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VOLLENDAM , a small fishing See also:village of See also:- HOLLAND
- HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
- HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
- HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
- HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
- HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
- HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
- HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART
Holland in the See also:province of See also:North Holland, adjoining See also:Edam on the shores of the Zuider Zee. It is remarkable for the quaintness of the buildings and the picturesque See also:costume of the villagers, who are of a singularly dark and robust type. Many artists have been attracted to See also:settle here. Vollendam has its origin in the See also:building of the See also:great See also:sea-See also:dam for the new waterway to Edam in the See also:middle of the 14th See also:century. On the seaward See also:side of the See also:dike are some houses built on piles in the See also:style of See also:lake dwellings.
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