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The Docking Basin in the Barge Canal in Leidschendam

Fargue, Paulus Constantijn la1756

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A good public transport system by water existed in the west and north of the Netherlands from the middle of the 17th century. Horse-drawn barges were crucial to this system. An extensive network of canals crisscrossing the flat, watery countryside made it possible to travel easily and inexpensively.

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  • Title: The Docking Basin in the Barge Canal in Leidschendam
  • Creator: Fargue, Paulus Constantijn la
  • Date Created: 1756
  • Physical Dimensions: paneel
  • Subject Keywords: stadsgezicht, economische geschiedenis, trekvaart, Den Haag, Leiden, Leidschendam, Vliet, de
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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