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Aanspreker, the, 53, 54
Acreage, 1
Admiral de Ruyter, 111, 147
Admiral Dirkzoon, 154
Albert Cuyp, 41, 48, 49
Alexander of Parma, 66, 67
Alkmaar, 123, 124, 137, 138, 147, 153
Alma Tadema, Laurens, 172
Alva, Duke of, 20, 63, 65, 191
Amalia, Princess, 84
Amstel, 109
Amsterdam, 1, 5, 6, 14, 55, 57, 75, 83, 107, 108, 112, 118, 123, 124, 127–130, 137, 147, 150, 152, 153, 157
Amsterdam, Bank of, 122
Amusements, 88, 114, 115, 116, 156, 157
Animals, 57, 58
Anjou, Duke of, 66, 67
Antwerp, 20, 111
Apeldoorn, 189–191
Arnhem, 1, 193, 195, 198, 199
Arras, Bishop of, 63
Ary Scheffer, 41
Assen, 179, 182
Atlantic, 1
Australia, 152

Batavia, 151
Bathazar Gérard, 65–69
Beekhuizen, 198
Bergen-op-Zoom, 34, 36, 37
Beurs, 57
Bicycles, 23, 24
Biesbosch, 39
Biljoen, 198
Binnenhof, 41, 78–80
Bishop of Arras, 63
Bishop of Cambrai, 55
Bois le Duc, 202, 211–214
Bonaparte, Louis, 109, 110
Bosch, The, 84
Bossu, 153
Botanical Gardens, Leyden, 99
Boymans Museum, 50
Broek, 129
Bronbeek, 197
Buiksloot, 128
Building, 108
Bulbs, 103, 104

Canals, 7, 31, 34, 56, 57, 58, 61, 91, 101, 124, 125, 127, 131, 132, 137, 171, 173
Canal packets, 2
Castricum, 147
Catherine of Schwartzburg, 70
Cats, Father Jacob, 18
Cattle raising, 173
Charitable institutions, 100
Charles V, 19, 167
Church of St. Lawrence, 50
Cleanliness, 8, 34, 35, 59, 60, 129
Cleve, 199
Coen, 150
Coinage, 8
Coligny, Louisa de, 65
Colonial Offices, 80
Comparative size, 1, 2
Conference, International Peace, 84
Conquests of the sea, 4, 5
Corcoran Galleries, 80
Cornelius De Witt, 41, 79
Costumes, 22, 23, 135, 167, 168
Cromwell, Oliver, 19
Cultivation, 91, 158
Cuyp, Albert, 41, 48, 49

Dairy products, 173
Dam, The, 110
Damrak, 112, 128
Delft, 55, 59, 60–62, 65–67, 72
De Noord, 40
De Ruyter, Admiral, 111, 147
Descartes, 101
Deventer, 187
De Witt, Cornelius and John, 41, 79
Diamond trade, 118–120
Diemer Dike, 153
Dikes, 5–7, 26, 32, 42, 91, 92, 94, 95, 145, 146, 153
Dirkzoon, Admiral, 154
Domburg, 16, 25, 26, 100
Domestic animals, 57, 58
Dortrecht, 29, 39, 40–44, 48
Dou, Gerard, 92
Dredging, 5
Drenthe, 176, 181
Dronrijp, 172
Duke of Alva, 20, 63, 65, 191
Duke of Anjou, 66, 67
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 82
Duke of Orange, 63
Duke of York, 147
Dutch East Indies, 151
Dutch East India Company, 61, 109, 151
Dutch West India Company, 80

Edam, 21, 124, 130, 131, 138, 153
Eendragtsweg, 55
Eise Eisenga, 165
Endegeest, 101
England, 19
Enkhuizen, 154, 157, 158
Erasmus, Desiderius, 55
Eusibiusbinnensingel, 194
Ewyksluis, 33
Eyerland, 148

Family life, 57
Feijenoord, 46
Fishing, 158
Flevo, Lake, 159
Floris V, 78, 109, 138
Flowers, 102–104, 158
Flushing, 14, 15, 19, 20, 25
Foolish Betsy, 21
France, 8
Franeker, 165
Franz Hals, 105
Frederic of Toledo, 104, 191, 192
Frederick Henry of Orange, Prince, 84
Friesland, 33, 63, 144, 148, 160, 165, 168, 173
Frisian Monks, 5
Frisian Museum, 170
Fuel, 181, 182

