A Description of Holland: Or, The Present State of the United Provinces. Wherein is Contained, a Particular Account of The Hague

J. and P. Knapton, 1743 - Netherlands - 411 pages

CONTENTS	1

The Apartments of the STATES	22

The Magazine or Armoury Houſe	28

The Outer Court	29

Curiofity of it ibid	34

The Hoogeweft Eynde Street	40

How the Linnen is whitend	42

The Armhuys or Poors Houfe	48

Many eminent Men in the Sciences	241

Many great Natural Philofophers	250

Their Divines Learned but Prolix	255

Of the Dutch Coin	265

Fine Profpects of the Sea and Shipping	274

The Hotel of the Spaniſh Ambaſſador ibid	277

The Downs How the Dutch fence themfelves	284

The Paintings The Triumphs of Frederick Henry	291

Title	A Description of Holland: Or, The Present State of the United Provinces. Wherein is Contained, a Particular Account of The Hague
Publisher	J. and P. Knapton, 1743
Original from	Northwestern University
Digitized	12 Apr 2012
Length	411 pages

Export Citation	BiBTeX EndNote RefMan

The Hague and Madrid compared	55

Parallel between the Republick of Holland and	63

Their Story	69

Amfterdam and London their Share in the	71

The Prince of Orange	81

Maxims and Interefts of the Republick	93

Travellers go from hence to Leyden on the fine	97

14	102

Land Forces	108

The Prefent State of the Trade	113

An Enemy the Republick is not aware of	114

a 2	115

Commerce to the North or the Baltick	122

Of the prefent State of the British Trade in	133

The Prefents the States make Foreign Miniſters	160

The Republick however knows how to be magni	167

The State of Learning at a low Ebb bere and	197

a 4	199

CHA P V	203

The Diverfions and Entertainments of the Hague	214

The dead Seafon of the Year the most lively bere	220

Of the Genius	225

The Dutch ferve all Europe with the finest Types	235

What the French faid of that Peace	298

Charming Way to it	304

His laft Words and Mausoleum 306	309

His Character	316

The third City in the Neighbourhood of the Hague	323

Their Number	332

The Rector Magnificus	333

Their Application to Study	339

CHAP	346

Dr Pitcairns fine Verfes on the Dykes	348

Haerlem noted for various Events in War	354

Its Magnificence Beauty c ibid	360

The Hofpitals and other charitable Foundations	367

The Admiralty Houfe	370

The Phyfick Garden and Profeffor ibid	376

Vifited by the curious Traveller ibid	383

The Afylum of the perfecuted Janfenifts	389

But one Hour from the Hague ibid	395

Entertainments of Mufick there ibid	403

From thence to Cleves in Germany Aix la Cha	405

Packet Boats Helvoetſluys c	411

Copyright

Books