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| | Nomination Form: UNESCO-CI |
 | | The collection has a special association with the life or works of a number of people who have made an outstanding contribution to world hydrography, such as the Dutch hydrographers of the early 17th century, Hessel Gerritz, Willem Jansz Blacu. |
 | | It contains charts by Hendrick Doncker, the Van Keulen family, the English Mount and Page firm from the early 18th century. |
 | | The Dutch atlas making history is represented by publications of the Visscher and the Danckerts families, by Frederick de Wit, Peter van der Keere, the Ottens. |
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