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# Overijssel and Drenthe | # Overijssel and Drenthe | ||
Also included in this union were large parts of the present provinces of Noord-Brabant, Limburg, and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, which were controlled directly by the central government (the States General). Further, the Republic at one time included all of the modern country of Belgium, the present-day departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais in France, and the area of Ostfriesland in Germany. | Also included in this union were large parts of the present provinces of Noord-Brabant, Limburg, and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, which were controlled directly by the central government (the States General). Further, the Republic at one time included all of the modern country of Belgium, the present-day departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais in France, and the area of Ostfriesland in Germany. | ||
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NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – HISTORY | NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – HISTORY | ||
A great web-site that shows - in detail - the bounderies of every Gemeente (township) and the places and estates included in those townships in the 1800's is: | |||
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/index.html Kuyper's Gemeente Atlas] | |||
The most well-known atlas of Jacob Kuyper was the "Gemeente (Township)Atlas of the Netherlands". The maps of this atlas were drawn by J. Kuyper in the years 1865-1870. | |||
When you go to this web-site you can now also see these in modern aerial view! | |||
The historical atlases described in the "[[Netherlands Maps|Maps]]" section contain maps depicting boundary changes, migration and settlement patterns, military actions, and ethnic and religious population distribution. Gazetteers and histories are also helpful sources of information about name and boundary changes. See the "[[Netherlands Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" and "[[Netherlands Place Names|Place Names]]" sections for more information. | The historical atlases described in the "[[Netherlands Maps|Maps]]" section contain maps depicting boundary changes, migration and settlement patterns, military actions, and ethnic and religious population distribution. Gazetteers and histories are also helpful sources of information about name and boundary changes. See the "[[Netherlands Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" and "[[Netherlands Place Names|Place Names]]" sections for more information. | ||
[[Category:Netherlands]] | [[Category:Netherlands]] | ||