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Windmills and Wooden Shoes

Chapter 3: THE ILLUSTRATIONS
By Blair Jaekel
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The narrative guides the reader on a practical, panoramic tour of the Netherlands, moving between provinces and cities to portray landscapes, urban life, and everyday customs. It emphasizes the Dutch struggle against water through dikes and polders, describes windmills, wooden shoes, markets, canals, and notable architecture, and provides travel advice on routes and transportation. Interspersed are portraits of local types, regional variations, and sightseeing suggestions that aim to help visitors prioritize attractions and appreciate art, history, and rural traditions within a compact territory.

THE ILLUSTRATIONS

Veterans of the Fishing Fleet of Volendam Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
Wooden Shoes of Holland 1
The Dutch Build Good Roads 12
Looking down over the Roofs of Middelburg 20
The Old Church Tower and Lighthouse of Westkapelle 24
Behind the Dike at Goes 30
A Picturesque Corner of Dortrecht 40
The Romance of Rotterdam Shipping 44
A Canal Street in Rotterdam 50
The East Gate of Delft 60
The Prinsenhof in Delft 68
Dutch Maids and Washerwomen 76
The Kurhaus at Scheveningen 88
A Steam Tram Engine 92
Inside the Groote Kerk in Haarlem 104
The Royal Palace, Amsterdam 112
Diamond Workers in Amsterdam 116
A Waterfront Street in Volendam 124
A Canal Backyard 132
Cheese Day in Alkmaar 140
The Dike at The Helder 144
An Old Street in Hoorn 152
Hoorn’s Racetrack on the Main Street 156
The Metal Skull Cap of Frisian Women 164
Leeuwarden’s Leaning Tower 168
The Town Hall and Market Square in Groningen 180
The Best of Kampen’s Gateways 184
Queen Wilhelmina’s Summer Palace at Het Loo 188
The Market at Arnhem 196
The Eusibiusbinnensingel of Arnhem 200
Utrecht’s Cathedral 204
The Oude Gracht in Utrecht 210