Hoorn 2016 – Westfries Museum – The Legend of Herkenbald of Bourbon

Hoorn 2016


A visit to Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands.

Hoorn 2016 – Westfries Museum – The Legend of Herk…

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Herkenbald was a judge. On his deathbed he sentenced his nephew to death, because he had violated a lady. His servants did not execute the verdict, because they thought Herkenbald was dying. Herkenbald recovered and ordered his nephew to his bed. He then killed his nephew himself, as you can see here.

Hoorn 2016 – Harbour

Hoorn 2016 – Former Navy vessel Eems

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Dates from 1961, now in private hands.

Hoorn 2016 – Steam tug Hugo

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Dates from 1929.

Hoorn 2016 – Former Coffee, tea and tobacco shop S…

Hoorn 2016 – Azijnfabriek Orleans

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Vinigar factory Orleans.

Hoorn 2016 – En messem immortalitatis

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And see here the harvest of immortality

Hoorn 2016 – House next to a church

Hoorn 2016 – Horse

Hoorn 2016 – Dispereert niet

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Don’t despair. The motto of Jan Pietersz. Coen, an officer of the Dutch East India Company and also Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. He also founded the city of Batavia, now Jakarta.

Hoorn 2016 – Honi soit qui mal y pense

Hoorn 2016 – In d’Yserman

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The Iron Man

Hoorn 2016 – Garden of the Westfries Museum

Hoorn 2016 – Westfries Museum – Jacob and Anna, Ki…

Hoorn 2016 – Westfries Museum – King & Queen of Sc…

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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley and Mary, Queen of Scots.

Hoorn 2016 – Westfries Museum – Power

Hoorn 2016 – Westfries Museum – Saint Sebastian

Hoorn 2016 – Westfries Museum – Young man


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