Dániel MoermanVrije Universiteit Amsterdam | VU · History Department
Dániel Moerman
Master of Arts
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I am a sociocultural historian specialised primarily in the early modern period (ca. 1500-1800), whose main research interests are related to a boad range of topics. Currently, I am working mainly within the field of environmental and water history, but my interests also relate to socioeconomic crises and cultural responses to situations of crisis in general. I also have an interest in the history of science and technology, and transregional approaches to a broad range of historical topics
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Compared to other parts of Europe, very little is known about pre-instrumental drought periods in the Netherlands. Existing reconstructions are based primarily on data from England, France, and Germany, while more local studies on drought and its impact are still absent. This article thus aims to expand our knowledge of droughts in the Netherlands...
In recent years, many old cisterns for the collection of rainwater have been discovered in Dutch cities, in particular in Amsterdam. Such rainwater cisterns were for centuries an important source of fresh water. Most date from the second half of the sixteenth century onwards. They were especially prevalent in the western provinces, where the ground...
