Creating the Capital of Capital: New York City's Forgotten Dutch Beginnings
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Title
Creating the Capital of Capital: New York City's Forgotten Dutch Beginnings
Description
As the “capital of capital,” New York City’s identity is strongly tied to its position as a center for world trade. This collection and corresponding online exhibition demonstrates the relevance of the city’s little understood and often overlooked predecessor, New Netherland, by exploring the direct and lasting impact of this striving Dutch settlement on the development of New York City as a global economic powerhouse.
Creator
Tracy McFarlan and Kaitlyn Tanis
Date
Fall 2016
Contributor
Tracy McFarlan and Kaitlyn Tanis
Rights
CC BY - You can distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon this collection, even commercially, as long as you give appropriate credit. For more information, click here.
Coverage
New Netherland (1609 -1664)
Collection Items
Coat of Arms with Beaver
This is a draft of a coat of arms for New Amsterdam that wasn't approved. Inspired by the coat of arms for the city of Amsterdam, this design shows the imperial crown between two beavers instead of two rampant lions. This illustration first appeared…
Petrus (Peter) Stuyvesant
Portrait of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Director General of New Netherland. He was in office from 1647 to 1664.
New Amsterdam now New York on the Island of Man[hattan]
![New Amsterdam now New York on the Island of Man[hattan]](https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/files/square_thumbnails/aaa93de96c5d0c14dadde635ec3edd12.jpg)
This print of New Amsterdam was developed from an original watercolor drawing circa 1670. This image was printed in I. N. Phelps Stokes' book "The Iconography of Manhattan Island" in 1915.
Castello Plan
Map of New Amsterdam based on an original that has since been lost, which was created in 1660 by Jacques Cortelyou who served as Surveyor General of the early Dutch colony.
P. Schagen, Letter on the Purchase of Manhattan
Letter from November 5, 1626 from Pieter Schagen to the States-General, Dutch West India Company Administrator, which mentions the purchase of the Island of Manhattan. The island was said to be traded with the Native Americans for goods equivalent to…
Portrait of a Man
Believed to be a portrait of Adriaen van der Donck, a political leader in New Netherland. The provenance of this image has been questioned but there are no other existing portraits of van der Donck.
Nutmeg Grater/Tabacco Shredder
Wood nutmeg grater carved with male figure, basket of tulips and scrolled foliated designs; pierced iron grater inset on opposite side. This item from New Netherland illustrates that the settlement traded for spices not native to the area.
Articles About the Transfer of the New Netherlands
The articles of capitulation surrendered New Netherland to English rule. The agreement contained provisions that maintained certain rights for the settlers, such as freedom of religion and property rights. These articles helped ensure that key…
