The non-linear development of the Haarlemmermeer from the 1600s till the present: In schematic maps with different themes: the reclamation and parcellation of land, land use through agriculture and urbanization, and infrastructure.

The Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands that has formed completely through the reclamation of the former lake of the same name. In its extensive history, we can suppose that the Haarlemmermeer has not had a linear development, in the sense that through time, it has faced many setbacks that impeded different kinds of...