Holland: The History Of The Netherlands - Softcover

Grattan, Thomas Colley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1717256481 ISBN 13: 9781717256485

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

The Netherlands form a kingdom of moderate extent, situated on the borders of the ocean, opposite to the southeast coast of England, and stretching from the frontiers of France to those of Hanover. The country is principally composed of low and humid grounds, presenting a vast plain, irrigated by the waters from all those neighboring states which are traversed by the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt. This plain, gradually rising toward its eastern and southern extremities, blends on the one hand with Prussia, and on the other with France. Having, therefore, no natural or strongly marked limits on those sides, the extent of the kingdom could only be determined by convention; and it must be at all times subject to the arbitrary and varying influence of European policy. Its greatest length, from north to south, is about two hundred and twenty English miles; and its breadth, from east to west, is nearly one hundred and forty. Two distinct kinds of men inhabit this kingdom.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1717256481
• ISBN 13: 9781717256485
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 316