Netherlands: Independence, Empire and Decline (1567-1815)

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About the project, records of a tax levied which the king of Denmark levied on the shipping through strait between Sweden and Denmark.
Linguistic guide to products.
(1557-1856; Dutch facsimiles)
  • Works by Jacobus Arminius (Jakob Hermanszoon)
Works by the Dutch theologian.
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
(1560-1609; English translations)
From the Ursicula database at Leiden University Department of Dutch Language & Literature.
(1566-1782; Dutch facsimiles)
Letters from families and contacts in Wallonia and Flanders to their Protestant relatives and acquaintances in south-east England
(1569-1570; Dutch, French, English, German and Spanish translations)
National anthem of the Netherlands, oldest in the world. Adopted in 1932.
(Dutch with English translation; 1574)
The so-called "Dutch Declaration of Independence" in the original Dutch and in synoptic English translation
Another English translation is available through the Modern History Sourcebook.
Warning: both English translations above are incomplete; certain sections have not been included.
(26 July 1581; Dutch transcriptions and English translations)
Including encounters with "los rebeldes de las islas de Holanda y Zelanda".
(1592-1597; facsimiles of originals in BYU Special Collections)
Project examines spread of knowledge in 17th century Netherlands.
(1594-1707; Dutch transcriptions)
List of collections of digitized newspapers.
(Dutch facsimiles)
"Books in this collections iinclude an early description of New Netherland (1658) and books with secular and religious themes from the American Imprint Collection."
In cooperation with Rare Books and Special Collections Reading Room
(Dutch)
Scroll down for index of Dutch involvement in America
Compiled byHistory Central Catalogue
(17th century; English transcriptions)
Digital library of Library of Congress in cooperation with the National Library of the Netherlands.
A bilingual site offering digitized books, prints, maps and manuscripts on the Dutch presence in America.
Also covers the interactions between the United States and the Netherlands, from Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage to the post-World-War-II period.
(16th to 20th centuries)
Part of The Avalon Project.
(1621; English translation)
Virtually complete survey of the direct shipping between the Netherlands and Asia between 1595-1795.
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(1595-1795)
Digitzed love emblem books.
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(17th century; Latin facsimiles and transcriptions, Dutch and English translations)
(17th and 18th centuries; Dutch facsimiles and transcriptions)
Digitized correspondence of 17th century political figures at Den Haag
Compiled by Acta Pacis Westphalicae
(1636-1649; French transcriptions with German interface)
Digitized correspondence of 17th century political figures at Deventer
Compiled by Acta Pacis Westphalicae
(1644; French transcription with German interface)
Digitized correspondence of 17th century political figures at Utrecht
Compiled by Acta Pacis Westphalicae
(1647; French transcriptions with German interface)
The Tulip Book of P. Cos, including weights and prices from the years of speculative tulip mania.
(1637; photo facsimiles in GIF or JPEG format)
Book. Dutch Brazil under the reign of Johan Maurits
(1637-1644; Dutch facsimile)
Ten year truce between Netherlands and Portugal.
(1641; Portuguese)
(1643; Russian transcription)
Description of Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
(1660; Latin)
Signed at Castle Zeelandia
(1662; English translation)
(17 August 1670-24 August 1671; Russian transcription)
Important treatise by Dutch philosopher Baruch de Spinoza.
(1670; English translation)
The first treats of The Reason of the Decay of the Strength, Wealth, and Trade of England.The latter, Of the Growth and Increase of the Dutch Trade above the English.
(1670)
Spinoza's unfinished treatise on politics.
(1677; English translation)
Illustrated manuscript. Joan Nieuhof's memorable sea and country travels through the Foremost Landscapes of West and East Flanders.
(1682; Dutch facsimile)
Excerpts from account of visit.
(17th century; Russian translation)
Search database of Dutch digitized media.
Books
Newspapers
Magazines
Radio bulletins
(17th-20th century; Dutch facsimiles and transcriptions)
18th and 19th century books and manuscripts on Belgium and the Netherlands
In cooperation with Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
(18th-19th century; German, French and Dutch facsimile)
A set of historical maps from Dr. Ronnie Ellenblum's Historic Cities
(Facsimiles)
Collection of historical maps of Netherlands.
(facsimiles)
Collection of historical maps of Europe.
(facsimiles; Hungarian)
Collection of digitized Dutch publications.
(1700-1870; Dutch facsimiles)
(1716-1717; Russian transcription)
List of digitized newspapers.
(1720-1995; Dutch facsimiles)
List of digitized newspapers.
(1752 to the present; Dutch facsimiles)
(April 1747; Russian translation)
Database containing data of around 50,000 records of ship voyages passing the Sont in the 18th century.
(18th century; digitized lists)
(21 July 1780; Russian transcription)
Pamphlet published in 1781 that led to Dutch patriotic revolt.
Selected excerpts are also available in English translation: To the People of the Netherlands!
(1781; Dutch transcription)
10,000 digitized books.
(1781-1800; Dutch facsimiles)
Manifesto of the People of Brabant, calling for an end of Austrian occupation in Brabant.
(1789; French transcription)
Including constitutional origins, treaties, maps and other documents.
(1795-1806; Dutch transcriptions and facsimiles under "Documents")
Facsimiles of records of deceased in the town of Joure, located in Friesland.
(1802-1856; Dutch facsimiles)
An excerpt from the writings of William Temple, British ambassador to the Netherlands
From the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1814; English translation)
To mark the bicentenary of Waterloo, this Digital Library collection presents a sample of such material, encompassing military drill-books, manuscript letters, hand-coloured engravings, battlefield plans, printed mementos and tourist reminiscences.
From the Cambridge Digital Library
(1815; facsimiles)

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