The English Takeover 1664

1664

In September 1664 four English frigates appear in the bay before New Amsterdam demanding the voluntary surrender of the colony in the name of the...

St. Jacob 1664

1664

The St. Jacob brings colonists and goods to New Amstel for the City of Amsterdam. Skipper Pieter Luycasz dies at the Delaware River. The ship departs...

Eendracht 1664

1664

The Eendracht brings colonists to New Netherland in July and is in the colony during the English takeover. The ship departs for the Dutch Republic in...

The Gideon 1664

1664

The Gideon arrives in Curaçao in July, via Cayenne, carrying more than 300 enslaved Africans from West Africa. Many are sick with scurvy and retained...

Statyn 1664

1664

The Statyn leaves the Dutch Republic at the end of 1663 carrying a large number of colonists, and arrives in New Netherland in January. The ship...

St. Pieter 1664

1664

The St. Pieter arrives in New Netherland in February, carrying a small number of passengers.

Trouw 1664

1664

The Trouw brings soldiers and colonists to New Netherland in April, and departs in August with the Vergulde Bever.

Vergulde Vos 1664

1664

The Vergulde Vos stops in Curaçao on its way to New Netherland, where the skipper, Jacob Jansz Huys, picks up nineteen horses and delivers them to St....

Waghen 1664

1664

The Waghen plans a voyage to New Amstel with soldiers.

Vergulde Bever 1664

1664

The Vergulde Bever arrives in New Netherland in April, bringing minister Samuel Megapolensis. The ship departs in August with the Trouw.

Vergulde Arent 1664

1664

The Vergulde Arent, chartered by the City of Amsterdam, transports colonists and goods to New Amstel.

Purmerlander Kerck 1663

1663

The Purmerlander Kerck turns around after its summer arrival in Amsterdam and departs again in fall. The ship sails to New Amstel bringing bricks and...

Roode Roosenboom 1663

1663

The Roode Roosenboom leaves Texel on March 30th with 125 souls, and reaches Sandy Hook June 3rd. A baby girl is born during the voyage. The ship...

Purmerlander Kerck 1663

1663

The Purmerlander Kerck leaves in fall 1662 destined for New Amsterdam, but stops first in New Amstel to drop off goods and passengers on behalf of the...

Vergulde Star 1663

1663

St. Jacob 1663

1663

The St. Jacob brings colonists and supplies to New Amstel in July, then leaves from New Amsterdam in November.

Bontekoe 1663

1663

The Bontekoe arrives in summer with colonists for New Netherland. With the ship's return cargo, Jeremias van Rensselaer sends a parrot, "which can...

Vergulde Arent 1663

1663

The Vergulde Arent arrives in New Netherland in June, and departs in August together with the Roode Roosenboom.

Eyckenboom 1663

1663

The Eyckenboom leaves in December 1662 and arrives in New Netherland in spring. On the return voyage, the ship wrecks. While the crew survives, most...

Vergulde Vos 1662

1662

The Vergulde Vos arrives in November, bringing colonists to New Netherland.

Vergulde Arent 1662

1662

The Vergulde Arent brings thirteen colonists for New Amstel in May.

Purmerlander Kerck 1662

1662

The Purmerlander Kerck brings colonists to New Amstel in February, after a brief stop in New Amsterdam. The ship departs from New Amsterdam in June,...

Bontekoe 1662

1662

Hoop 1662

1662

The Hoop arrives in June with a large number of colonists. The ship sails back with the Trouw in September, carrying beaver furs and more than 1,000...

Trouw 1662

1662

The Trouw sails from Amsterdam to Texel in January but is held up there until the end of March. The ship and its passengers arrive in New Netherland...

Vergulde Bever 1661

1661

The Vergulde Bever sails with the St. Jan Baptist in May carrying colonists to New Netherland, and returns to Amsterdam with furs.

St. Jan Baptist 1661

1661

The St. Jan Baptist voyages with the Vergulde Bever and arrives in New Netherland in August with a large number of colonists.

Trouw 1661

1661

The Trouw voyages with the Hoop and the Vergulde Arent carrying colonists to New Netherland in April. The ship also brings seeds of fruit and nut...

Paerel 1661

1661

The Paerel arrives in New Netherland in August, via the Caribbean.

