The Dutch in the Americas, 1600-1800
Subtitle: a narrative history with the catalogue of an exhibition of rare prints, maps, and illustrated books from the John Carter Brown Library
By: by Wim Klooster.
Contributors: Equitable Gallery (New York, N.Y.); John Carter Brown Library.
Publisher: John Carter Brown Library
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Providence, R.I
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
Subjects: John Carter Brown Library -- Exhibitions.; Dutch Americans -- History -- Exhibitions.; Dutch -- America -- History -- Exhibitions.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Dutch -- Exhibitions.; America -- History -- To 1810 -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98) and index.
"Exhibition sites: The John Carter Brown Library, Providence, Rhode Island, May 9 to September 15, 1997; the Equitable Gallery, New York, New York, January 22 to April 4, 1998"--T.p. verso.
"Chronological lists of works in the catalogue": p. 80-93.
"Alphabetical lists of works in the catalogue": p. 94-96.
Table of contents: title: 1. The birth of the Dutch Republic and the world war against Habsburg Spain; title: 2. The West Indies Company; title: 3. The Dutch in Brazil : a peerless prince in Pernambuco; title: 4. Images and knowledge of the New World; title: 5. "In some future day it may be thought of more importance" : Dutch contributions to North American history; title: 6. The Guianas and the Caribbean Islands.