| Signature of Jean, taken from 1680 document | |
| testament 1 |  |
| testament 2 |  |
| testament 3 |  |
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| townhall zaandam, Jean mayor |  |
| Zaandam and it's surroundings Zaandam about 1700 is a part of the map of North-Holland, the province Zaandam is in. Funny is that this map is drawn with East to the top. I rotated it in the custom way, North on top. ~~You can see that Zaandam is located near the sea. In those times, |
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| holland around 1700 (west on top) |  |
| Overtoom in Zaandam Zaandam used to be near the sea. The river was protected by a Dam. (The river is called Zaan, that's why the city is called Zaandam) and behind this dam, in the relative safety of the river they build huge wooden ocean-vessels. There were locks in de da |
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| Picture of zaandam from the south. |  |
| The church where isaac and jean were buried. (location marked) The picture "Voorzaan" is taken from the south and shows a general impression of the Dam, with on the left the overtoom and on the rigth the church where Isaac and Jean were buried. The church is still there. In the picture "church"you see the lay-out, |
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