The New Chronicles of Zeeland

[1] [2][3] This book is a summary and continuation of other chronicles published earlier by Jacobus Eyndius (Chronici Zelandiae), Johan Reygersberg and Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn.

[1][2][3] The book deals with the political and military history of Zeeland, as well as its economy, geography and polity.

The book is illustrated with maps, city and harbor views and images of buildings and country estates.

By the end of the 16th century, the city had already attracted a large number of book printers from the Southern Netherlands.

The new political situation, in which Zeeland was a sovereign region and the cities were quite powerful, made it necessary to issue numerous printed placards and ordinances.

The introduction of the Reformed faith, too, generated an increase in demand, what with the need for practical religious manuals such as the Bible and the psalm books.