Map of the week – Krimpenerwaard water board, 1792

This map shows the water board of Krimpenerwaard, the area around Schoonhoven, south of Gouda in the current province of South Holland. See the waterschap blog post to learn more about water boards. The map shows the different polders and streams in the water board's district. The map can help you locate ancestral properties if the polder is noted in land records. Note that the map is oriented with the north at the bottom of the map, as you can see in the compass. The vignette shows that … [Read more...]