Historical geography Brabant

Historische geografie Brabant

K.A.H.W. Leenders

Nederlands

The historical geography of the Dutch province North-Brabant and the Belgian province Antwerp is the studyobject of dr K.A.H.W. Leenders. You find here my curriculum vitae, a list of my presentations in the short future and a list of my publications. Furthermore are added the texts or summaries (some in Dutch, French or German) of some of my publications concerning the historical geography of this part of Brabant. You also can consult an extensive list of charters concerning my study-region. That list is ordered by place (and in Dutch only). Some links to other historical-geography sites and more literature about Brabant (in French, English, German) complete this site. Additional there are some Guest Sites.

The book Historische Atlas van Breda. has been published at Pictures Publishers in Woudrichem. The (pre)history of Breda is briefly discussed in 36 chapters, in which maps play an important role. This concerns both reproductions of old maps and completely new maps for this Atlas. This Atlas covers the entire present territory of the municipality of Breda in all periods, including the villages and forests. The Atlas was compiled by four (former) Breda residents: Ton Kappelhof, Karel Leenders, Jan Willem Messer and Paul Klep. You can order the book here. The price is 32.50 Euro plus pp.

The book Polders in maps - North-West Brabant 1565-1590 has been published at WBOOKS in Zwolle on February 21, 2018. This publication has reproductions on paper (100x100 cm) of the Gastelse Kaart (1565) and the Mauritskaart (1590) with a detailed and richly illustrated explanation by Willem van Ham and Karel Leenders. Both maps show in great detail the region between Ooltgensplaat and Zevenbergen, Strijen and Roosendaal. Be amazed by the amount of water that still existed, about the progress of the embankments in the intervening 25 years, about the countless details such as bridges, windmills, ferry boats, villages and fortified towns, but also about a part of the history of cartography. You can order the book here. Thanks to subsidies it costs only 12.50 Euro plus pp.

The book De dynamische hoeve. Veranderingen in boerderijgebouwen en hun omgeving in de Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch 1662-2015 was published at Pictures Publishers in Woudrichem in 2015. What now is seen as a typical Brabant farm is a building with brick walls carrying a roof that is mainly covered with reed with 5 rows of tiles. On the yard there are few or none outbuildings. The farm of 1662 had a completely different character. What changed? How, why and when? That is described in the book De dynamische hoeve (The dynamical farm). You can order this book here. It costs 22.50 Euro plus pp.