Jan Leeghwater, Dutch Mill Builder is a drawing by Print Collector which was uploaded on January 27th, 2021.
Jan Leeghwater, Dutch Mill Builder
Jan Leeghwater, Dutch mill builder and hydraulic engineer 1608 (c1870). Leeghwater was responsible for begiining the process of the reclamation of... more
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Jan Leeghwater, Dutch Mill Builder
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Print Collector
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Jan Leeghwater, Dutch mill builder and hydraulic engineer 1608 (c1870). Leeghwater was responsible for begiining the process of the reclamation of land from the North Sea in the Netherlands. Beginning in 1607, he drained the Beemster polder, the first to be created using windmills. By 1635 three further polders had been drained under his supervision. A print from Nederlands Geschiedenis en Volksleven in Schetsen, by J Van Lenner and J Ter Gouw. (Leiden, AW Sijthoff, c1870). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 27th, 2021
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