- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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