Vergulde Arent 1661

1661

The Vergulde Arent sails to New Netherland with the Hoop and the Trouw, on its first of four consecutive voyages to New Netherland.

Doel 1661

1661

The Doel stops in New Netherland for provisions, water, and firewood, on its return voyage from the Caribbean to the Dutch Republic.

Hoop 1661

1661

The Hoop sails to New Netherland, for trade, with the Vergulde Arent and the Trouw.

Ste. Catharina 1660

1660

The Ste. Catharina, coming possibly from Virginia, stops in New Netherland for water and provisions in the summer, and trades some goods. Shortly...

Vergulde Otter 1660

1660

The Vergulde Otter brings guns, munitions, and soldiers to New Netherland to aid in the war between the colonists and local Esopus Indians.

Trouw 1660

1660

The Trouw arrives in April carrying colonists to New Netherland.

Groenen Arent 1660

1660

The Groenen Arent transports 50 enslaved Africans from Curaçao to Cartagena before stopping in New Amstel with a leaky ship and seeking water and...

Vergulde Bever 1660

1660

The Vergulde Bever plans to leave shortly after the Trouw in January, but is delayed until April, possibly due to a freeze. The ship arrives in New...

Moesman 1660

1660

The Moesman, along with the Vergulde Otter and the Bontekoe, brings soldiers to New Netherland for support in the war between colonists and local...

Bontekoe 1660

1660

The Bontekoe, along with the Vergulde Otter and the Moesman, carries a large number of soldiers to New Netherland for support in the war between...

Eyckenboom 1660

1660

Den Eyckenboom arrives in Curaçao from West Africa carrying an unknown number of enslaved Africans. The ship then voyages to New Netherland, along...

Liefde 1660

1660

The Liefde arrives in Curaçao on Christmas Eve carrying provisions for Curaçao and passengers for both Curaçao and New Netherland . The ship leaves...

Sphera Mundi 1659

1659

The Sphera Mundi stops in Curaçao on its way to New Netherland and transports five enslaved Africans (four boys and one girl) from Curaçao to New...

Vergulde Otter 1659

1659

The Vergulde Otter carries a small number of passengers to New Netherland in spring, as well as munitions and clothing for soldiers.

Vergulde Meulen 1659

1659

The Vergulde Meulen stops in Curaçao for lack of water, then picks up salt at Tortuga on its way to New Netherland. The administration of New...

Moesman 1659

1659

The Moesman brings colonists to New Netherland in July, along with a cargo of gunpowder, and returns to Amsterdam in the fall with beaver furs.

Wapen van Hoorn 1659

1659

The Wapen van Hoorn stops in New Netherland for lack of provisions. The ship transports goods and discharged soldiers back to the Dutch Republic,...

Vergulde Bever 1659

1659

The Vergulde Bever makes its fourth annual voyage to New Netherland for the Verbrugge merchant house, carrying passengers and skippered by Jan Reyersz...

Trouw 1659

1659

This is the first of four voyages by the Trouw to New Netherland with skipper Jan Jansz Bestevaer. The ship carries a large number of colonists to the...

Bruynvisch 1658

1658

The Bruynvisch brings colonists to New Netherland in summer, but lays in the harbor through the winter and does not return to Amsterdam until 1659.

Moesman 1658

1658

This is the first of three consecutive voyages by the Moesman for merchant Arent Jansz Moesman.

Vergulde Meulen 1658

1658

The Vergulde Meulen faces contrary winds on a long and arduous journey, resulting in a shortage of water. Ten or eleven of the ship's 108 passengers...

Diemen 1658

1658

The Diemen stops in Curaçao on its way to New Netherland, bringing shirts, linens, stockings, and shoes, and picks up a load of dyewood. In New...

Sphera Mundi 1658

1658

The skipper of the Sphera Mundi claims that an accident forced him into the New Netherland harbor, and requests permission to trade his remaining...

Vergulde Sonne 1658

1658

The Vergulde Sonne brings colonists to New Amstel in March for the City of Amsterdam.

Draetvaedt 1658

1658

The Draetvaedt stops in England and New England, due to bad weather, on the way to New Netherland. In New Netherland the skipper and a number of crew...

St. Jan Baptist 1658

1658

The St. Jan Baptist brings soldiers and passengers to New Netherland, along with clothing and supplies. For the return voyage, the ship takes on a...

