VIRTUAL ATLAS OF VOORNE, PUUTEN AND ROZENBURG

In the Virtual Atlas old maps can be viewed and searched by means of street names and topographical references.
The basis of the Virtual Atlas is formed by a number of maps from the Map Book of Voorne with Abbenbroek and Heenvliet (1695-1701), supplemented with the maps of the Ring of Putten (1701), Velgersdijk (1641), Zuidland (1771) and Rozenburg (1727).
In this way just about the whole of the area of Voorne-Putten and Rozenburg is charted out.
The Regional Archive hopes that the visitors can form a better picture of the development of their living environment by consulting this digital map material.

More background information concerning these old cards, read further...

	Caarte ende Afbeeldinge der Heerlykheyd van Abbenbroek (1701) Abbenbroek did not officially belong to Voorne, but the craft of industry lords also wanted a card of the area. Thereby this zone is also virtually visitable.
	Caarte van Ste Annapolder ende 't Schape Gors (1697) Look at the polder 'het schapengors'even before it was overblown by dunesand. The dunes offered extra protection against the water, but demanded also some land.
	Caarte ende Afbeeldinge der Stede en Vrye Heerlykheyt van Heenvliet (1698) Although Heenvliet aquired townrights in 1469, it has never been walled. The city lies in a polder which is partly very old and partly just been diked.
	Caarte der Heerlycheyt van Naters ende Pancras Gors (1697) The in 1412 drained area of Naters has been released as 'Ambachtsheerlijkheid' in 1416. It became private property.
	Caarte vande Ambachts Heerlykheyt vande Oude en Nieuwe Streuyt (1697) Innitially the 'Oude-' and 'Nieuwe Streuyt' were part of the Cornelispolder, but were rediked later. A large part of Hellevoetsluis can also be seen on this map.
	Caarte vande Ambachts Heerlykheyt vanden Ouden Hoorn (1697) For centuries the poldergovering board has been able to prevent that the 'Zeedijk' broke through, so that the village remained flood saved and the form of the original polder has been preserved.
	Caarte vande Polder vanden Nieuwen Hoorn (1695) Discover the in 1367 drained area of Nieuwenhoorn and see the consequentions of the dike break through. The reason why the big wheel 'Wee Wenee' is ontstaan.
	Caarte vande Polders van Klein Oosterland en Kley-Burgh (1697) This card shows among others the old port of Brielle ( where the geuzen enterred in 1572) and the polder old - and Nieuw-Kleyburgh, which was lost mainly short after 1701.
	Caarte vande Polders van Oud en Nieuw Roc-anje (1697) Look at Rockanje in the time before 1220 diked polders Oud- en Nieuw-Rockanje. Also the well known lake 'De Waal' is shown on this map.
	Caarte vande Polder vande Nieuwe-Goote (1696) Damming the Goote succeeded in 1473 after the second attempt. The spui and the small Goote form the last vestiges of this once so broad river.
	Caarte vande Polder van Nieuw-Helle-Voet (1697) In the middle of the extended polder lies the small village Nieuw-Helvoet. Cross through the virtual card and discover the origin of the names of lots of modern districts and streets.
	Caarte vande polder van Oost Voorn (1697) Look at the polders Groot-Oosterland, Middeland and Gouthoek, in which the village Oostvoorne and the old citadel of the lords of Voorne can be retrieved.
	Caarte vande Polder van Rugge (1696) Brielle lies middle in the twelve or thirtheenth century diked polder. This card shows the ramparts of Brielle before they were partly dug around 1700.
	Caarte vande Polder van Swarte-Waal (1697) At 1520 the end of Zwartewaal seemed near, because the costs of the dike maintenance had become too high. Emperor Karel V took possesion of the country and after 1725 plantations were spent to individuals.
	Kaart van de Ring van Putten (1701) The cores Geervliet, Spijkenisse, Simonshaven, Biert and Hekelingen can be  found on this large card. The four craftindustry bosoms are the centre of the area in which  innumerable mills, birdcages and locks occur.
	Kaart van Rozenburg (1727) To be able sell the island, the states of the Netherlands had to make a card o it. The village Rozenburg not yet existed, whereas the church, school and courthouse of Blankenburg formed a central point among the many farms and plantations.
	Kaarte van de Vry-Heerlykheyd Velger Dyck (1641) Beside the village Zuidland the small polder Velgersdijk lies jammed in as a recess of Voorne between the Bernisse and the spui.
	Caarte vande Vier Polders (1696) During your excursion by the four old polders Vekhoek, Oud-Hellevoet, Nieuwland and old Goote do not get into misfiring by the compass rose! Those indicate to western instead of northern direction.
	Generale Caarte vanden Lande van Voorne aande Oost Zyde van Flacquee (1701) On the overview card of the Voornse country all polders have been reflected. The card gives an overall impression of the region around 1701.
	Caarte van het Geinundeerde Weer-Gors en 't Fort van Helle-Voet-Sluys Pay a visit to Hellevoetsluis, the port of the admiralty fleet, and take a look at the sheds and Lants Timmerwerf..
	Caarte van de Polder Westenryk genaamt Zuydland (1771) The border between Voorne and Putten was stipulated initially by the river branch Westenrijk, but this small watert has gradually been incorporated in the polder. The polder of Zuidland was initially larger, but between 1530 and 1565 one has had give up a quarter of the country to water.