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A postcard from Middelburg

A postcard from Middelburg

Island Stories #28

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Alexander Verbeek
Jul 26, 2021
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A brief ‘postcard’ from Middelburg; I spent a lovely afternoon here and took this picture. It is the capital of the province of Zeeland. 

In the 17th century, Middelburg was the second most important center for the Dutch East India Company in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, after the main center of Amsterdam. Unfortunately, about a third of…

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