{"product_id":"die-al-wil-koopen-wat-hij-ziet-deel-1-en-2-jan-derix-en-sjef-verlinden","title":"He who wants to buy everything he sees........ parts 1 and 2 Jan Derix and Sjef Verlinden","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe books tell the fascinating story of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"52\"\u003eVenray Sheep Companies\u003c\/b\u003e, which played an enormous role, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe sheep flocks and the Peel:\u003c\/b\u003e At that time, the region around Venray and the Peel largely consisted of vast, wild heathlands. Agriculture at the time was entirely dependent on sheep manure to make the barren sandy soil fertile. Thousands of sheep grazed on the heath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInternational trading companies:\u003c\/b\u003e What many people don't know is that the shepherds and traders from Venray (such as the well-known 'Grote Compagnie' - Great Company) organised themselves into large trading networks. They travelled far across national borders with gigantic flocks of sheep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTrade routes to Paris and London:\u003c\/b\u003e The sheep were driven from Venray along the old 'kinkenwegen' (trade routes) to large markets. They travelled through Belgium to \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"173\"\u003eParis\u003c\/b\u003e and later, via the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, even by steamboat to \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"255\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/b\u003e. The wool and meat brought in a lot of money, and the flocks were also very welcome along the way in Flanders and France to fertilise the fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Boekenplein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46081021804601,"sku":"WEB009\/15\/BW","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7476\/4601\/files\/boek40_a3a62206-6854-4060-b89b-d1c7ac0efb82.jpg?v=1782369418","url":"https:\/\/boeken-plein.nl\/en\/products\/die-al-wil-koopen-wat-hij-ziet-deel-1-en-2-jan-derix-en-sjef-verlinden","provider":"Boekenplein","version":"1.0","type":"link"}