b . ▁ 1 9 7 5 ). ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁in ▁I cel and ▁Category : Year s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁in ▁I cel and ▁I cel and ▁I cel and <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Dutch ▁units ▁of ▁measurement ▁used ▁today ▁are ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁metric ▁system . ▁Before ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁different ▁weights ▁and ▁measures ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁various ▁Dutch ▁towns ▁and ▁provinces . ▁Despite ▁the ▁country ' s ▁small ▁size , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁uniform ity . ▁During ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Golden ▁Age , ▁these ▁weights ▁and ▁measures ▁accompanied ▁the ▁Dutch ▁to ▁the ▁far th est ▁corners ▁of ▁their ▁colonial ▁emp ire , ▁including ▁South ▁Africa , ▁New ▁Amsterdam ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁Units ▁of ▁weight ▁included ▁the ▁p ond , ▁on s ▁and ▁last . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁ap othe car ies ' ▁system ▁of ▁weights . ▁The ▁mij l ▁and ▁ro ede ▁were ▁measurements ▁of ▁distance . ▁Sm aller ▁distances ▁were ▁measured ▁in ▁units ▁based ▁on ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁– ▁the ▁el , ▁the ▁voet , ▁the ▁pal m ▁and ▁the ▁du im . ▁Area ▁was ▁measured ▁by ▁the ▁m orgen , ▁h ont , ▁ro ede ▁and ▁voet . ▁Units ▁of ▁volume ▁included ▁the ▁ok sh o of d , ▁a am , ▁an ker , ▁sto op , ▁and ▁m ing el . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1