NEDERLAND · 30 × 40
HOLLAND · 50 × 70
NEDERLAND · 50 × 70
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The Netherlands
Holland
Rows of tulips reach towards the horizon beside water reflecting a windmill. A colourful interpretation of the Netherlands, with HOLLAND and NEDERLAND as two titles for the same design.
In the illustration
- Rows of red, yellow, pink and purple tulips
- A windmill and its reflection in the water
- A cyclist on the bank and birds in the sky
The story behind the poster
Windmills, tulips, water and a low horizon are familiar motifs in travel imagery of the Netherlands. Austin Cooper’s 1926 poster Holland via Harwich shows the historical use of HOLLAND to promote the destination abroad.
The familiar tulip fields also have a history of collecting and cultivation behind them. Hortus botanicus Leiden was founded in 1590; Carolus Clusius became its director in 1593. Tulips were part of the early plant collection. The reconstructed Clusius Garden shows how scientific interest took shape in ordered planting beds. The poster’s colourful fields evoke a much later chapter in Dutch bulb-growing culture.
This poster continues that tradition with an original composite landscape. Tulip fields, a windmill, a dike and water form a calm scene, rather than depicting an identified polder or windmill.
