Tijdschrift voor Historische Geografie - Volume 9, Issue 1, 2024

Abstract Citizens on Watch A search for and typology of the landscape remains of civilian shooting ranges in the Netherlands (1830-1940) The 19th century was an important period in the history of the Netherlands. A lot of heritage from this period is still present in the landscape but is relatively underexposed. An important example of such heritage are the civilian militias. The main traces they left behind are shooting ranges. Thi Read More

Abstract The ‘Waterpartij’ in the Scheveningse Bosjes By order of King William i, a canal between Den Haag and Scheveningen was dug through the dunes, from 1830 to 1862. The idea was to take polluted water to the sea, to create a harbour and to make journeys with inland steamers with tourists to the beach possible. However, all this was not accomplished because the waterboard of Delfland was against cutting through t Read More