Tijdschrift voor Historische Geografie - Volume 6, Issue 2, 2021

Abstract The Zijpe and the Zuiderzee Dutch geologists and archaeologists disagree about the time the Flevo-lakes in the Wet Heart of the Netherlands were connected with the western part of the Waddenzee. Geologists hold the strong view that this connection originated in the centuries bc. Archaeological research revealed, however, that the pre-urban development of the city of Amsterdam did not start until th Read More

Abstract A ‘development plan’ from 1359 In 1359, two members of the Liège Cathedral Chapter visited the village of Lith, in what is now the province of Noord-Brabant, one of their many possessions, in order to take care of several issues affecting the village. Thus, the common pastures of the village were divided among 264 named persons and institutions. Depending on their social status, the residents were given a larg Read More

Abstract Remains of hedges and woodbanks around Heumen and Wijchen (Gelderland) For the purpose of more accurate and well-founded restoration and maintenance of historical hedges and hedge banks in The Netherlands more research is needed on their regional typology and maintenance systems. The paper describes a regional inventory in the area south of Nijmegen in which more than three hundred relics Read More

Abstract Marker Wadden in historical perspective: new land in an old tradition Marker Wadden is a large scale nature development project, consisting of the building of several small islands in the Markermeer. As the newest land reclamation project in The Netherlands, it attracts much (inter)national attention. This article aims to situate the project within the long tradition of nature conservation and watermanagement i Read More