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A map showing the territory that the Netherlands held at various points in history. Dark green indicates land administered by the Dutch West India Company, light green the Dutch East India Company.
A map showing the territory that the Netherlands held at various points in history. Dark green indicates land administered by the Dutch West India Company, light green the Dutch East India Company.

The Dutch Empire is the name given to the various territories controlled by the Netherlands from the 17th to the 20th century. The Dutch followed Spain and Portugal in establishing a colonial empire outside of continental Europe. Their skills in shipping and trading and the surge of nationalism and militarism accompanying the struggle for independence from Spain aided the venture. Alongside the British, the Dutch initially built up colonial possessions on the basis of corporate colonialism, with the Dutch East India Company dominant; state intervention in the colonial enterprise came later. Dutch sailors also participated in the surge of exploration that unfolded in the 16th and 17th centuries, though the vast new territories revealed by Willem Barents, Henry Hudson and Abel Tasman in the Arctic and in Australasia/Oceania did not generally become permanent Dutch colonies. Download high resolution version (1357x628, 35 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1357x628, 35 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Netherland]] area, which included New Amsterdam, covered parts of present-day New York, Connecticut, Delaware, and New Jersey. ... Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Colonialism in 1945 Decolonization is the process by which a colony gains its independence from a colonial power, a process opposite to colonization. ... Continental Europe refers to the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and peninsulae. ... Shipping is the transport of cargo between seaports by ships, typically large steel vessels powered by diesel engines or steam turbine plants. ... A fruit stand at a market. ... // Nationalism is an ideology which holds that the nation, ethnicity or national identity is a fundamental unit of human social life, and makes certain political claims based upon that belief; above all, the claim that the nation is the only legitimate basis for the state, and that each nation is... Militarism expounds that the foundation of a societys security is its military capacity, and claims that the development and maintenance of the military to ensure that capacity is the most important goal for that society. ... Corporate colonialism relates to the involvement of corporate bodies in the practice of colonialism or imperialism. ... Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... Willem Barents (b. ... . No portrait of Hudson is known to be in existence. ... Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10, 1659), was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, born in Lutjegast, a village in the province of Groningen, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644, in the service of the VOC (Dutch East India Company). ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Oceania. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Australasia. ...


The Netherlands reigned supreme during much of the 17th century, which is known as Dutch Golden Age. The Netherlands lost many of its colonial possessions to the British when the metropole succumbed to French conquest, control and annexation from 1795 to 1814. The restored portions of the Dutch empire, notably the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), Suriname and The Netherlands Antilles remained under Amsterdam's control until the decline of traditional imperialism in the 20th century. The Dutch Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. ... The Metropole was the name given to the English metropolitan center of the British Empire, i. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ... The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen), previously known as the Netherlands West Indies, are part of the Lesser Antilles and consist of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea that form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (none of the other Antilles use this term in... Imperialism is a policy of extending control or authority over foreign entities as a means of acquisition and/or maintenance of empires, either through direct territorial conquest or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics and/or economy of other countries. ...

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New Netherlands

New Sweden

Fort Christina (1614 - 1674), now part of the United States of America Fort Christina was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. ... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ...


Albany, New York

Fort Nassau en Fort Oranje, (1615-1661/1673-1674) to the English (Albany) Motto: Nickname: Location in Albany County, New York Founded Incorporated 1614 1686  County Albany County Borough Parrish Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area  - Total  - Water 56. ...


New York City, New York

Nieuw Amsterdam, (1626-1664 / 1665-1667 (2nd Anglo Dutch War- exchange with Suriname)1673-74 >> Treaty of Westminster (to the English) New Amsterdam may refer to: New Amsterdam, the colonial settlement in the New Netherland colony that became New York City New Amsterdam, Indiana New Amsterdam, Guyana Nieuw Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Dutch municipality of Emmen Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname Suriname New Amsterdam Brewing Company in New York City This is a... Treaty of Westminster is the title of several treaties, including: Treaty of Westminster (1153) Treaty of Westminster (1461) Treaty of Westminster (1511) Treaty of Westminster (1654); ending the First Anglo-Dutch War Treaty of Westminster (1674); ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War Treaty of Westminster (1755) The Statute of Westminster...


