“On the Sambre Canal”
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“On the Sambre Canal” is a chapter from Robert Louis Stevenson’s travel narrative *An Inland Voyage*, recounting part of his canoe journey through the waterways of Belgium and France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “On the Sambre Canal” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437656 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “On the Sambre Canal” Context triple: [An Inland Voyage, hasPart, “On the Sambre Canal”]
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A.
The Scheldt Upstream from Antwerp in the Evening
The Scheldt Upstream from Antwerp in the Evening is a Neo-Impressionist landscape painting by Belgian artist Théo van Rysselberghe, depicting the tranquil river at dusk with his characteristic pointillist technique.
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B.
“The Oise in Flood”
“The Oise in Flood” is a chapter from Robert Louis Stevenson’s travel memoir *An Inland Voyage*, recounting his canoe journey along the flooded Oise River in France.
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C.
“La Sorgue”
“La Sorgue” is a poem by Aimé Césaire that celebrates and mythologizes the Sorgue River while expressing themes of resistance, identity, and decolonization.
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D.
The Bridge at Moret-sur-Loing
The Bridge at Moret-sur-Loing is an Impressionist landscape painting by Alfred Sisley depicting the picturesque bridge and riverside town of Moret-sur-Loing in France.
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E.
L’Écluse
L’Écluse is a village in the municipality of Beauvechain in Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “On the Sambre Canal” Target entity description: “On the Sambre Canal” is a chapter from Robert Louis Stevenson’s travel narrative *An Inland Voyage*, recounting part of his canoe journey through the waterways of Belgium and France.
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A.
The Scheldt Upstream from Antwerp in the Evening
The Scheldt Upstream from Antwerp in the Evening is a Neo-Impressionist landscape painting by Belgian artist Théo van Rysselberghe, depicting the tranquil river at dusk with his characteristic pointillist technique.
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B.
“The Oise in Flood”
“The Oise in Flood” is a chapter from Robert Louis Stevenson’s travel memoir *An Inland Voyage*, recounting his canoe journey along the flooded Oise River in France.
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C.
“La Sorgue”
“La Sorgue” is a poem by Aimé Césaire that celebrates and mythologizes the Sorgue River while expressing themes of resistance, identity, and decolonization.
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D.
The Bridge at Moret-sur-Loing
The Bridge at Moret-sur-Loing is an Impressionist landscape painting by Alfred Sisley depicting the picturesque bridge and riverside town of Moret-sur-Loing in France.
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E.
L’Écluse
L’Écluse is a village in the municipality of Beauvechain in Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book chapter
ⓘ
travel literature chapter ⓘ |
| author | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Sambre Canal
ⓘ
canoe journey ⓘ waterways of Belgium ⓘ waterways of France ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | subjective travel account ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adventure
ⓘ
observation of local life ⓘ river navigation ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| includedIn | first edition of An Inland Voyage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | An Inland Voyage ⓘ |
| protagonistActivity | canoeing ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
An Inland Voyage
ⓘ
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes ⓘ |
| setting |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ Sambre River region ⓘ
linked to:
Sambre valley region
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| workIn | European travel writing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: “On the Sambre Canal” Description of subject: “On the Sambre Canal” is a chapter from Robert Louis Stevenson’s travel narrative *An Inland Voyage*, recounting part of his canoe journey through the waterways of Belgium and France.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.