Learned men came from leyden to examine what was now only a specimen, and to see how mermaids were made up.
"Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks"
William Elliot Griffis
The sack of Antwerp by the Spaniards in 1576 was another heavy financial blow, and for a time Plantin removed to leyden, and also for a time kept a branch business at Paris.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
Other members of the family went on working at Utrecht and leyden until as late as 1712, so that its whole typographical career extended over a hundred and thirty years.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard