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Hollands Arcadia, of de vermaarde rivier den Amstel; :, vertónende alle deszelfs lustplaatzen, hérenhuizen en dorpen; zig uitstrekkende van Amsterdam af door Ouderkerk, Abcoude, Baembrug tot Loendersloot ... Vertoond in honderd afbeeldingen, naar 't léven getekend en in 't ligt gebragt /, door Abraham Rademaker. Met een poëtise beschryving verzierd.
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Extensive searches across major library catalogs (including the Library of Congress, British Library, and various union catalogs) yielded no evidence of an English translation of Abraham Rademaker's 'Hollands Arcadia'. The work is a specialized 18th-century Dutch topographical publication featuring engravings, and there is no record of a complete or partial English translation of its descriptive text.
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Abraham Rademaker invites you to witness the golden age of the Netherlands, where the immense wealth of Amsterdam merchants birthed a landscape of legendary country estates. This text reveals how the Dutch elite attempted to reconcile relentless commercial ambition with the tranquil pursuit of rural virtue.