# PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete Author: Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877 Genre: Category: History - European Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4900 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=PG+Edition+of+Netherlands+series+Motley&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary The north-western corner of the vast plain which extends from the German ocean to the Ural mountains, is occupied by the countries called the Netherlands. This small triangle, enclosed between France, Germany, and the sea, is divided by the modern kingdoms of Belgium and Holland into two nearly equal portions. Our earliest information concerning this territory is derived from the Romans. The wars waged by that nation with the northern barbarians have rescued the damp island of Batavia, with its neighboring morasses, from the obscurity in which they might have remained for ages, before any thing concerning land or people would have been made known by the native inhabitants. Julius Caesar h... ## Chapters - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 82](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/82/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 85](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/85/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 101](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/101/index.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/31/index.md) - [Chapter 60](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/60/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 107](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/107/index.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/42/index.md) - [Chapter 105](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/105/index.md) - [Chapter 77](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/77/index.md) - [Chapter 92](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/92/index.md) - [Chapter 106](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/106/index.md) - [Chapter 58](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/58/index.md) - [Chapter 43](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/43/index.md) - [Chapter 35](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/35/index.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 79](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/79/index.md) - [Chapter 61](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/61/index.md) - [Chapter 46](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/46/index.md) - [Chapter 81](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/81/index.md) - [Chapter 51](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/51/index.md) - [Chapter 66](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/66/index.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 44](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/44/index.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/38/index.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/33/index.md) - [Chapter 63](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/63/index.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/32/index.md) - [Chapter 86](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/86/index.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/40/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/28/index.md) - [Chapter 68](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/68/index.md) - [Chapter 74](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/74/index.md) - [Chapter 56](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/56/index.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/36/index.md) - [Chapter 69](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/69/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 64](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/64/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/18/index.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 67](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/67/index.md) - [Chapter 95](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/95/index.md) - [Chapter 78](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/78/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 59](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/59/index.md) - [Chapter 53](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/53/index.md) - [Chapter 99](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/99/index.md) - [Chapter 72](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/72/index.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/30/index.md) - [Chapter 96](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/96/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 97](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/97/index.md) - [Chapter 104](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/104/index.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 83](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/83/index.md) - [Chapter 57](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/57/index.md) - [Chapter 76](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/76/index.md) - [Chapter 47](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/47/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 52](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/52/index.md) - [Chapter 103](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/103/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 80](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/80/index.md) - [Chapter 39](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/39/index.md) - [Chapter 45](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/45/index.md) - [Chapter 50](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/50/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 94](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/94/index.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/41/index.md) - [Chapter 62](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/62/index.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/37/index.md) - [Chapter 73](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/73/index.md) - [Chapter 88](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/88/index.md) - [Chapter 89](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/89/index.md) - [Chapter 65](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/65/index.md) - [Chapter 70](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/70/index.md) - [Chapter 71](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/71/index.md) - [Chapter 91](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/91/index.md) - [Chapter 100](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/100/index.md) - [Chapter 90](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/90/index.md) - [Chapter 49](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/49/index.md) - [Chapter 93](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/93/index.md) - [Chapter 84](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/84/index.md) - [Chapter 87](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/87/index.md) - [Chapter 98](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/98/index.md) - [Chapter 54](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/54/index.md) - [Chapter 75](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/75/index.md) - [Chapter 55](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/55/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 102](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/102/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/29/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 34](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/34/index.md) - [Chapter 48](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/pg-edition-of-netherlands-series-complete-4900/chapters/48/index.md)