Oceania

Australia

The part of Australia now known as Western Australia was recognised as in the Netherlands sphere of control and known as New Holland. No formal claim was ever made through an attempt to settle the region, although much of the North West coast have Dutch names and can be traced back to the Dutch. There are many Dutch shipwrecks littered all along the coast, (such as the Batavia) that were wrecked on their way to the East Indies. By the time the British arrived they noticed that there small pockets of the indigenous population with blonde hair and blue eyes. See the History of Western Australia for more information Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... New Holland could refer to several things: Several former Dutch colonies were known as New Holland: northeast coast Brazil, capital Mauritsstad (now Recife), see Dutch West India Company. ... In British usage, a shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. ... Batavia is a Latin name used for the Netherlands, derived from the Batavii tribe. ... The word indigenous is an adjective derived from the Latin word indigena, meaning native, belonging to, aboriginal; and has several applications: Indigenous peoples, communities and cultures native or indigenous to a territory; Indigenous (band), a Native American blues-rock band; In biology, indigenous means native to a place or biota... The human history of Western Australia started when Australias first inhabitants arrived on the northwest coast about 55,000 years ago. ...


New Zealand

Corandèl (Today; Nieuw-Zeeland / New Zeeland, first discovered by polynesian seafarers (Maori)c.800-1000 years ago and secondly discovered by Abel Janszoon Tasman; named after the Dutch province Zeeland) Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - 1659) was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, born in Lutjegast, a village in the province of Groningen, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644, in the service of the VOC (Dutch East India Company). ... Location of Zeeland in the Netherlands Zeeland is a province of the Netherlands. ...


The East

East Indies

In the beginning of the 17th century most major European powers flocked to take over the East Indies for its natural resources and strategic standpoints. In the end, the Dutch overcame the British and Portuguese for ownership of the archipelago. These islands became a major economic benefit to the Netherlands through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). On December 27, 1949 the Dutch granted independence to Indonesia after major losses to the Netherlands in World War II due to the Japanese occupation. Netherlands New Guinea remained part of the Netherlands until August 15, 1962. A strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... You may be looking for: Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong Japanese Occupation of Korea Japanese Occupation of the Philippines Japanese Occupation of Taiwan Japanese Occupation of Thailand Manchuria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Dutch New Guinea was a common name of western New Guinea while it was a colonial possession of the Netherlands. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Malaya

The Dutch captured Malacca on the west coast of Malaya (now West Malaysia) in 1641 from the Portuguese. It was in turn ceded to the British in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. State motto: Bersatu Teguh Capital Malacca Town Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. ... The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ... Peninsular Malaysia (or Semenanjung Malaysia in the Malay language) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, also known as the Treaty of London (one of several), was a treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in London on March 17, 1824. ...


Deshima

First, the Dutch maintained a trading post at Hirado, from 1609-1641. Later, the Japanese granted the Dutch a trade monopoly on Japan, but solely on Deshima, an artificial island off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan, from 1641 to 1853. Categories: Cities in Nagasaki Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... View of Dejima in Nagasaki Bay Scale model of Dutch trading post on display in Dejima (2003) Edo-era boundaries of Dejima island (outlined in red) within the modern city of Nagasaki. ... Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 (Dr Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby Nagasaki Formoza (Gdynia) An artificial island is an island that has been formed by human, rather than natural means. ... Megane-bashi (Spectacles Bridge) Nagasaki ▶(?) (長崎市; -shi, literally long peninsula) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

After ousting Portuguese power in the late 16th century, the Dutch gained control of Ceylon in 1600, which remained a very large trading post until overtaken by the British in 1802. Ceylon was a very important trading post for the Netherlands because it was a half-way point between Indonesia and South Africa. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy in Rome July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the... --69. ...


Ceylon islands

Delft City Hall (Stadhuis) Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... The Treaty of Amiens was signed on March 25, 1802 (Germinal 4, year X in the French Revolutionary Calendar) by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquis Cornwallis as a Definitive Treaty of Peace between France and the United Kingdom. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54´E 52°22´N Website www. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Haarlem is a city in the west of the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province. ... This is about the city in the Netherlands. ... Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... Hoorn (population: 68,138 in 2005) is a municipality and a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, and was the main market-town for the region of West-Friesland. ... Enkuizen Enkhuizen (population: 17,241 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ...

