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Holland & water
| Most of the land in The Netherlands are below sea level. It will be readily understood that dykes and dams are a very important feature of the country. |
| Haarlem Lake, or Haarlemmer Meer, as it was called, is now a polder in the province of North Holland. |
| Willem IJsbrandtszoon Bontekoe (1587-1657) was a captain in the Dutch East India Company who made only one voyage for the company. |
| Holland is well known for the construction of its dikes and dams. |
| The Dutch, as befitted their maritime situation, were from an early date among those "who go down to the sea in ships." |
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