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Maassluis
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a river port of Holland, in the province of South Holland, on the New Waterway, 10 m. by rail W. of Rotterdam. Pop. (1903), 8011. It rose into importance as a fishing harbour towards the end of the 16th century, and its prosperity rapidly increased after the opening of the New Waterway (the Maas ship canal) from Rotterdam to the sea. The fort erected here in 1572 by Philip of Marnix, lord of St Aldegonde, was captured by the Spanish in 1573.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Maassluis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/maassluis.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Maassluis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/maassluis.html. 1910.
