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A lake pumped dry

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Research cited

  1. DBNL, Haerlemmermeerboeck dbnl.org
  2. ASME, Cruquius landmark brochure, 1991 asme.org

Other sources

  1. PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Correction wording flood risks for the Netherlands in IPCC report pbl.nl
  2. Stichting Normaal Amsterdams Peil, Arise of the NAP normaalamsterdamspeil.nl
  3. Eén van de gemalen gebruikt bij de droogmaking van de Haarlemmermeer, 1843-1860." Staatscourant, 21 June 1848 (notice of the drainage commission, chair Gevers van (excerpt) resolver.kb.nl
  4. Rijnland, Poldervorming rijnland.net
  5. Staatscourant, August 4, 1852 resolver.kb.nl
  6. Rijnland, Turfwinning en droogmakerijen rijnland.net
  7. Rijksmuseum, SK-A-602 rijksmuseum.nl
  8. Rijksmuseum, RP-P-AO-9-40 rijksmuseum.nl
  9. Museum De Lakenhal, inv. 3233 lakenhal.nl
  10. Rijksmuseum, RP-P-OB-79.721 rijksmuseum.nl
  11. Rijnland, Vernieuwing in de 19e eeuw rijnland.net
  12. ASME, landmark 153 asme.org
  13. Rijksmuseum, RP-P-OB-79.627 rijksmuseum.nl
  14. Rijksmuseum, RP-P-OB-79.726 rijksmuseum.nl
  15. Staatscourant, July 12, 1848 resolver.kb.nl
  16. Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, monument 19918 monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl
  17. Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, monument 19919 monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl
  18. Rijksmuseum, NG-MC-1106 rijksmuseum.nl
  19. Rijksmuseum, RP-F-2019-152-22 rijksmuseum.nl
  20. Bart Schultz, Flevolands Geheugen, 2026 flevolandsgeheugen.nl
  21. Rijnland, Concentratie van waterschappen rijnland.net
  22. Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland, archives and heritage: the water board's own history pages, archive guides and study room for maps and records. rijnland.net
  23. Rijksmuseum Research Online: the full suite of ten plates from Gevers van Endegeest's account, prints of the stations and the 1853 medals, all public domain. rijksmuseum.nl
  24. NAP visitor center (Stichting Normaal Amsterdams Peil): how the Dutch zero level was set and is kept. normaalamsterdamspeil.nl
  25. A water engineer's overview of the plans, the works and what came after. flevolandsgeheugen.nl
  26. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, View of the Haarlemmermeer with sailing ships (RP-P-1882-A-5234), Rijksmuseum rijksmuseum.nl

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
Seen from a train: two sets of rails, a wide flat green field with a narrow ditch, a row of trees on the horizon under overhead wiresPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 2
An etching of choppy water with a sailing boat in front, small sails beyond, and a smoking chimney of a building on the far shoreSource: Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamMuseum or journal record
Slide 3
An old printed map with a large pale blue lake between towns, colored canals around it and two long cross-section drawings at the bottomSource: Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamMuseum or journal record
Slide 4
A print of a broad waterway with a large pale pumping station and a tall chimney on the bank, a church tower and houses beside itSource: Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamMuseum or journal record
Slide 5
Both sides of a dark silver medal: a standing woman with sheaves of grain on one side, lines of Latin capitals on the otherSource: Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamMuseum or journal record
Slide 6
From a train window: tall poplars in a row beside water, a green verge and rails in the foregroundPhoto: RN Collins

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