Map of the Week – Land Owners in Berghse Velt, 1727

24 November 2025 by Leave a Comment

This week we are looking at one map from an atlas of properties in the county of Bergh in Gelderland from 1727.  The whole atlas is available at the website of the Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers.

Such atlases often show the plots, which can help us locate our ancestor’s properties. Sometimes, the names of the owners or tenants are indicated on the map.

Map of the Berghse Velt, 1727. Credits: call no. 2887, County of Bergh, collection Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (public domain)

Detail showing a mill and seveeral farms outside the city gate of ‘s-Heerenbergh

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Yvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG®, QG™ is a professional genealogist, writer, and lecturer in the Netherlands. She has a Master of Letters in Family and Local History from the University of Dundee, and holds the Certification of Genealogist and Qualified Genealogist credentials. Yvette served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists and won excellence awards for her articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. Yvette has been doing genealogy for over 30 years. She helps people from across the world find their ancestors from the Netherlands and its former colonies, including New Netherland. Read about Yvette's professional genealogy services.

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