Peter Douglas explores several fanciful depictions by artists who have let their imaginations run wild within the context of the myths that befog the retelling of the purchase of Manhattan Island from the Indians in 1626.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 social network graph shows how ship owners or charterers (red) connect with skippers (blue). Larger dots indicate more voyages. Use the zoom control in...

About the Project Between 1609 and 1664, more than 150 ships undertook roughly 250 voyages between the Dutch Republic and the colony of New Netherland....

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In addition to talks and papers presented at scholarly seminars, NNRC scholars have lent their expertise to audiences through visual media. Uncovering America’s Forgotten Colony...