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Matilo's location in Leiden Map of the coast in Roman times superimposed on South Holland today, showing Matilo's location. Matilo or Matilone was once a Roman fort in modern-day Leiden. Positioned on the southern banks of the Oude Rijn, it served to protect the Roman borders in the province of Germania Inferior (Limes Germanicus).
Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659 – Leiden, August 1733) was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He also printed many maps that were often out of print, which he reissued. [1]
Between 1615 and 1658, the Leidsegracht was the southern boundary of the city. The canal got its name in 1658 and is named after the city of Leiden. Cornelis Lely (1854–1929), the hydraulic engineer, governor and minister who made the original plans for the reclamation of the Zuiderzee, was born on Leidsegracht no. 39.
Google Maps' location tracking is regarded by some as a threat to users' privacy, with Dylan Tweney of VentureBeat writing in August 2014 that "Google is probably logging your location, step by step, via Google Maps", and linked users to Google's location history map, which "lets you see the path you've traced for any given day that your ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Leiden, Netherlands This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Lammenschans refers to a former fort located in Leiden along the Vliet. In October 2020 remains of the fort were found near a modern bridge called Lammebrug, about half a kilometre more southerly than earlier assumed (52.1404°N, 4.4878°E). [ 1 ]
Oud Poelgeest gate, Herman Boerhaave's home in Leiden, seen from the entrance on the back side. Herman Boerhaave. Oud Poelgeest is a castle in Oegstgeest, north of Leiden, that was the former home of the Dutch scientist Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738). He was a Dutch humanist and physician of European fame.