Mijl
The Dutch units of measurement used today are those of the metric system. Before the 19th century, a wide variety of different weights and measures were used by the various Dutch towns and provinces. Despite the country's small size, there was a lack of uniformity. During the Dutch Golden Age, these weights and measures accompanied the Dutch to the farthest corners of their colonial empire, including South Africa, New Amsterdam and the Dutch East Indies. Units of weight included the ''pond'', ''ons'' and ''last''. There was also an apothecaries' system of weights. The ''mijl'' and ''roede'' were measurements of distance. Smaller distances were measured in units based on parts of the body – the ''el'', the ''voet'', the ''palm'' and the ''duim''. Area was measured by the ''morgen'', ''hont'', ''roede'' and ''voet''. Units of volume included the ''okshoofd'', ''aam'', ''anker'', ''stoop'', and ''mingel''. At the start of the 19th century the Dutch adopted a unified metric system. It ...
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