Bengalen (Bangladesh)

Dutch factories and plantations in what nowadays is Bangladesh included:

Hugli-Chinsura (also commonly known as Hooghly-Chinsura) is a town in West Bengal, India. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | India geography stubs ... Murshidabad is a district of the state of West Bengal, India. ...

India

Suratte

  • Surat (1616-1795)
  • Agra. (1621-1720)
  • Burhanpur.
  • Ahmadabad. (1617-1744)
  • Bharuch (of Brochia, Broach).
  • Vengurla. (1637-1685)

Surat (Gujarati:સુરત) is a port city in the Indian state of Gujarat and administrative headquarters of the Surat District. ...

Malabar

(Southern part of Westcoast India)

  • Cranganore or Cranganor (Kodungallor) (1662) (taken from Portugal)
  • Cochin de Cima (Pallipuram) (1661) (taken from Portugal)
  • Cochin, Cochin de Baixo or Santa Cruz (1663) (taken from Portugal)
  • Quilon (Coylan) (1661) (taken from Portugal)
  • Cannanore (1663-1790) (taken from Portugal)
  • Kundapura (1667- ca.1682)
  • Kayankulam (ca. 1645)
  • Ponnani (ca. 1663)

Pallipuram is a small coastal village in Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India. ... Kannur district in Kerala Kannur or Cannanore is a district (and also the name of the town which is its headquarters) in northern Kerala, a state in India. ... Kundapur, the headquarter town of the Kundapura taluk is about 36 kilometres from Udupi, Karnataka, India. ... Ponnani is a small town in Malappuram District of Kerala state in India. ...

Coromandel

(East coast of India)

    • Golkonda(1662-ca 1733)
    • Bimilipatnam,(1687-1795/ 1818-1825)to the English
    • Jaggernaikpoeram (now Kakinada)(1734 –1795/ 1818-1825) to the English
    • Daatzeram (now Drakshawarama)(1633-1730)
    • Nagelwanze(1669-1687)
    • Palikol(1613-1781/ 1785-1795/ 1818-1825)to the English
    • Masulipatnam(1605-1756)
    • Petapoeli (Nizampatnam)(1606-1668)
    • Paliacatta (now Pulicat)(1610-1781/ 1785-1795/ 1805-1825) to the English
    • Sadras(1654-1757/ 1785-1795/ 1818-1825) to the English
    • Tierepopelier (now Thiruppapuliyur)(1608-1625)
    • Tegenapatnam, Kudalur (now Cuddalore)(1647-1758)
    • Porto Novo(nowParangippettai)(1608-1825 (1st june)) to the English.
    • Negapatnam(1658-1781) to the English.
    • Tuticorin or Tutucorim(1658)
  • Travancore, nowadays part of India

Golconda is a ruined city, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Kakinada is the district headquarters of East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Machilipatnam, also known as Masulipatnam or Bandar, is a city on the southeastern or Coromandel Coast of India. ... Pulicat is a town in Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu state, India. ... Sadras is a fortress town located on Indias Coromandel Coast, 70 km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. ... Cuddalore is a large industrial city in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... Porto-Novo, population 179,138 (1992), is the official capital of Benin. ... Travancore (real name Thiruvithaamkoor in Malayalam) was a princely state in India whose capital was Thiruvananthapuram. ...

Birma (Myanmar)

    • Mrohaung (Arakan) (1625-1665)
    • Siriangh (of Syriam (1635-1679)
    • Ava (ca. 1635-1679)
    • Martaban (ca. 1660-.)

Arakan is a state in the North Western part of Myanmar, formerly Burma. ... Ava is a city in the Mandalay Division of Myanmar, situated just to the south of Amarapura on the Ayeyarwady River. ... Martaban is a small town in the Thaton district of Lower Myanmar. ...

Siam (Thailand)

Ayutthaya (also spelled Ayudhya or Ayuthia) refers to The old capital of Thailand, see Ayutthaya (city) The province around the city, Ayutthaya province The ruins of the old palace, see Ayutthaya historical park Ayutthaya kingdom as the period of Thai history (1365-1768) in which Ayutthaya was capital This is... Patani or Patani Raya is a region in Southern Thailand known in the history as thePatani kingdom. ... Mueang Pattani is a city in the far south of Thailand, near the boundary to Malaysia. ... Songkhla is both a city and a province in Thailand. ... Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thai นครศรีธรรมราช) is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Nakhon Si Thammarat province. ...

