Cruquius

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Nicolaus Samuel Cruquius was a Dutch land-surveyor, cartographer, and land reclamation engineer.

Named in his honor are:

  • Cruquius (town) is a village in the Haarlemmermeer in the Netherlands.
  • Museum De Cruquius - a former steam pumping station on the edge of the Haarlemmermeer, now made into a museum.
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