Beveland, NORTH and SOUTH, two Dutch islands in the estuary of the Scheldt. South Beveland is the largest and most fertile of the Zeeland (q.v.) islands, and has a population of 23,000. North Beveland is low and marshy.
Beveland
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 112
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