Image: New Amsterdam and its people; studies, social and topographical, of the town under Dutch and early English rule (1902) (14763742024)

Description: Identifier: newamsterdamitsp00inne_0 (find matches) Title: New Amsterdam and its people; studies, social and topographical, of the town under Dutch and early English rule Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Innes, J. H. (John H.) Subjects: Publisher: www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/book... Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ' Text Appearing After Image: NEW AMSTERDAMAND ITS PEOPLE CHAPTER I EARLY GROWTH OF THE SETTLEMENT.—THE COMMONPASTURE FIELD. — BRUGH STRAET AND BROUWERSTRAET. —PHILIP GERAERDY AND THE WHITE HORSETAVERN HE city of New York has been fortunate in the pres- 1 ervation of the early records of its settlement. Thestudy of the beginnings of the great centres of population ofthe world possesses a peculiar interest for many, but the earlyhistory of some of these cities, such as Rome, London, andParis, is lost in the obscurity of ages long past; while others,such as St. Petersburg, and, to a certain extent, Berlin, builtin pursuance of a rigid, pre-arranged plan of the governmentalpowers, possess no more of antiquarian interest than does thegrowth of New York under the Commissioners plan of 1807. In New Amsterdam, however, the early growth of the townwas not only in accordance with the process of natural accre-tion, but it was made under the auspices of the West IndiaCompany, a private corporation, which kept a rather Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: New Amsterdam and its people; studies, social and topographical, of the town under Dutch and early English rule (1902) (14763742024)
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Author: Innes, J. H. (John H.)
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