Het eerste ontwerp voor de bedijking der Zuiderzee, 1848

A technical and historical account presenting an early scheme to enclose and reclaim the Zuiderzee, proposing three main measures: reclaiming the IJ and creating a narrow through-channel across Holland, constructing a closure between Enkhuizen and Stavoren to dry the enclosed basin, and connecting and annexing coastal islands by reclamation or encouraging silting; the text combines engineering proposals, maps and calculations, commentary on predecessors and contemporary debate, and practical considerations about waterways, drainage, and coastal defenses, illustrated by notes on planning, anticipated benefits, and the practical challenges of execution.