В"We have found the sea, instead of the earthВ", - and anything is not present more perfectly the sea. Anything is not present more terribly the sea. But what helps the seaman with its hard share? What defines its destiny? Probably, good luck, ranks. Ranks the most various - from the charter of ship service before navigation and geography.

The Geography from the origin morehodstva influenced its development. Moreover, geography and morehodstvo - two vzaimoobogashchajushchiesja spheres: morehodstvo expansion is impossible without Geographical knowledge, and, replenishment of a geographical science became possible only in the conditions of developed morehodstva.

The Geography, as is known, has arisen in an extreme antiquity and has played an outstanding role in mankind progress. For a long time Holland and Dutches have appeared closely connected with development of this science.

At first sight can seem, that for the geographer the Netherlands does not represent special interest: this country flat, low, without any appreciable zone distinctions, with conditions of formation of a climate similar to another European countries. As all it so, apparently, and interest to its geography is low, but in practice a situation other: people many aspects of life of this small country interest, including and geographical aspects.

In 1567 in France one of the most considerable works which have begun intensive development of a geographical science of Renaissance has been published. It was the book of the Florentine merchant of Louis Gvichchardini В"Description of the NetherlandsВ", 35 times republished during the subsequent two centuries. Fundamental economic-geographical work long time was considered classical, and interest of the author to the Netherlands was defined by that Important role which the country played then in economic and political development of Europe.

This branch of human knowledge also has found favourable circumstances In the Holland, and during the same period. The big role in science development book Bernharda has played Is boiled (Vareniusa, 1622-1650) В"Geography generalВ" (В"Geography the generalВ"), published in Amsterdam and 1650. Under the remained data, except this capital work he planned to write the whole series of Books on geography, but it was prevented by early death. B.Varena's book 4 times was published in the Netherlands and 2 times - in England in Latin language, has been translated into English and Russian (under Peter I instructions) later.

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