The Springer library (1630-1940)
In 1940, the well known Dutch garden designer L.A. Springer left a large collection containing his library, his herbarium, designs, old prints, photographs and other documentary materials on gardens and garden architecture to Wageningen University.
Database TUiN
The designs and documentation collected by Springer was the start of TUiN (Garden Architecture Archives of the Netherlands). In this database you can find Springer's designs and the documentation he gathered about Dutch gardens and garden history.