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Map of Rensselaerswyck
| Map of Rensselaerswyck | |
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| Created | c. 1632 |
| Author(s) | Unknown |
| Purpose | To document the borders, topography, and locations within Rensselaerswyck |
The Map of Rensselaerswyck[a] is a map created during the 1630s, probably 1632, at the request of the owner of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, Dutch jeweler and patroon. Rensselaerswyck was the only successful patroonship[1] within the colony of New Netherland, settled by the Dutch West India Company at the behest of the States-General of the Netherlands. The map is believed to be the first ever commissioned or created of Rensselaerswyck.
- ^ Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts, pp. 32
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