Landmark Europe trade

Amsterdam

1585 CE – still standing

Center of the Dutch Golden Age and global commodity trading

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Wikipedia

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Amsterdam on Wikipedia.

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Who held this ground

Borders from dated snapshots, up to a century apart; precision varies.

Reconstruction

Before it was built (3000 BCE–1530 CE)
Dutch Republic (1600 CE–1715 CE) Border precision: Defined
Netherlands (1783 CE) Border precision: Defined
Batavian Republic (1800 CE) Border precision: Defined
United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815 CE) Border precision: Defined
Netherlands (1880 CE–2026 CE) Border precision: Defined

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Elsewhere in Europe at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Europe

Butrint

800 BCE – 1800 CE

Polity · Europe

Ottoman Empire

1299 CE – 1922 CE

Trade route · Europe

Venice–Constantinople Route

800 CE – 1600 CE

Conflict · Europe

World War I

1914 CE – 1918 CE

Landmark · Europe

Derinkuyu Underground City

800 BCE – 1923 CE

Polity · Europe

Holy Roman Empire

962 CE – 1806 CE

Trade route · Europe

Hanseatic League

1200 CE – 1669 CE

Conflict · Europe

World War II

1939 CE – 1945 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1585 CE and 2026 CE.

1585 CE Anglo-Spanish War 1593 CE Long Turkish War 1593 CE Nine Years' War in Ireland 1598 CE Dutch-Portuguese War 1605 CE Polish–Muscovite War (Time of Troubles)

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Taj Mahal Landmark · South Asia 1632 CE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Sengoku Period (Japanese Warring States) Conflict · East Asia 1467 CE – 1615 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Catherine de' Medici Figure · France 1519 CE – 1589 CE Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing

Image credits 8 pictures from Wikimedia Commons

Amsterdam Andrés Barrios · CC BY-SA 4.0
Butrint Geoff Wong · CC BY 2.0
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922) User:Orwellianist · Public domain
World War I Collection DocAnciens/docpix.fr · Public domain
Derinkuyu underground city Nevit Dilmen ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1430-1806) David Liuzzo, eagle by N3MO · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hanseatic League Droysen/Andrée · CC BY-SA 3.0
World War II Richard Opitz · CC BY-SA 3.0 de