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Antique map from 1902 showing the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg with detailed borders, cities, and rivers. Insets in the upper left corner provide enlarged street layouts of Amsterdam and Brussels. The map uses fine lines and shading to distinguish regions and features period place names. Low Countries polder Colorful historic buildings line a narrow canal with a small boat and a tree on the walkway in Amsterdam during summer. Stone ruins of the Fortress of Luxembourg stand atop the Bock promontory, overlooking the city of Luxembourg with clustered buildings and church spires in the background.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: The History Files - Kingdoms of the Netherlands - The Low Countries. Oct 10, 2026
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Why are journals from less-developed countries constrained to low impact factors? (PDF). Mar 01, 2025
Add new Web site: The MET - Low Countries, 1000�1400 A.D. Jan 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - The Low Countries. Sep 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Mus�e protestant - Protestantism in the Low Countries. Apr 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Mus�e protestant - Protestantism in the Low Countries. Apr 17, 2023
Add new Web site: The Met - Low Countries, 1400�1600 A.D. Feb 11, 2023
Updated the lowest point in the Low Countries. Feb 01, 2019
Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." Sep 15, 2010
Add new Web site: Electric Scotland - Invasion of the Low Countries and the Fall of France. Aug 18, 2010
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Low Countries, Europe. Aug 18, 2010
Add new Web site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Low Countries. Aug 18, 2010
Article revised and updated. Jan 08, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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