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The solemnity of the laying of the cornerstone by His Majesty the King at the Zuiderzee locks in Schellingwoude, 29 April 1870
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The ceremony of the laying of the first stone for the Zuiderzee Sluices (Oranjesluices) at Schellingwoude, by King William III on 29 April 1870. With this, the IJ was closed off from the Zuiderzee. Centrally, the king in military uniform by the memorial stone. With many guests, to the right the chair for the king on a raised platform.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe plegtigheid van het leggen van den gedenksteen door Z.M. den Koning aan de Zuiderzeesluizen te Schellingwoude, 29 April 1870. 1870. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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