Wall charts, history and European Identity

EU Culture Programme; Education and Culture DG

Arrival of Sealand boats at Rotterdam (Prince William II becomes stadtholder) (1747)

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Series:

History of the native country

Timeframe:

Wigs and revolutions

Scene of action:

Rotterdam

Illustrator:

Eichman, J.H. en Altmann, H.

Publisher:

L. de Fouw, Goes

Year of publication:

1856

Themes:

War    European history   

In 1746 the French marched against the Republic. They conquered Flanders and moved on toward Brabant. In 1747 the States of the Dutch Republic was desperate as many refugees poured into Sealand and Holland.