbmctb2YtYS1yaXZlci1iYW5rLTJmMmZkYS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Reproduction of an illustration showing a painting of a river bank]")
![[Crane on construction site at edge of river]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTIvMDEvMDEvY3JhbmUtb24tY29uc3RydWN0aW9uLXNpdGUtYXQtZWRnZS1vZi1yaXZlci02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "[Crane on construction site at edge of river]")
