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New Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw Nederland) was a 17th-century colonial province [5] of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod .
New Netherland (Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch) was the 17th century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the northeastern coast of North America. The claimed territory was the land from the Delmarva Peninsula to southern Cape Cod .
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Maryn Adriansen (1600 – c. 1654) (also spelled Maryn Adriaensen, Marinus Adriaensz, Marijn Adriaensz, Marin Adriaensz, Marinus Ariaens) was an early settler to New Netherland. [1] Originally emigrating under an indenture agreement he later became a prominent member of society. His conflict with the governor led to accusations and, eventually ...
Hans Hansen Bergen (c. 1610 – 30 May 1654) was one of the earliest settlers of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, and one of the few from Scandinavia.He was a native of Bergen, Norway.
Wolfert Gerritse Van Couwenhoven (1 May 1579 – 1662), [1] also known as Wolphert Gerretse van Kouwenhoven and Wolphert Gerretsen, was an original patentee, director of bouweries (farms), and founder of the New Netherland colony.
The Seal of New Netherland "In 1653 the city of New Amsterdam erected a wall along the northern edge of town to protect the inhabitants from attack. This wall, five to six feet high, was constructed of heavy planks laid horizontally and ran from the Hudson River to the East River on the line of present-day Wall Street.
Map of "New Netherlands", with its territory stretching from Sergipe to Maranhão. Until the arrival of Maurice of Nassau, administrator of the West India Company (WIC), in the conquered territories in 1637, the Portuguese waged the so-called "Guerra Brasílica", a type of guerrilla warfare that consisted of quick, stealthy attacks on Dutch forces and rapid retreat into the woods.