Andries Vierlingh (1507–1579) was a
dyke builder and
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains s ...
creator in
the Netherlands
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who drew considerable attention to himself.
By 1540 he had already reclaimed some 4000 hectares of new land. This gave investors ideas; they could see a bright future and money to be made in territorial expansion.
William of Orange was to be one of them.
Shortly before he died Vierlingh published a manuscript entitled ''Tractaet Dyckagie'' which is still valid as a warning against fundamental errors in land and water engineering management.
Sources and further reading
*, ''Tractaet van Dyckagie. Waterbouwkundige adviezen en ervaringen van Andries Vierlingh''. (in Dutch) Rijks Geschiedkundige Publicatiën
GP kleine serie 20
oeken 20a
4 platen, losbladig in een map 's-Gravenhage, 1920
eruitgave door de Nederlandse Vereniging van Kust- en Oeverwerken, Rotterdam, 1973
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20131105105306/http://watercanon.nederlandleeftmetwater.nl/view/canon/professionalisation
1507 births
1579 deaths
Dutch engineers
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