
Netherlands
Founded 1715 CE · attested to 2026 CE
Country in Northwestern Europe and the Caribbean
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Netherlands on Wikipedia.
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How these dates were made
Real dates from Wikidata, checked against the atlas.
These are real dates: Netherlands's founding is recorded in Wikidata, and accepted here only because they agree with the centuries the atlas independently drew it in. Wikidata records more than one founding date; the earliest is shown. No dissolution is recorded, so the closing year below is still the last century the atlas drew — not when it ended. The atlas itself draws the world at 14 moments in time, not continuously. The strip below covers those snapshots — 1715 CE to 2026 CE — which sits inside the fuller span above.
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.
Landmark · Europe
Butrint
800 BCE – 1800 CEPolity · Europe
Ottoman Empire
1299 CE – 1922 CEConflict · Europe
World War I
1914 CE – 1918 CETrade route · Europe
Spanish Treasure Fleet
1566 CE – 1790 CELandmark · Europe
Derinkuyu Underground City
800 BCE – 1923 CEPolity · Europe
Holy Roman Empire
962 CE – 1806 CEConflict · Europe
World War II
1939 CE – 1945 CETrade route · Europe
Atlantic Triangular Trade
1600 CE – 1850 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1715 CE and 2026 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits9 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Flag of the NetherlandsZscout370 · Public domain
- ButrintGeoff Wong · CC BY 2.0
- Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922)User:Orwellianist · Public domain
- World War ICollection DocAnciens/docpix.fr · Public domain
- Spanish treasure fleetWorld_Topography.jpg : NASA/JPL/NIMA derivative work: Uxbona ( talk ) · Public domain
- Derinkuyu underground cityNevit 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
- World War IIRichard Opitz · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Triangular tradeSimonP at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0