Natuurschoonwetkaarten gered en nu via internet te raadplegen

S.W. Verstegen

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Abstract

In The Netherlands private landowners were, at least until the mid-20th century, indispensable in the development of nature conservation. An important improvement in this respect was the introduction of the Nature Scenery Act in 1928. It substantially eased the taxation pressures on estates. The law obliged owners to keep their estates intact and open them up to the public if they wanted to reap the full benefits of the law. Until the early 1950s some 650 landed estates, both large and small, and privately owned forests became strong pillars of nature conservation in The Netherlands.
Years ago, a complete collection of 300 maps concerning these estates was saved from a trash container of the Dutch Department of Agriculture. Dating from the 1950’s, they can now be consulted on the internet. The collection is administered by the Library of Amsterdam’s Vrije Universiteit.
Original languageDutch
Article number2
Pages (from-to)75-78
Number of pages4
JournalCaert-thresoor
Volume2012
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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