Large ships anchored at Texel instead of sailing the 55 miles to Amsterdam because the sandbank called Pampus made Amsterdam's harbor difficult to enter.
Sources
- Global Cargo - Archaeology Magazine - May/June 2018 (archaeology.org)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/shipwreck-clothing-gowns-palmwood-texel-discovery (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://ehne.fr/en/encyclopedia/themes/europe-europeans-and-world/ports-tools-european-expansion/amsterdam-and-rotterdam-actors-in-european-dynamic (ehne.fr)
- https://kaapskil.nl/en/the-roads-of-texel/ (kaapskil.nl)
- https://mforamsterdam.com/amsterdams-difficult-route-to-sea/ (mforamsterdam.com)
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