A Description of New Netherland (The Iroquoians and Their World)

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This edition of A Description of New Netherland provides the first complete and accurate English-language translation of an very important first-hand account of the lives and world of Dutch colonists and northeastern Native communities within the seventeenth century. Adriaen van der Donck, a graduate of Leiden University within the 1640s, was the law enforcement officer for the Dutch patroonship of Rensselaerswijck, positioned 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 creator, Van der Donck used to be ideally located to write about his experiences and the natural and cultural worlds around him.

Van der Donck’s Beschryvinge van Nieuw-Nederlant  used to be first published in 1655 after which expanded in 1656. An inaccurate and abbreviated English translation gave the impression in 1841 and used to be reprinted in 1968. This new volume features an accurate, polished translation by Diederik Willem Goedhuys and includes the entire 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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