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scholars would be interested in. The book contains crucial and important observations on suburbs, fortifications, land value, slums, gardens, bridges, quays, street-lighting, pavement, public order, clocks, church towers, gates, dikes, building regulations, fire prevention, zoning, traffic, squares, urban forestry, and river and canal locks. To readers that do not read this book cover to cover, many of these themes are less accessible than they could have been. For anyone working on these topics, it can be worthwhile to delve into this book. In sum, this book’s size and detail should not deter those who are not fully versed in Dutch urban history and the history of Amsterdam in particular. It is a very rich book on the development of urban space that deserves an international audience.