Important General Considerations Spelling Standards – ij is expressed as y – Name endings ss, sz., or sen have been standardized to sz – When...
A abaft the beam – behind a perpendicular line extending out from the middle of the boat Abeam – At right angles to, or beside, the boat Aboard –...
This social network graph shows how ship owners or charterers (red) connect with skippers (blue). Larger dots indicate more voyages. Use the zoom control in...
Voyages to New Netherland, totaling West India Company and other voyages by arrival year. Voyages to New Netherland, showing West India Company and Other sponsored...
This slideshow animation shows the number of ships voyaging to New Netherland by arrival year. Ships colored orange indicate West India Company ships, blue represents...
The map represents the various routes ships took to get to New Netherland. Thicker lines indicate a higher number of voyages using that route. By...
Explore New Netherland through its ships—voyages shown by year A Timeline of Voyages to New Netherland This timeline tells the story of New Netherland through...
This table shows a family of mariners moving up through a sailing hierarchy. The shared patronymic, Reyersz (son of Reyer), indicates that these men may...
The database records details on voyages of ships that made port in New Netherland for the years 1609-1664. (This period covers Dutch control of New...
Sources & Citations This digital project, Voyages of New Netherland (1609–1664), offers a richly detailed database tracing roughly 250 voyages of over 150 ships between...