Vergulde Otter 1658

1658

The Vergulde Otter sails to New Netherland with the St. Jan Baptist. The ship brings silkworm eggs to be distributed as an agricultural experiment...

Vergulde Beer 1658

1658

The Vergulde Beer arrives in New Netherland in spring. For the return voyage, the ship takes on dyewood, along with the St. Jan Baptist, brought from...

Vergulde Bever 1658

1658

The Vergulde Bever brings colonists to New Netherland in July, then transports Jan Baptist van Rensselaer back to the Dutch Republic.

Vergulde Meulen 1657

1657

The Vergulde Meulen departs with the Vogelsangh and arrives in July, bringing Lutheran minister Johannes Goetwater.

Wasbleecker 1657

1657

The Wasbleecker leaves the Dutch Repbulic in September carrying building materials and clothing for soldiers. Underway, the ship is severely damaged...

Nieuwer Amstel 1657

1657

The galiot Nieuwer Amstel arrives in New Amstel, accompanied by the Waegh, with supplies for the colony. The City of Amsterdam intends for the galiot...

Waegh 1657

1657

The City of Amsterdam ship Waegh brings colonists to New Amstel along with the galiot, Nieuwer Amstel. On its return voyage, the Waegh accompanies the...

Hoop 1657

1657

This Hoop arrives in New Netherland in June as the prize of French privateer Augustin Beaulieu in the frigate St. Piere. The Hoop is outfitted by...

St. Piere 1657

1657

The French privateer ship St. Piere arrives from the Caribbean, along with its captured prize ship Hoop. The ship's captain, Augustin Beaulieu lingers...

Vergulde Bever 1657

1657

The Vergulde Bever carries passengers for New Amstel. In New Netherland, the ships is chartered by Jacob Alrichs, director of New Amstel, to transport...

Vergulde Beer 1657

1657

The Vergulde Beer carries passengers for New Amstel. The ship sails out together with the Gelderse Blom and the Prins Maurits but they are separated...

Draedvadt 1657

1657

Just before the Draedvadt's departure, the West India Company administrators receive an anonymous tip suggesting they search the ship's waste hold and...

Vogelsangh 1657

1657

The Vogelsangh leaves in April for New Netherland with the Vergulde Meulen and returns to Amsterdam in fall with 30 cases of sugar and 1,000 beaver...

Vogel Struys 1657

1657

The Vogel Struys voyages to New Netherland via Guadaloupe, St. Kitts, and Curaçao. In Curaçao, the ship embarks an unknown number of enslaved Africans...

Prins Maurits 1657

1657

The Prins Maurits is chartered by the City of Amsterdam to carry 112 colonists to New Amstel, including the colony's new director Jacob Alrichs. The...

Gelderse Blom 1657

1657

The Gelderse Blom carries eleven passengers for New Amstel and military equipment for New Netherland. The ship sails out together with the Vergulde...

Blauwe Duyf 1656

1656

The Blauwe Duyf leaves Texel in June, on the same day as the Vergulde Otter. The two ships arrive at the same time in New Netherland, despite sailing...

Vergulde Bever 1656

1656

The Vergulde Bever sails with the Bontekoe, bringing soldiers and ammunition.

Vergulde Otter 1656

1656

Jeremias van Rensselaer writes about his stormy voyage aboard the Vergulde Otter, drifting toward an unknown shore one "dreadful night," to a point...

Bontekoe 1656

1656

The Bontekoe sails to New Netherland with the Vergulde Bever, bringing soldiers and ammunition.

Gelderse Blom 1656

1656

Mercurius 1656

1656

The Swedish ship Mercurius leaves Gothenburg in November 1655 before news of the Dutch recapture of New Sweden reaches the country. The Mercurius...

Vergulde Beer 1655

1655

Together with the Bontekoe and Witte Paert, the Vergulde Beer transports displaced Swedish colonists and soldiers to Plymouth, England, after the...

Waegh 1655

1655

The West India Company charters the 36-gun frigate Waegh from the City of Amsterdam for Director Stuyvesant's planned offensive on New Sweden. After...

Swarte Arent 1655

1655

The Swarte Arent arrives in New Netherland in early March. In April, one of the sailors wounds the skipper with a knife and is fined, after being...