Gemeelandshuis, 62
Gérard, Bathazar, 65–69
Gerard Dou, 92
Gerard Terburg, 183
Germany, 8, 11
Gevangenpoort, 36, 79
Gherardts, Gherardt, 54, 55
Goes, 29, 31, 32, 34
Goldsmith, Oliver, 13, 92
Government, 8
Groningen, 123, 144, 146, 148, 176–178
Groote Ryndyk, 91
Grooteveerhaven, 55
Grotius, 79, 92
Guides, 76
Gysbrecht, 109

Haarlem, 77, 78, 102, 124
Haarlem Lake, 6
Haarlem Polder, 101
Haarlemermeer, 5, 6, 101
Hague, The, 14, 24, 41, 56, 75–78, 80, 83, 84–86, 91, 124, 138, 204
Haring, 152
Haring, John, 153, 155
Harlingen, 165
Hasselaer, Kenau, 105
Helder, The, 123, 128, 143–147
Hendrik de Keyser, 55
Hendrik Landman, 17, 18, 21
’S Hertogenbosch, 55, 202
Herr van Klaes, 52, 53
Het Loo, 190
Hindeloopen, 165
Holbein, 81
Holland, North, 4
Holland, South, 4
Hollandsch Diep, 39
Homes, 57
Hoogstraat, 83
Hook, The, 2, 59
Hoorn, 130, 150, 154, 155, 157
Hotels, 172

Ij, The, 124
Imports, 49, 50
Inundations, 5
Inquisition, 73, 74
Island of Texel, 148, 149
Island of Urk, 187
Israels, Josef, 177

Jansen, Zacharias, 18, 37
Jan Steen, 81, 92
Jan van Oldenbarnevelt, 79
Joden-Breestraat, 113
John, Long, 16, 17, 20
John Lothrop Motley, 65, 67, 72, 73, 84, 153, 154, 192
Josef Israels, 177
Juliana, Princess, 11, 82

Kaiser Friedrich’s Museum, 80
Kalf, Mynheer, 126
Kalverstraat, 83, 112
Kampen, 185, 186
Katwyk, 100, 101
Kenau Hasselaer, 105
King William I, 110
Kreekerak, 34

Lake Flevo, 159
Landman, Hendrik, 17, 18, 21
Language, 29, 30, 31
Leeuwarden, 123, 157, 165, 168, 169, 171
Leyden, 6, 42, 64, 91, 92, 93, 95, 98, 101, 104, 139
Lieutenant van Speyk, 111
Limburg, 201
Loevenstein, 79
Long John, 16, 17, 20
Louis Bonaparte, 110
Louis of Nassau, Count, 93
Louvre, 80

Maas, 1, 40, 45, 46, 49, 199
Maastricht, 201
Maes, Nicolas, 41
Maps, 3, 33
Margaret of Parma, 63
Marken, 126, 127, 129, 135
Markets, 34, 178, 194, 204, 205
Marriage, 9–11
Marsdiep, Strait of, 145, 146, 148
Marssum, 173
Maurice of Nassau, 78
Maurice of Orange, 79
Mauritshuis, 80, 81
Mauritsweg, 55
Mechlin, 191
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke of, 82
Meppel, 179, 183
Merwede, 40
Mesdag, H. W., 177
Mesdag Museum, 83, 172
Meuse, 94
Middelburg, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 64
Ministry of Justice, 80
Mint Tower, 112
Monnikendam, 21, 128, 129, 130, 135
Mons, 191
Morsch Gate, 99
Motley, John Lothrop, 65, 67, 72, 84, 153, 154, 192
Municipal Abbatoir, 121, 122
Municipal Pawnshop, 120, 121
Murillo, 81

Napoleon Bonaparte, 24, 81
New Zealand, 152
Nicolas Maes, 41
Nieuwediep, 148
Noordwyk, 100
North Holland, 4
North Sea, 4, 39, 124, 144
Nymwegen, 191, 198, 199

Oliver Goldsmith, 13, 92
Oosterkade, 51
Oosterpoort, 150
Orange, Prince of, 94, 105
Over-Yssel, 176

