. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 478 THE NETHERLANDS. reaches Dordrecht (26,576 inhabitants) ; there it bifurcates, its branches giving access both to the Maas of Rotterdam and the Schelde. At Dordrecht the Estates met in 1572, the Synod at which the Calvinists overcame Arminianism was held there in 1618, and William III. was proclaimed Hereditary Stadtholder in 1674. Large vessels proceed to the quays of the town, and a considerable commerce is carried on. Most of the rafts which float down the Rhine from the Black Forest are broken up at Dordrecht, and sawn into timber. Spanish
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 478 THE NETHERLANDS. reaches Dordrecht (26,576 inhabitants) ; there it bifurcates, its branches giving access both to the Maas of Rotterdam and the Schelde. At Dordrecht the Estates met in 1572, the Synod at which the Calvinists overcame Arminianism was held there in 1618, and William III. was proclaimed Hereditary Stadtholder in 1674. Large vessels proceed to the quays of the town, and a considerable commerce is carried on. Most of the rafts which float down the Rhine from the Black Forest are broken up at Dordrecht, and sawn into timber. Spanish ores for the iron works of Essen are amongst the imports. Rotterdam (136,320 inhabitants), at the mouth of the Rotte into the Maas, is Fig. 268.—Vlissingen, or Flushing. Scale 1 : 30, EoF Gr3°35° Half a IVIile. the piincipal port of Holland, and of the entire basin drained by the Rhine, being annually frequented by 3,700 vessels of 2,000,000 tons burden engaged in the foreign trade, about two-thirds of them sailing under the British flag. Colonial produce takes the lead amongst articles of import, and the commerce with Western Africa, where the merchants of the town have founded factories, is increasing in importance. Rotterdam forms a rectilinear triangle, based upon the Maas, and bounded inland by navigable canals. A railway crosses the river on a magnificent viaduct, and passes right through the centre of the town, the lower part of which is intersected by canals. The houses are curious, but not remarkable for architectural beauty. The picture gallery was nearly destroyed by fire in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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