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Title: The earth and its inhabitants ..
Identifier: earthitsinhabita386recl (find matches)
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company
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486 THE NETHERLANDS. as the MctUebaan, or Mall, stretches eastward for nearly a mile. The old cathe- dral is one of the most remarkable Gothic edifices of the country, but has been sadly defaced by the restorers, who took possession of it after the great hurricane which nearly destroyed it in 167 K Utrecht has numerous superior schools, a meteorological observatory, and various museums. One of its quarters is inhabited by Jansenists, whilst the Moravian Brethren have established themselves at Zcist, a village in the neighbourhood. Amers/oort (13,578 inhabitants), a manufacturing town, is the only other place of note in the province. Gelderland.—Ni/megen (23,509 inhabitants), the ancient Noviomagus, is built on " seven " hills rising on the northern bank of the Waal, which flows through the Fig. 276. MONNICKENDAM AND THE ISLAND OF MaRKEN. Scale 1 : 100,000.
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1 Mile. southern part of the province. Its historical associations abound in interest. Upon one of its city gates may be read the oft-quoted inscription, "Melius est bellicosa libertas quam servitus pacifica." Important treaties were signed at Nymegen in 1678 and 1679. It is no longer a fortress, and its commercial dealings with Germany have assumed gigantic proportions. The only other large town on the Waal is Tiel (8,851 inhabitants). Arnhem (38,017 inhabitants), the capital of the province, is delightfully situated on the right bank of the Rhine, here bounded by hills. It is the gayest town of the Netherlands, with numerous country houses, and rapidly increases in population. Lower down, the Rhine flows past Wageningen (6,162 inhabitants) and

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