Subject: Re: names on the land<br/>
Date: Nov 14, 2001 @ 16:25<br/>
Author: Peter Smaardijk (&quot;Peter Smaardijk&quot; &lt;smaardijk@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1051594905">--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., Anton Sherwood &lt;bronto@p...&gt; wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; obBorders: France briefly had 130 departments, extending into <br/>
 </span></blockquote>Holland<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; and Italy.  I wonder whether they have left any physical trace.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>In the Netherlands, not really. This was because the Dutch king <br/>
William I insisted that the old provinces should be restored. In some <br/>
areas, however, this was not possible. This was especially so in the <br/>
Francophone part of the Netherlands. I believe that the departements <br/>
of the Forests and of the Ourthe, and possibly that of Jemappes, are <br/>
at the basis of the provinces of Luxembourg (split afterwards, of <br/>
course, into the Germanophone Grand-Duchy and the Francophone <br/>
province), of Liege, and of Hainaut (respectively). Some other <br/>
boundaries that were drawn up by the French were definitely re-used <br/>
by the Dutch, too.<br/>
<br/>
Anyway, have a look at the maps that are available at <br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://home.hetnet.nl/~sgardien/binnen.htm">http://home.hetnet.nl/~sgardien/binnen.htm</a> . The maps are not really <br/>
all that great, but it gives you an indication.<br/>
<br/>
Peter S.</div>