The ''Oosthoek'' is a

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, published by Oosthoek's Uitgevers Mij. N.V. in

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, which was founded in 1907 by A. Oosthoek (1876–1949) and which merged with

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in 1970. The encyclopedia is a continuation of '' Vivat's Geïllustreerde Encyclopedie'' (11 vols., Amsterdam, 1899–1908), bought by Oosthoek and it appeared from 1916 as ''Oosthoek's Geïllustreerde Encyclopaedie''. The content and illustrations of both ''Vivat'' as well as the pre-war editions of Oosthoek are based on the German ''

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''. The 7th and latest edition (1976–81) is titled ''De Grote Oosthoek''.

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