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A Description of New Netherland (Paperback)
Adriaen Van Der Donck; Edited by Charles T. Gehring, William A. Starna; Translated by Diederik Willem Goedhuys; Foreword by Russell Shorto
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This edition of "A Description of New Netherland" provides the
first complete and accurate English-language translation of an
essential first-hand account of the lives and world of Dutch
colonists and northeastern Native communities in the seventeenth
century. Adriaen van der Donck, a graduate of Leiden University in
the 1640s, became the law enforcement officer for the Dutch
patroonship of Rensselaerswijck, located along the upper Hudson
River. His position enabled him to interact extensively with Dutch
colonists and the local Algonquians and Iroquoians. An astute
observer, detailed recorder, and accessible writer, Van der Donck
was ideally situated to write about his experiences and the natural
and cultural worlds around him.
Van der Donck's "Beschryvinge van Nieuw-Nederlant" was first
published in 1655 and then expanded in 1656. An inaccurate and
abbreviated English translation appeared in 1841 and was reprinted
in 1968. This new volume features an accurate, polished translation
by Diederik Willem Goedhuys and includes all the material from the
original 1655 and 1656 editions. The result is an indispensable
first-hand account with enduring value to historians,
ethnohistorians, and anthropologists.
Title: The representation of New Netherland concerning its
location, productiveness and poor condition.Author: Donck, Adriaen
van derPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on
Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin
Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,
serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their
discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original
accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward
expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native
Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin
Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western
hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores
of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of
the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North,
Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection
highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture,
contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides
access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00031400CollectionID:
CTRG10140445-BPublicationDate: 18490101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Supposed author Adrian van der Donck: p.
5].Collation: 88 p.; 23 cm
Title: Remonstrance of New Netherland, and the occurrences there
addressed to the Highland Mighty Lords States General of the United
Netherlands, on the 28th July, 1649. Signed A. van der Donck, etc.]
With Secretary van Tienhoven's answer. Translated from a copy of
the original Dutch MS. by E. B. O'Callaghan.Publisher: British
Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the
national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's
largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all
known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied
collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view
of the world. Topics include health, education, economics,
agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and
industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library Donck, Adriaen Van Der.; O'Callaghan, Edmund
Bailey. 1856 4 . 9604.h.3.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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Description of the New Netherlands was written in 1653 by Adriaen
van der Donck, just two years before his death. After living for
years in a Dutch Settlement near what today is Albany, New York,
van der Donck wrote the description of the land, peoples,
vegetation, animals, and beauty of his new home. Included in his
description are observations on animals such as the beaver, and on
the customs and languages of the Native Americans in the area,
particularly the Mohawk and Mahican tribes. Van der Donck's
authority on Native Americans was unprecedented at the time, and
his descriptions of their lifestyle is one of the most detailed
accounts of Indian laws and customs from the 17th century. Adriaen
van der Donck (1618-1655) was born in Breda in the Netherlands, but
became a settler in "the New World" in 1641. He graduated as a law
student from the University of Leiden, and was the first lawyer to
settle in New Netherlands. While there, he became a landowner and
adept scholar in the ways of the local Native Americans,
befriending them, eating with them, and learning their languages.
He helped to negotiate deals between colonies and the natives, but
a disagreement with governor Peter Stuyvesant in 1949 concerning
settler's rights sent him back to the Netherlands with a petition
to encourage economic freedom. Van der Donck returned to the colony
before his death in 1655, where his nickname "Jonkheer" inspired
the name for Yonkers, New York.
Title: Vertoogh van Nieu-Neder-Land: weghens de gheleghentheydt,
vruchtbaerheydt, en soberen staet desselfs.Author: Donck, Adriaen
van derPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on
Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin
Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,
serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their
discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original
accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward
expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native
Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin
Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western
hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores
of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of
the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North,
Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection
highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture,
contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides
access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04448000CollectionID:
CTRG03-B747PublicationDate: 16500101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Attributed to Adriaen van der Donck. Page 31 is
wrongly numbered p. 29.Collation: 49, 1] p.; 19 cm
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