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During the Dutch Golden Era, Leiden was the second largest city of Holland after Amsterdam. [15] It played a crucial role in the establishment of modern chemistry and medicine due to the work by Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738). Leiden slumped from the late 17th century on, mainly due to the decline of the textile industries.
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Tabula Peutingeriana (section of a modern facsimile), top to bottom: Dalmatian coast, Adriatic Sea, southern Italy, Sicily, African Mediterranean coast. Tabula Peutingeriana (Latin for 'The Peutinger Map'), also referred to as Peutinger's Tabula, [1] Peutinger tables [2] or Peutinger Table, is an illustrated itinerarium (ancient Roman road map) showing the layout of the cursus publicus, the ...
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 ]
The line was extended in both directions in 1981 to Amsterdam RAI and Leiden Centraal; new stations were opened at Hoofddorp and Nieuw-Vennep.In 1986, a connection to Amsterdam Centraal was completed: the Amsterdam–Schiphol railway.
Italy has 1,371 endemic plant species and subspecies, [152] which include Sicilian fir, Barbaricina columbine, Sea marigold, Lavender cotton, and Ucriana violet. Italy is a signatory to the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats and the Habitats Directive. Italy has many botanical and historic gardens. [153]
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]
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).