P.L. Bolier - Zeeweringen. Technische School No 5

P.L. Bolier - Zeeweringen - Goes - Oosterbaan & Le Cointre - 1916 - 1st edition - [50] pp - Cloth binding - 14,5 x 23 cm.

Condition: Good - Ex-Library copy of the Cultuurtechnische Dienst Utrecht Bibliotheek with stamp.

Antique textbook on the protection of the Dutch land against the sea. Illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. With table of contents. Series Technische School onder leiding van E.J. Rothuizen en F. Wind No 6.

¶ With chapters on ebb and flow, dunes and beaches, dikes, mudflats and salt marshes, helmet diving, beach defense, dike defense, breakwaters, continuous bank defense, current conducting works and reinforced concrete sinking pieces.

Early 20th century water management from before the closure of the Zuiderzee to become the IJsselmeer and the construction of the Delta Works in Zeeland. The same year that this booklet was published, the flood of 1916 occurred; the first major disaster in the Netherlands that was photographed and even filmed on a large scale.