Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall), 1868-1938 · London : Methuen · leaf 308
e(now dwindled to something less, although the cheeseindustry makes her prosperous enough and happy enough)was called by the poet Vondel the trumpet and capital ofthe Zuyder Zee, the blessed Horn. He referred particu-larly to the days of Tromp, whose ravaging and victoriousnavy was composed largely… … JOHN HARING 215 Schouten, a Hoorn sailor. It was another Hoorn sailor,Abel Tasman, who discovered Van Diemens Land (nowcalled after him) and also New Zealand ; and a third, JanPieters Coen (whose statue may be seen at Hoorn) whofounded the Dutch dominions in the East Indies, andthus changed the…
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