Parklaan, 55
Patriotism, 12
Paupers, 100
Pavements, 21, 22
Peace Palace, 85
Peter the Great, 126
Petroleum Harbor, 124
Philip II, 19, 62, 63
Piaam, 33
Pile Driving, 108, 110
Plein 1813, 83
Polder, 7, 31, 32, 33, 101, 137
Population, 1
Potter, Paul, 81
Prince of Orange, 20, 61, 64
Princess Juliana, 11, 82
Prinsenhof, 65

Queen Wilhelmina, 12, 74, 82, 110, 111, 190

Railways, 2, 7, 38, 39, 43, 57, 80, 91, 92, 137, 157, 179, 180, 181
Reclamation, 159
Rembrandt, 80, 92, 117
Rembrandtplein, 112, 114
Rhine, The, 12, 40, 46, 50, 101, 199
Rijks Museum, 116, 117
Rosendaal, 37, 197
Rotterdam, 1, 40, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54–58, 75, 79, 83, 94, 95, 110, 124
Royal Palace, 82, 110
Rubens, 81
Rynland, 101
Rynsburg, 101

Scheldt, 16, 19, 34
Schenkweg, 91
Scheveningen, 83, 85, 87, 89, 90, 100, 135
Schiedam, 94, 95
Schokland, 187
Schools, 9
Schouten, 150, 152
Sea, conquests of the, 4, 5
Sea, North, 4, 39, 124
Shoes, wooden, 4
Size, 1, 2
Smoking, 51, 52, 53
Sneek, 165
Society for the Public Welfare, 100
Solomon Islands, 152
Sonoy, 153
Sonsbeek, 196
South Holland, 4
Spaniards, 42, 64, 95–97, 139, 152, 153, 191
Spinoza, 101
Spuistraat, 83
St. Nicholas Abbey, 21
St. Pancras, 99
Staple, 40, 41
Stavoren, 157, 159, 160–164
Steen, Jan, 81, 92
Storks, 173–175
Strait of Marsdiep, 145, 146, 148
Straits Settlements, 52
Street railways, 51
Sumatra, 52
Switzerland, 8

Tasman, 150, 151
Tasmania, 151
Telegraph line, 56
Terburg, 81, 183
Texel, 149
The Hague, 14, 24, 41, 56, 75–78, 80, 83–86, 91, 124, 138, 204
The Hook, 2
The Rhine, 12, 40, 46, 50, 101, 199
Tolls, 27
Topography, 1
Tromp, 147
Tulips, 102–104

Utrecht, 63, 202–204, 208
Utrecht, University of, 207, 208

Valdez, 94
Van der Werf, 95
Van der Werf Park, 99
Van Dieman, 151
Van Dyke, 81
Van Ruysdael, Jacob, 105
Veere, 16, 21, 23–27
Velasquez, 81
Velperplein, 195
Venice, 44
Verdronken Land, 34
Vermeer, 81
Volendam, 124, 126, 127, 131–135
Voorburg, 92
Voorschoten, 92
Vroek, 130
Vrouwensand, 160

Waal, 40, 199, 200
Wagenaarstraat, 18
Walcheren, 14–17, 20, 22, 24, 26
Wegenstraat, 83
West Hove, 25
Westkapelle, 26, 27
Westplein, 46
Wilhelminakade, 47
Wilhelmina, Queen, 12, 74, 82, 110, 111, 190
Willem’splein, 80
Willem’s Park, 83
William I, 190
William II, 78, 79, 166, 190, 197
William III, 197
William of Orange, Prince, 20, 61, 64, 94
William the Silent, 62, 63, 65, 66, 69, 71–73, 80, 82, 93
Windmills, 4, 125
Wooden shoes, 4
Wynstraat, 41

Y, The, 124, 128
Yssel, 94, 95, 185, 191, 200

Zaan, 137
Zaandam, 123, 125, 126, 137, 147, 157
Zacharias Jansen, 37
Zandvoort, 124
Zeeland, 4, 14, 15, 22, 27, 34, 64
Zuid-Beveland Canal, 34
Zuid-Holland, 39
Zuidplas Polder, 7
Zuyder Zee, 1, 2, 4, 32, 35, 123, 124, 126–128, 130, 144, 157, 159, 166, 176, 185, 191
Zutphen, 191, 192
Zwolle, 123, 179, 183

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