Tonkin/Annam (Vietnam)

Tonkin, also spelled Tongkin or Tongking, is the northernmost part of Vietnam, south of Chinas Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces, east of northern Laos, and west of the Gulf of Tonkin. ... Hôi An (會安) is a coastal town at the South China Sea in Central Vietnam (Annam). ...

Persia (Iran)

    • Esfahan (of Ispahan) (1623-1747)
    • Bandar-e Abbas (of Gamron) (1623-1766)
    • Kharg. Fort Mosselstein (1750-1766)
    • Band-e Kong(1665-1753)

Isfahan or Esfahan can refer to either a city or a province in Iran: Isfahan (city) Isfahan (province) Isfahan (rugs) Ispahan a kind of rose and an older pronounciation of the citys name. ... Categories: Iran geography stubs | Cities in Iran | Coastal cities ... Kharg Island from space, April 1993 Kharg Island (Arabic: Jazirat Kharg, also sometimes written as Khark Island) is a continental island in the Persian Gulf belonging to Iran. ...

Mesopotamia (Iraq)

Location of Basra Basra (also known as Başrah or Basara; historically sometimes called Busra, Busrah, and early on Bassorah; Arabic: البصرة, Al-Basrah) is the second largest city of Iraq with an estimated population of about 1,377,000 in 2003. ...

Yemen

    • Al Mukha (Mocca), (1620-16.. / 1697-1757)
    • Aden (1614-1620)

Port of Aden (around 1910) Aden (Arabic: عدن []) is a city in Yemen, 105 miles (170 kilometers) East of Bab-el-Mandeb. ...

Mauritius

(1638-1658/ 1664-1710)


South Africa

In 1652 the Netherlands wanted territory that was roughly half-way between the Dutch East Indies and the Dutch West Indies. South Africa was chosen because it was easily accessible and the large amount of natives there were not unified and therefore easy to oust. Great Britain seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1797 during the Fifth Anglo-Dutch War, and annexed it in 1805. // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ... The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen), previously known as the Netherlands West Indies, are part of the Lesser Antilles and consist of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea that form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (none of the other Antilles use this term in... 1888 Map of the Cape of Good Hope The expression Cape of Good Hope is used in two senses (1) sensu stricto it is a wild and rocky headland in South Africa, on the southern fringe of the Cape Peninsula, some thirty kilometres south of Cape Town (2) sensu lato... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The painting Dutch attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


Cities, founded by the Dutch in the Cape Colony;

  • Kaapstad or De Kaap (Cape Town): Fort Sand (1647), Fort (wooden fort) (1652), Redoubt Kyckuit (1652), Redoubt Duinhoop (1652), Fort Goede Hoop (1666).

1647-1648/1652-1795/ 1802-1806 (to the English) City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ...

  • Stellenbosch: 1679-1795/ 1802-1806
  • Drakenstein: 1688-1795/ 1802-1806
  • Paarl: 1688-1795/ 1802-1806
  • Franshhoek: 1688-1795/ 1802-1806
  • Mossel Baai: 1734-1795/ 1802-1806
  • Swellendam: 17..-1795/ 1802-1806
  • Tulbagh: 17..-1795/ 1802-1806
  • Graaff-Reinet: 1786-1795/ 1802-1806

Stellenbosch is the second oldest European settlement in South Africa after Cape Town, and is located in the Western Cape Province. ... Paarl Rock Paarl (meaning Pearl in Afrikaans) is the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa (after Cape Town and Stellenbosch) and forms part of the Western Cape Province. ... Swellendam Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Graaff Reinet, a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 185 miles by rail NW by N of Port Elizabeth. ...

Formosa (Taiwan)

The Dutch maintained a base on Taiwan from 1624 until 1662, when they were driven away by Koxinga. Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... Koxinga - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


Pescadores Islands

Pescadores Islands Castle, (1620-1624 (August 25)) The Pescadores Islands (Chinese: 澎湖群島; Wade-Giles: Peng-hu; Pinyin: Pénghú; Taiwanese POJ: Phêⁿ-ô·-kōan, from Portuguese, fishermen) are an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. ...


