479178 New Amsterdam from the Water, 1702 (hand-coloured engraving) by Schenk, Pieter (1660-1718/19); 22 x 27 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It was later renamed by British colonial settlement as New York City. Nieu Amsterdam, een Stekenken in Noord Amerikaes Nieu Hollant.); 穢 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ; Dutch, out of copyright.