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June 6, 2025

Vermuyden’s early work in England

It is most likely that Cornelius Vermuyden travelled to England in 1621 at the invitation of his cousin Joachim Liens. The end of the Twelve Years’ Truce between the Netherlands and Spain had restricted his opportunities to work on land drainage projects in the Netherlands, and at the time, he was employed as a tax collector in Tholen. Joachim Liens...

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May 30, 2025

The early life of Cornelius Vermuyden.

Cornelius Vermuyden (1590–1677) Family and Training: Career Development: Van Cruyningen, Piet. “Dutch investors and the drainage of Hatfield Chase, 1626 to 1656.” Agricultural History Review, vol. 64, no. 1, June 2016, pp. 17-37

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February 27, 2025

24th May 1626

On May 24th, 1626, Cornelius Vermuyden, a Dutch engineer, entered into a contract with King Charles I to drain the vast wetlands of Hatfield Chase and the Isle of Axholme, areas in northern England prone to frequent flooding. Vermuyden was tasked with reclaiming these lands for agricultural use by creating a network of drainage channels and improving the local waterways....

Contract with Charles I

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Vermuyden’s early work in England

The early life of Cornelius Vermuyden.

24th May 1626

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