Schouwen, an island of Holland, in the province of Zeeland, with an area of 62 sq. m. and a pop. of 24,000, who grow madder, refine salt, and salt fish. Chief town, Zierikzee.
Schouwen
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 222
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