The West

Netherlands Antilles

In 1493 and 1499 these two groups of islands in the Caribbean were charted by the Spanish Empire and considered Spanish territory. In 1634 the Netherlands conquered these islands from the Spain, one of the many losses that the Spaniards had to endure during the Dutch Revolt when the Netherlands won their independence from Spain. Events January 4 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World. ... Events January 8 - Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany due to law set by his predecessor, Louis VIII July 22 - Battle of Dornach - The Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I. July 28 - First Battle of Lepanto - The Turkish navy wins a decisive victory over... ... Spain was the center of one of the first Global Empires. ... The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt from 1568 to 1648 was the secession war in which the proto-Netherlands first became an independent country. ...

Curaçao (pronounced [kurasão]) is an island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. ... Bonaire Island from space, March 1996 Bonaire is an island in the Netherlands Antilles. ... Saint Martin - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 150 miles east of Puerto Rico. ... Map showing location of Sint Eustatius relative to Saba and Sint Maarten/Saint Martin Sint Eustatius (also Saint Eustace and Statia), pop. ... View of Saba from the sea Iguana - Booby Hill Storm coming - view from Booby Hill Saba (pronounced SAY-ba) is a small (13 sq. ...

Suriname

In 1600 Dutch explorers came across an unmarked section of the northern coast of South America. With little resistance by small tribes of natives, the Dutch conquered this area and named it Suriname. Shortly after, the British came across sea to take over this area, and many heated battles took place but the area was never fully taken over by the British. Finally, at the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the British were forced to leave Suriname alone and give full control to the Netherlands with the Treaty of Breda. In 1954 it was part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and in 1975 full independence was granted. // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy in Rome July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Royal Prince and other vessels at the Four Days Fight, 11–14 June 1666 by Abraham Storck depicts a battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... The Treaty of Breda was signed at the Dutch city of Breda, July 31, 1667, by England, the Dutch Republic, France, and Denmark. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...


Guyana

In the 16th century European settlers first arrived in this area of north South America, the Netherlands being the fastest to claim the land. Around 1600 was the first trade route established by the Dutch. Eventually the Netherlands planted three colonies to further mark the territory under the Netherlands rule; Essequibo (1616), Berbice (1627), and Demerara (1752). The British started attacking Guyana in the late 18th century. Slowly the Netherlands lost control of Guyana starting in 1814 and in 1831 the area fell under British rule. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy in Rome July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the... The Essequibo River is the longest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. ... Events October 25 — Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books... Berbice is the Second largest of the three counties in Guyana and is known as the ancient county. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Demerara was one of the original British colonies that was joined into the colony of British Guiana, now Guyana. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


Chile

  • Chiloë; occupation Chiloe island by Brouwer- occupation of the city of Valdivia) in 1643.

(Dutch) Brazil

The Dutch conquered half the Capitanas (from 1624 - 1654), nowadays part of Brazil


Virgin Islands (partly)

(1625 - 1680), now the British Virgin Islands

  • St. Croix (1625-1650)(Dutch in the East, English in the West)/1650
  • Tortola (1648-1672) to the English
  • Anegada (16..-1680) to the English
  • Virgin Gorda (16..-1680) to the English

A separate article treats the several rivers known as the St. ... Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands. ... Unlike the other British Virgin Islands, Anegada is a flat atoll. ... Huge boulders litter the beach at The Baths Virgin Gorda is the second-largest of the British Virgin Islands. ...

Tobago

'Nieuw-Walcheren' (1628 - 1677), nowadays part of Trinidad and Tobago


Brazil

The Dutch conquered half the Portuguese Capitanas from 1624 - 1654.


Ghana (Gold Coast)

