Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht (population: 21,426) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the island of IJsselmonde. The municipality covers an area of 12.00 km². The village with the same name is situated on the Noord[?] river.
... Oceans was broader than it is now. Only two rivers are worthy of mention. The Tym, 250 m. long and navigable by rafts and light boats for 50 m., flows north and north-east ...