Texel Island Collection

Dutch Ships in the Roads of Texel; in the middle the Gouden Leeuw, the Flagship of... 1671. Creator: Ludolf Bakhuizen
Dutch Ships in the Roads of Texel; in the middle the Gouden Leeuw, the Flagship of Cornelis Tromp, 1671

Encounter during the Battle of Kijkduin, c.1675. Creator: Willem van de Velde the Younger
Encounter during the Battle of Kijkduin, c.1675. Other Title(s): "Sea Battle between Cornelis Tromp on the "Gouden Leeuw"

The Scheldt, Texel Island, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving)
5199173 The Scheldt, Texel Island, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving) by Stanfield, C. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scheldt, Texel Island)

Oude Schelde, Texel Island, 1862, (c1920). Artist: Clarkson Stanfield
Oude Schelde, Texel Island, 1862, (c1920). Ships off the Dutch coast. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in flight. This wading bird is found in southern Eurasia, Europe and North Africa. It migrates to the tropics in winter

Eurasian oystercatcher nest (Haematopus ostralegus) containing three eggs close to Het Noorden windmill. The Eurasian oystercatcher breeds in western Europe, central Eurasia

Common terns (Sterna hirundo). Male tern (right) offering the female (left) a sand eel as part of a courtship display at a nesting site. This seabird feeds by plunge-diving for fish

Common spoonbills in flight
Common spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) in flight over a coastal landscape at sunrise. The sea and land below them is covered in an inversion fog

Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus)
Yellow iris flowers (Iris pseudacorus). Photographed on Texel Island, the Netherlands, in May

Meadow flowers. Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus, blue), corncockles (Agrostemma githago, pink) and ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) in a meadow

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Bask in the natural beauty of Texel Island, located in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, as depicted in this 1862 engraving from the Vernon Gallery. Witness the picturesque Oude Scheldt estuary teeming with life, from the elegant Common Spoonbills wading in the shallows, to the distinctive Eurasian Oystercatchers tending their nests, and Common Terns skimming the water's surface. Keep an eye out for the vibrant yellow blooms of the Common Iris (Iris pseudacorus) among the meadow flowers, adding a pop of color to this idyllic scene. A true paradise for nature lovers and artists alike.