Hollandiae. For is it not a miracle that such a small country as we have just explained yields so much cheese and butter that it can feed the entire Netherlands with them? Where do you find a City in Spain, Italy, France or Germany where they do not know Dutch cheese? And to give you evidence that this is true, I will relate a story (which can be found in Guicciardini) but I do not know whether your astonishment will increase or decrease: There is a Village in this Land called Assendelft, at a distance of two miles from Harlem, and one mile from Beverwyck which keeps four thousand cows. These give daily, averaging over winter days and summer days, at least Eight thousand pots of milk.” from text on back of map translated by Marcel van den Broecke”
Additional information
| Weight | 0.25 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 18 × 24 × 0.002 in |
Map Maker: Abraham Ortelius
Original Production Year: 1570
Original Production Year: 1570
