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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.

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Publié par	Nebraska Paperback
Date de parution	01 octobre 2008
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780803219397
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Edited by Carles T. Gering and William A. Starna Translated by Diederik Willem Goeduys|Foreword by Russell Sorto

University of Nebraska Press | Lincoln and London

Map on page xxiv courtesy of New York State Library.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Donck, Adriaen van der,–. [Bescryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant. Englis] A description of New Neterland / Adriaen van der Donck; edited by Carles T. Gering and William A. Starna; translated by Diederik Willem Goeduys; foreword by

Russell Sorto.

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Includes bibliograpical references and index.

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Foreword Preface Publication History of Adriaen van der Donck’s A Description of New Neterland Map of New Neterland

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Were New Neterland Is Situated Wen and by Wom New Neterland Was First Discovered Wy his Territory Was Named New Neterland he Dutc, te First Possessors of New Neterland he Limits of New Neterland and How Far hey Extend Of te Coast, Foresore, and Seaports he Sout River

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Of te Nort River Of te Fres River Of te East River Of te Various Waters and heir Sapes Of te Formation and Soil of te Land Of Wood and Vegetation Of te Fruit Trees Brougt Over from te Neterlands Of te Vineyards Of Vegetables Generally Of te Flowers Of te Medicinal Herbs and Indigo Of Agriculture and Field Crops Of te Minerals and te Kinds of Eart and Stone Of te Paints and Dyes Of te Animals in New Neterland Of te Wild Animals Of te Avifauna, Aquatic and Terrestrial, and First te Raptors Of te Terrestrial Birds Of te Aquatic Birds Of te Fis Of te Poisons Of te Wind Of te Air Of te Seasons

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Of te Manners and Extraordinary Qualities of te Original Natives of New Neterland

heir Bodily Sape, and Wy hey Are CalledWildenFare and Food of te Indians Of te Dress and Ornaments of Men and Women heir Houses, Castles, and Settlements Ways of Marriage and Cildbirt Of Suckling, and te Relations between Men and Women Ways of Burial, Lamentation, and Mourning heir Festivities and Special Gaterings How Human Beings and Animals First Came to hat Country Of te Diﬀerent Nations and Languages Of Money and heir Manufacture of It he Innate Caracter and te Pastimes of te Indians heir Bodily Care and Medicine he Farming, Planting, and Gardening of te Indians Special Account of heir Hunting and Fising Distinctions of Birt, Rank, and Quality Of heir Warfare and Weapons Of heir Administration of Justice and Penalties Of te Universal Law of Nations

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Of Gifts and Oﬀerings Of te Indians’ Government and Public Policy heir Religion and Weter hey Can Be Cristianized Of heir Sentiments regarding Hope of Afterlife Of te Knowledge of God and te Fear of Devils heir hougts on te Creation and Propagation of Mankind and Animals inteWorld

Of te Nature, Amazing Ways, and Properties of te Beavers

A Conversation between a Dutc Patriot and a New Neterlander concerning te Condition of New Neterland

Appendix:A List and Suggested Identiﬁcation of te Latinized Plant Names Recorded by Adriaen van der Donck

Notes Index

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Russell Sorto

Ina young Dutcman did wat millions of Europeans after im would do: left is ome and all tat e knew and set oﬀ on a voyage to America. Of tose millions, most would live fairly anonymous lives; a few would do great tings and receive due attention in istory books. Adriaen van der Donck—wo was born, probably in, in te Dutc city of Breda, and died in, most likely at is estate along te Hudson River—falls in between: is acievements in is ad-opted omeland are remarkable, and yet e as been largely forgotten. his publication is in part an attempt at redressing tat oversigt. Van der Donck’sA Description of New Neterlandwas publised in full exactly twice—inand—bot times in Dutc. here was one incomplete Englis translation, done inand reprinted in, wic scolars ave long re-alized is inadequate. Besides its inaccuracies, tat version left out some of te best and most istorically important parts of te book, including muc of Van der Donck’s noteworty ac-count of te region’s Indians. he istorian homas O’Donnell calledA Description of New Neterland“one of America’s old-est literary treasures” and said tat were it not for te fact tat Van der Donck wrote in Dutc rater tan Englis, “is Descriptionwould certainly ave won from posterity te same

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