Terra Nova is a microsite of Wizard's Hat
Terra Nova is a microsite of Wizard's Hat
A Brief Outline of Dutch History and the Province of New Netherland
Louis Jordan
http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Netherlands.html
"...The Patroonship plan was first conceived in 1628 as a way to
attract more settlers without increasing company expenses. Under the plan a
Patroon would be granted a large tract of land and given the rights to the land
as well as legal rights to settle all non capital cases, quite similar to a
manorial lord. In return the Patroon would agree to bring over settlers and
colonize the land at their own expense... In the revised plan issued on June
7, 1629 .... patroons were allowed to trade with New England and Virginia and,
most importantly, they were allowed to engage in both the fur trade, subject
to a company tax of one guilder per pelt, and could participate in the fish
trade ... The nerve center of New Netherland was along the Hudson River from
New Amsterdam (New York City) northwest to Fort Orange (Albany). The colony
of Rensselaerswyck, encompassing Fort Orange, was the center of the fur trade
while New Amsterdam was the shipping hub for Dutch traders. ... ...To
the south, New Netherland took all of New Jersey establishing Fort Nassau in
1626 near the southern end of New Jersey (at Gloucester, New Jersey) along the
Delaware River, which they called the South River. They also established a whaling
village on the southern shore of Delaware Bay called Swanendael (Valley
of the Swans) near what is now Lewes, Delaware; although the village was soon
destroyed in an Indian raid... In 1655 New Netherland defeated New Sweden and
occupied the Swedish stronghold, Fort Christiana (Wilmington) .. Another important
element in the New Netherland province that differed from the British colonies
was demographics. It has been estimated that probably one half of the population
was not Dutch.... "
The Dutch and Swedish settlements in North America: Acadia was
also Dutch
Marco Ramerini
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/6497/newnether.html
"...The Dutch connection with North America began in September 1609, when
Henry Hudson, an English Captain, in service to the VOC (Vereenigde OostIndische
Compagnie) discovered with his ship "De Halve Maene" (The Half
Moon) the river which today bears his name. He was in search of a NW passage
to Asia ... Shortly after the return of the Hudson expedition, Dutch merchants
sent out new expeditions, the aim of all these expeditions was fur trade
with the Indians ... The Dutch in August 1674 with a ship under Captain Jurriaen
Aernoutsz attacked the French fort and military headquarters of Pentagouet in
Penobscot bay (Acadia) which surrendered to them after a two hours siege, then
they sailed to the Saint John River were they conquered another French fort
(Jemseg), this conquest was short-lived, Aernoutsz claimed all Acadia as a Dutch
colony, but when he left the forts in search of reinforcements, the Dutch garrison
was routed by an expedition of New Englanders..."
The Dutch in Brazil
Marco Ramerini
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/6497/brazil.html
"...After the foundation of the WIC (West Indische Compagnie) in
1621 the Dutch set their eyes on the most important town of Portuguese Brazil
... The Dutch subjects in Brazil were divided into two categories: Those employed
by the WIC (soldiers, bureaucrats, Calvinist ministers) called "dienaaren"
and the others (settlers, merchants, artisans, and tavern keepers) called "vrijburghers"
or "vrijluiden". Many of these were ex-soldiers who had married and
settled down but there were people who had emigrated from the Netherlands to
seek a new life in Nieuw Holland. The free-burghers and traders were the economic
pillar of the colony, and most of the trade was under their control. But notwithstanding
this, the Burgher community in Brazil was too scant for the WIC purposes. ...
The above site contains this map of the main WIC settlements in the Atlantic:
The fortress of Sao Jorge da Mina
A Nau and two Caravels sit in the harbour. Barros wrote that:
"... once the building of this fortress was decided on, King Joao ordered
the equipping of a fleet of ten caravels and two urcas (hulks), to carry hewn
stone, tiles and wood, as well as provisions for six hundred men ..."
Ships of the later period
The one on the left is a Fluyt, a style of ship pioneered by
the Dutch with an emphasis on cargo-carrying.
The one on the right is a Nau.
A Coureur de Bois
Contemporary cannon. That man's got balls.
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