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- ↑ Den grooten Brugschen comptoir-almanach ...by Pieter de Sloovere & Joseph de Busscher, 1789; pag. 2
- ↑ Almanach de la cour de Bruxelles sous les dominations autrichiennes et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement belge, de 1725 à 1840, formant l'introduction à l'almanach royal officiel de Belgique/ Tarlier, 1864