Map of the construction of the street road from The Hague to Scheveningen, 1664-1665; Caerte van de Straet Wegh Soo that gave up from Den Hage to a sea strang. Map of the construction of the street road from The Hague through the dunes to the beach at Scheveningen, 1664-1665. This road, today known as Scheveningenseweg, was designed by Constantijn Huygens and completed in 1665. Above left a wicker for measuring the height: 40 feet of Rhijlt. Byond this a passer with a scale for measuring the length: Dese Passer understands Sestigh Roede Rhijlants. At the bottom of the center a cross section of
Map of the construction of the street road from The Hague to Scheveningen, 1664-1665; Caerte van de Straet Wegh Soo that gave up from Den Hage to a sea strang. Map of the construction of the street road from The Hague through the dunes to the beach at Scheveningen, 1664-1665. This road, today known as Scheveningenseweg, was designed by Constantijn Huygens and completed in 1665. Above left a wicker for measuring the height: 40 feet of Rhijlt. Byond this a passer with a scale for measuring the length: Dese Passer understands Sestigh Roede Rhijlants. At the bottom of the center a cross section of the street road with a crankcase: 18 rods of riader. Right a cloth ceased by three putti with a latin verse by Huygens. At the top right state the height of the water level at the flood of 5 December 1665 indicated.
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