Nederlandsche vogelen
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Nederlandsche vogelen is a five volume Dutch natural history compendium, published in Amsterdam from 1770. It was published in installments and was finished in 1829. It was the first comprehensive avi
Title page of Volume 1
Oriolus oriolus (Eurasian golden oriole), print 11
Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Hawfinch), print 71
Fringilla carduelis (European goldfinch), print 168
Remonstrants
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The Remonstrants are a Protestant movement that split from the Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century. The early Remonstrants supported Jacobus Arminius, and after his death, continued to mai
Nederlandsche vogelen
…drawn after originals, engraved and naturally coloured, by and under supervision of Christiaan Sepp and son.) Cornelius Nozeman (1720 - 1786) was a Remonstrant vicar. He wrote the texts of Nederlandsche vogelen vol. 1 and a large part of vol. 2. After his death, his work was continued by Martinus Houttuyn (1720…
Allegory of the theological dispute between the Arminianists and their opponents by Abraham van der Eyk, 1721. Remonstrants can be seen on the left, while their Dutch Reformed opponents can be seen on the right. The scales shows the Calvinist cause as heavier than the Arminian one, but it has a sword on it. The sword symbolizes state support granted the Dutch Reformed Church by the Republic.
Remonstrant church of Friedrichstadt, Germany
A Remonstrant church in Groningen, Netherlands