Historische Atlas van Nederland: Hoe ons land in 2000 jaar is ingericht

Historische Stedenatlassen

by Reinout Rutte

De Historische atlas van Nederland gaat over de inrichting van ons land. Centraal staat de vraag waarom Nederland er zo uitziet als het er uitziet. Nederland bestaat uit een reeks door mensen gemaakte landschappen. In die cultuurlandschappen liggen honderden dorpen en steden, verbonden door rivieren, kanalen, spoorlijnen en wegen. In die dorpen en steden staan markante gebouwen, zoals kerken, stadhuizen en stations. Dit boek belicht de totstandkoming van deze landschappen, stedenbouw en architectuur in samenhang. Aan de hand van historische kaarten, nieuw getekende kaarten, plattegronden, schilderijen en foto's wordt in 35 korte hoofdstukken verteld hoe Nederland in 2000 jaar zijn huidige aanzien kreeg.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published March 15, 2023

Reviews

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Coffee table book with short articles about the changes in The Netherlands. Nice read every now and then. Not really a cover to cover read, although the interested reader certainly would get a good insight of my country

[DW Rowlands · Rating 5 out of 5]

I need to redo my shelves on here, because none of my categories really work well for this book, but it was definitely worth getting. It's more a reference than a narrative, since each chapter is a couple of pages of maps and history of a different topic in the history of the Dutch built environment, understood broadly enough to include the physical environment as well. But I definitely learned a significant amount, and it was useful for helping to get to know the place I'm living. I'd like to read the book in the series about the city I'm in as well, but it's in Dutch, so that will have to wait until my knowledge of the language significantly increases.