The Present State of Holland, Or, A Description of the United Provinces, Wherein is Contained a Particular Account of the Hague, and All Principal Cities and Towns of the Republick, with Their Buildings, Curiosities, Etc. ... to which are Added, Directions for Making the Tour of the Provincesa Company of booksellers, and to be had of J. Arnold Langerak, in Leyden, 1745 - 411 pages |
Contents
Neigbonrhood of the Hague 169 | 3 |
The Principal Streets and Publick | 5 |
De Plaats where Criminals of Quality are | 19 |
The Pallace or Court | 22 |
The Cloifter Church | 25 |
The Outer Court | 29 |
The Noord Eynde | 31 |
The Organogr | 36 |
The Prefent State of the Trade | 122 |
Their Manner of living | 136 |
The Prefents the States make Foreign Miniſters | 160 |
Of the Men of Letters and Beaux | 176 |
The State of Learning at a low Ebb here and | 197 |
The Manner in which Strangers | 203 |
bid | 208 |
The Diverfions and Entertainments of the Hague | 214 |
How the Linnen is whitend | 42 |
The Armhuys or Poors Houfe | 48 |
The Hague and Madrid compared The | 55 |
Parallel between the Republick of Holland and | 63 |
Brittain | 68 |
Their Names Characters Offices c 7579 | 75 |
A Parallel between the Power of a Statholder | 84 |
Maxims and Interests of the Republick | 93 |
Revenues of the State | 102 |
Land Forces | 108 |
An Enemy the Republick is not aware of | 114 |
The dead Seafon of the Year the most lively here | 220 |
Greater Choice of Aftronomical and Mathematical | 236 |
The Dutch excell moft Nations in Dying ibid | 238 |
Anecdotes concerning this laft 246 | 250 |
Their Poets ibid | 257 |
Of the Dutch Coin | 265 |
Fine Profpects of the Sea and Shipping | 270 |
King Charles II embarkd twice here for his | 277 |
The Downs How the Dutch fence themſelves | 284 |
The Paintings The Triumphs of Frederick Hen | 291 |
The Countess Dowager of Albemarles Houſe 13 | 305 |