. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 1ST1,l8B1,etc., Dites of embankment of Poldt't BtnKt which Uhccrtr 0 M 2^ fâtis • 2fto5F«tln. Depth over S Fttht 2 Miles. purpose of investing Antwerp. As a fortress Ylissingen commands the mouth of the Schelde. Zierikzee (7,617 inhabitants), the capital of Schouwen, was formerly an important seaport, where the gueux procured many of their recruits, but the silting up of the Schelde has destroyed its trade, whilst Bromvershaven, on the northern coast of the island, is rising into importance. South Holland.—The Waal, on entering the province, washes the wall

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. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 1ST1,l8B1,etc., Dites of embankment of Poldt't BtnKt which Uhccrtr 0 M 2^ fâtis • 2fto5F«tln. Depth over S Fttht 2 Miles. purpose of investing Antwerp. As a fortress Ylissingen commands the mouth of the Schelde. Zierikzee (7,617 inhabitants), the capital of Schouwen, was formerly an important seaport, where the gueux procured many of their recruits, but the silting up of the Schelde has destroyed its trade, whilst Bromvershaven, on the northern coast of the island, is rising into importance. South Holland.—The Waal, on entering the province, washes the walls of Gorinchem (Gorkum, 9,301 inhabitants), an important agricultural mart, and then, assuming the name of Merwede, flows past SUedrecht (8,087 inhabitants), and

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