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Dutch bulbfields -
In seventeenth century Netherlands, during the time of the Dutch Golden Age and Tulip mania, an infection of tulip bulbs by the tulip breaking virus created variegated patterns in the tulip flowers that were much admired and valued. This phenomenon was referred to as "broken". While tulips had probably been cultivated in Asia from the tenth century, they did not come to the attention of the west till the sixteenth century, when western diplomats to the Ottoman court observed and reported on them. They were rapidly introduced into Europe and cultivated and became a frenzied commodity during Tulip mania. Tulips were frequently depicted in paintings of the Dutch Golden Age, and have become associated with the Netherlands, the major producer for world markets, ever since.
On popular request: a very close crop of my earlier tulip capture: www.flickr.com/photos/johan_leiden/2400757069/. Please let me know your favorite.
Nederland, Noord-Holland, Gemeente Schagen, 16-04-2012; bloembollenvelden tussen de weilanden, ten westen van Schagen
Flower bulb fields and meadows west of Schagen
luchtfoto (toeslag), aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart.
South-Holland landscapes -
Tulips need a cold night and a cold winter to grow, so they cannot be grown in a warm climate .
Tulip bulbs are usually planted in October and November. The flowering period runs from April to June. A special type of cultivated tulips are the 'botanical tulips' (also called wild tulips), tulips with a short stem that also come out again after the planting year.
... on the railings.
We had quite a few of these on this cruise, but never a veritable downpour. The weather changed though, very much for the colder.
Marco Polo manoeuvred herself up to the docks very slowly and carefully. Amazingly muddy water around here!
Maquette van Bloembollenvelden uit Lisse / Model of bulb fields from Lisse, Madurodam, Den Haag (P1230264)
Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Goeree-Overflakkee, 09-05-2013; sproeien bloembollenvelden ten zuiden van Middelharnis.
Spraying of bulb fields, South Holland Islands.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven)
aerial photo (additional fee required)
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
... waving to us as we passed. We had walked as far as there during our little excursion to the opposite bank.
Nederland, Flevoland, Noordoostpolder, 16-04-2012; Onderduikerspad, met bloembollenvelden en akkers die op het punt van bloeien staan. Boerderijen en kavels op regelmatige onderlinge afstand, voorbeeld van moderne grootschalige polder met rationele verkaveling. De aanleg van de polder maakte deel uit van de Zuiderzeewerken (plan Lely) en viel in 1942 droog. De meeste boerderijen (en dorpen) zijn van na de tweede wereldoorlog. The northeast polder (NOP), is an example of modern large-scale polder with rational allotment. The construction of the polder was part of the Zuiderzee Works (Lely plan), in 1942 the polder was dry. Most of the building, farmhouses and villages, is post-war.
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luchtfoto (toeslag), aerial photo (additional fee required)
foto/photo Siebe Swart
... towards any crew member onboard!
This stood at the head of the breakfast queue... for good reason.
Many, if not all of the major railways, produced colourful and artisitic posters to 'sell' various destinations and services to the travelling public. Following the creation of the "Big Four" grouped railways in the UK in 1924 one in particular made an early and concious decision to set high standards for their advertising and publicity, including posters. To this end the London & North Eastern Railway had a 'stable' of well known poster artists that they paid an annual retainer to and, alongside this established group, they regularly commissioned other designers and artists to produce pictorial posters.
The other railways were no laggards, although the GWR was probably the most conservative as had been the LMSR in their earlier years when various worthy RA artists produced a series of posters in 'traditional' style. One thing that is interesting during the 1920s is seeing the swing towards more modern style of poster designs and artists working more in an 'abstract' style and of all transport undertakings, arguably, what was to be London Transport took the lead here. That said the LNER were increasingly happy, or more assured, to start to commission more contemporary styles as the work of Tom Purvis here shows.
This small but wonderfully illustrated catalogue is not dated but is unlikely to be later than say 1930 and it shows that the company were enthusiastically selling copies of their posters to the general public; Double Royals for 2/6d, Quad Royals of 5/- with special prices for school purposes of 1/9d and 3/- resepctively. The Underground Group (later London Transport) had a poster sales shop. They show a wonderful range of posters of destinations within the LNER operating territory and Continental destinations available by the company's steamer services from Hull and Harwich. There is even one of the cheeky Herrick posters advertising advertising space! The covers show two small cartouche of an artist at work and of a bill poster at his trade. I wonder if these don't show John Hassall's work?
Three posters here including one by Charles Frederick Herrick selling the LNER's advertising estate to other advertisers. Herrick did much work for the London Underground group. The other two show LNER destinations; the Dutch Bulb Fields in Spring by Frank Mason and Ely Cathedral by Fred Taylor.