A Q&A with author Russell Shorto on the early colonial history of New Amsterdam in the lead-up to a confrontation with the ...

While the West India Company’s records of the colony of New Netherland are relatively plentiful after 1638, the unique, ...

A study by Dr. Joosje van Bennekom and her colleagues aimed to determine the provenance of the famed silver basin supposedly made of Spanish treasure fleet silver captured by the Dutch West India ...

I wanted to see old New York, the earliest New York, the Lenni Lenape land of Mannahatta (“island of many hills”), the 1624 ...

A Dutch museum explores the social history of sweet treats in "Grand Dessert." ... and the role that sugar played in trade by the Dutch West India Company and colonization.

During a visit to Dakar, Senegal, the author and a friend journeyed to Gorée Island, a former Dutch slave trading post. The ...

dutch west india company. 7 June, 2025 - 16:04 Sahir. Legend of Dutch Basin and Spanish Silver Fleet Debunked. During the 17th century, the Dutch Republic's destiny rose not only because of maritime ...