Project Gutenberg 2013-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 126 Kloppenburg, Jakob Faddegon, Pieter Het eerste ontwerp voor de bedijking der Zuiderzee, 1848 E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Het eerste ontwerp voor de bedijking der Zuiderzee, 1848" by J. Kloppenburg and P. Faddegon is a historical account focused on the proposals for the reclamation of the Zuiderzee, written in the mid-19th century. The work presents early ideas for transformative engineering projects aimed at managing the waterways of the region while addressing economic and agricultural needs. The book serves as an important record of the initial steps toward significant land reclamation efforts in the Netherlands. The opening of this work provides a detailed introduction to the context of the proposals made by Kloppenburg and Faddegon. It discusses historical concerns regarding the flooding of lands, declining trade, and the urgent need for infrastructure improvements. The authors argue for the necessity of a comprehensive approach to reclaim the Zuiderzee region, emphasizing economic revitalization for the struggling nation. They outline their plans for the diking and drainage of the area while also mentioning the challenges faced from both natural forces and administrative hurdles. This initial section sets the stage for a broader discussion on the significance of water management in the Netherlands and the vital role that innovative engineering plays in national progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42903/42903-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. nl Reclamation of land -- Netherlands IJssel Lake (Netherlands) TC Text Category: History - European Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Engineering & Technology 427499 2025-09-17T09:55:51.732372 text/html 424056 2024-10-23T16:18:42 text/html 174343 2025-09-17T09:55:58.517311 application/epub+zip 177889 2025-09-17T09:55:53.366278 application/epub+zip 172159 2025-09-17T09:55:52.593362 application/epub+zip 294332 2025-09-17T09:56:02.119251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266202 2025-09-17T09:55:57.788279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252495 2022-09-19T15:10:27.710123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357516 2025-09-17T09:55:50.911343 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337565 2024-10-23T16:18:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16781 2025-09-17T09:56:02.268241 application/rdf+xml 9864 2025-09-17T09:55:52.680293 image/jpeg 1913 2025-09-17T09:55:52.637324 image/jpeg 160589 2025-09-17T09:55:51.779294 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog nl.wikipedia