1637-1872

    • Cape Apollonia (Benyin): Fort Apollonia (16.-1768 / 1868-1872) to the English.
    • Abacqua (Duma or Egwira): Fort Ruychaver (Jul./Aug. 1654 - 1659)
    • Mouth of Ankobra: Fort Elise Carthago (1650)
    • Axim: Fort Santo Antonio (Feb. 1642 – 1664 / 1665 – 1872)
    • Poquefoe or Pokesu (Princess Town): Fort Hollandia (Gross Friedrichsburg) 1725 fort - 1814/1815 abandoned/1687* - 1698/1711 – 1712/1732 - 1804 abandoned
    • Dixcove: Fort Metaal Kruis (1868 - 1872)
    • Butri: Fort Batenstein (1656 - 1665 / 166..-1872)
    • Takoradi: Fort Witsen
    • Sekondi: (1782 – 1785)
    • Sekondi: Fort Oranje (1640 or 1670/75 - 1872)
    • Shama: Fort San Sebastian (1637 - 1664 / 1664 – 1872)
    • Komenda: Fort Komenda (1868 - 1872)
    • Komenda: Fort Vredenburgh (1688 fort – 1782 / 1785 – 1872)
    • Elmina: Fort Elmina, Fort Conraadsburg or St. Jago, Fort de Veer (1810/1811), Fort Naglas (1828),Fort Java (1828), Fort Scomarus (1828), Fort Batenstein (1828). (28/9 Aug. 1637 - 6 Apr. 1872)
    • Cape Coast Castle, Cabo Corço or Oguaa (Swedish name: Carolusborg or Carlsborg) (16 Apr. 1659- May 1659/ 22 Apr. 1663 - 3 May 1664 **Cong (Cong Height): - 1659 abandoned / 1661 Danish Fort destroyed by the Dutch)
    • Mouri: Fort Nassau (16240 (1598 or 1611 / 12 – 1664/1665 – 1782/1785 - 1867 by treaty to the English)
    • Cormantin: Fort Amsterdam (1665 – 1721 / 1785 - 1867 by treaty to the English)
    • Anomabu: (1640-1652)
    • Egya: (1647 - ? / 1663 - 1664)
    • Apam: Fort Leydsaemheyt or Lijdzaamheid (Patience) (1697/1698 – 1782/ 1785-1868)
    • Senya Beraku: Fort Goede Hoop, (1667 or 1705/06 fort – 1782/1785 - 1867/68)
    • Ussher Town (Accra): Fort Crêvecoeur (1649-1782/ 1786-1868)
    • Kpone: (1697 - Apr. 1700 / 1706 - ?)
    • Keta: Fort Singelenburgh (? - 1737)
    • Kumase: (1837-1842 / 1848-1853 / 1859-1869)

A Duma (Ду́ма in Russian) is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. ... The Ankobra River is in western Africa. ... Axim is a town, district and kingdom on the coast of Ghana, West Africa. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 93,822 (1984), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ... Sekondi-Takoradi, population 93,822 (1984), is the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. ... The magpie-robins or shamas are medium-sized insectivorous birds (some also eat berries and other fruit) in the genera Copsychus and Trichixos. ... Area: 24. ... Area: 24. ... Elmina is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, lying west of Cape Coast. ... Mori (森) is a Japanese family name. ... Accra, population 1,661,400 (2001), is the capital of Ghana. ... Keta (russian кета) is a salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of the Pacific, has a wide geographic range (Alaska, Canada, Washington, Oregon, California, Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai, Korea, Japan, et cetera). ...

Togo

    • Petit Popo or Popo / (Anecho or Aneho) (1731 - 1760)

This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... Aneho is a town in south eastern Togo, lying between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Togo. ...

Benin

    • Great Popo(1680 - ?)
    • Ouidah (1670s. or 1687 / 1702 - 1724 or 1726)
    • Jaquim or Jakri (Godomey) Fort Zelandia (1726 – 1734)
    • Offra(1675 - 1691)
    • Appa or Ekpé(1732 - 1736)
    • Savi
    • Allada or Ardra

Ouidah is a city on the Atlantic coast of Benin. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... In Hinduism, Ardra is the goddess of bad luck and misfortune. ...

Nigeria

Badagri is a coastal town in South West Nigeria, lying between Lagos and the border with Benin. ... Epe is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ...

Congo

    • Loango (Boary) (1648/ -1686/ 1721-1726)
    • Ngoyo or G'oy

Loango was an African city from approximately 15th Century - 19th Century in what is now the Republic of Congo. ...

Togo

  • Petit Popo or Popo (Anecho or Aneho) (1731- 1760)

This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ...

Senegal

Rufisque is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, on the southeatern point of the Cap Vert Peninsula. ... Joal-Fadiout is a village at the southern end of the Petite Côte of Senegal. ... The Île de Gorée (Gorée Island) is a 45 acre (180,000 m²) island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal. ...

Sierra Leone

    • Tasso Island (1664 destroyed by Admiral De Ruter)

Liberia

    • Cape Mount

Equatorial Guinea

    • Annobon: 1641-164?/ 1665-16.. (to Portugal)

Annob n is an island south of S o Tom Island (S o Tom and ncipe), belonging to Equatorial Guinea. ...

Mozambique

Jan. 1721 - 23 Dec. 1730

    • Delagoa Bay: Fort Lydsaamheid (Jan. 1721 - 23 Dec. 1730)

Maputo Bay, formerly Delagoa Bay (Port. ...

Madagascar

    • Antongil Bay: 1641/2 factory - 1646/7

Angola

26 Aug. 1641- 21/24 Aug. 1648,

    • Sao Paulo de Luanda (Luanda): Fort Aardenburgh (26 Aug. 1641- 21/24 Aug. 1648) to Portugal.
    • Sao Felipe de Benguela: (Sept. 1641- 1648) to Portugal
    • Pinda or Mpinda (Sonyo):-at the mouth of the Congo River (1648) to Portugal
    • Ensandeira island:(at the mouth of the Kwanza river) Fort Mols (1645/6-1648)to Portuga
    • Malemba (Malembo, Cabinda)

This article is about the currency kwanza. ... Map of Angola, highlighting Cabinda Cabinda is a small territory, currently administered as an exclave of Angola, resulting from the fusion of three kingdoms: Ngoyo, Loango and Cacongo. ...

Saint Helena

Saint Helena


Sao Tome

18 Oct. 1599 - 20 Oct. 1599/3 oct 1641-16 Oct 1641, nowadays Sao Tomé & Principe


Reunion

Réunion


Europe

Belgium

After the Congress of Vienna, the southern Netherlands were granted to the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The southern Netherlands had less power than the northern Netherlands in the new kingdom, and it declared independence in 1830 (Belgian Revolution). The independence was recognized by the Netherlands in 1839. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Southern Netherlands were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1579-1713), Austria (Austrian Netherlands, 1713-1794) and France (1794-1815). ... United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815 - 1830) (1839) (Dutch: Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, French: Royaume-Uni des Pays-Bas). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Egide Charles Gustave Wappers (1834), in the Musée dArt Ancien, Brussels The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the establishment of... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


Luxembourg

After the Congress of Vienna king William I of the Netherlands was made Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and the two countries united into a personal union. The independence of Luxembourg was ratified in 1869. When William III of the Netherlands died in 1890, leaving no male successor, the Grand Duchy was given to another branch of the House of Orange-Nassau. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... King William I of the Netherlands was born as Willem Frederik on 25 August 1772 in The Hague, and died December 12, 1843 in Berlin, Germany. ... Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy whose Head of State is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg (or Grand Duchess of Luxembourg in the exceptional but twice occurred event of the sovereign being female). ... A personal union is a political union of two or more entities that, internationally, are considered separate states, but through established law, share the same head of state —hence also whatever political actions are vested in the head of state, but no (or very few) others. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... His Majesty King William III (Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk of Orange-Nassau) (February 17, 1817 – November 23, 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1849–1890). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The House of Orange-Nassau (in Dutch Oranje-Nassau), is a family that has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands since William I of Orange (also known as William the Silent and Father of the Fatherland) organised the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after...


East Frisia

From 1807 tot 1810 East Frisia was a département of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Holland. 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... East Frisia (Ostfriesland) is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... The Kingdom of Holland 1806 - 1810 (Koninkrijk Holland in Dutch, Royaume dHollande in French) was set up by Napoleon Bonaparte as a puppet kingdom for his third brother, Louis Bonaparte, in order to better control the Netherlands. ...


Smeerenburg

Map of Svalbard, showing Spitsbergen in the North Spitsbergen (formerly known as West Spitsbergen or Vestspitsbergen) is the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, which is situated in the Arctic Ocean and administered by Norway. ...

See also

During the 17th century, Dutch traders established trade posts and plantations throughout the Americas; actual colonization, with Dutch settling in the new lands was not as common as with settlements of other European nations. ... Netherland]] area, which included New Amsterdam, covered parts of present-day New York, Connecticut, Delaware, and New Jersey. ... Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... New Holland could refer to several things: Several former Dutch colonies were known as New Holland: northeast coast Brazil, capital Mauritsstad (now Recife), see Dutch West India Company. ...

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See also: Dutch colonisation of the Americas | Dutch East India Company | Dutch West India Company | New Holland

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