Witte Paert 1655

1655

The Witte Paert brings 391 enslaved Africans directly to New Netherland from the "Bight of Guinea." Many are re-traded for destinations outside of...

Groote Christoffel 1655

1655

The Groote Christoffel has a rough start as it departs Texel in early December 1654 carrying engineering equipment for the colony, but is forced to...

Nieuw Amsterdam 1655

1655

The skipper and crew of the Nieuw Amsterdam (later renamed Waterhont), are accused of attempting to smuggle tobacco aboard the ship in New Netherland.

L'Esperance 1655

1655

The privateer ship L'Esperance, skipper Jean Flaman, arrives in New Netherland from Martinique in August. Director Stuyvesant charters the ship with...

Liefde 1655

1655

De Liefde, with skipper Anne Douwesz, brings provisions and supplies from the Dutch Republic to Curaçao, and picks up Director Stuyvesant, who had...

Bontekoe 1655

1655

The Bontekoe transports passengers to New Netherland. After the Dutch recapture the Swedish forts on the Delaware in September, the Bontekoe, together...

Peereboom 1654

1654

The Peereboom arrives in New Netherland in November, bringing soldiers and passengers. The West India Company charters the ship to bring Director...

Abrahams Offerhande 1654

1654

Abrahams Offerhande arrives in New Netherland via Curaçao, and may have come from Brazil. The administration of New Netherland utilizes the ship and...

Vergulde Schel 1654

1654

Vergulde Beer 1654

1654

The Vergulde Beer arrives in New Netherland in July carrying soldiers.

St. Maria 1654

1654

The St. Maria arrives in New Netherland from La Rochelle in late spring or early summer, and returns to Amsterdam via the Azores.

Gelderse Blom 1654

1654

The Gelderse Blom originally plans to voyage via Curaçao but its cargo fills to capacity short of all the island's urgently needed supplies. The West...

Gulden Hay/Vergulde Dolphyn 1654

1654

The Gulden Hay, as the Swedish ship Gyllene Haj, is destined for New Sweden but misses the Delaware Bay and arrives in New Netherland to an...

Goede Hoope 1653

1653

After its arrival in New Netherland, the Goede Hoope voyages to Curaçao. The skipper delays the ship's return to Amsterdam as it takes on tobacco,...

Graft 1653

1653

The Graft arrives in New Netherland in summer, and returns via La Rochelle, carrying tobacco and furs.

Coninck Salomon 1653

1653

The Coninck Solomon carries soldiers and passengers to New Netherland, including Nicasius de Sille, first councilor to Director Stuyvesant, and his...

Gelderse Blom 1653

1653

The Gelderse Blom voyages with the Coninck Salomon, carrying soldiers to New Netherland.

Elbinck 1653

1653

The Elbinck is sent to New Netherland with munitions, along with news of the war with England. On its return voyage, the ship carries a request for...

't Huys van Breda 1652

1652

As it readies for departure, the skipper of this ship, and that of the Gelderse Blom, are served West India Company notices forbidding them from...

Swarten Raven 1652

1652

The privateer ship Swarten Raven, carrying a French commission, brings 44 enslaved Africans to New Netherland from the captured Spanish prize ship,...

Gelderse Blom 1652

1652

The skipper of this ship and that of 't Huys van Breda are served West India Company notices as they ready for departure, forbidding either of them...

Romeyn 1652

1652

St. Michiel 1652

1652

The St. Michiel departs in mid-April but spends the end of July until the end of October in Virginia before arriving in New Netherland.

Hoff van Cleef 1652

1652

The West India Company charters the Hoff van Cleef for the outbound voyage only. The ship departs for Curaçao in September but is damaged in a...

First Anglo-Dutch War Begins 1652

1652

The escalation of tensions following the Navigation Acts of 1651 lead the English to declare war on the Dutch in July.

Gelderse Blom 1651

1651

The Gelderse Blom makes the first of six consecutive voyages to New Netherland, and arrives in summer

Keyser Carel 1651

1651

The Keyser Carl makes a spring voyage to New Netherland carrying merchant goods. On its return voyage, the ship is taken by the English and plundered...

St. Michiel 1651

1651

Nieu Neerlantsche Fortuyn 1651

1651

The Nieu Neerlantsche Fortuyn stops in England and Rhode Island due to bad weather as it carries colonists and trade goods to New Netherland. The ship...

Bontekoe 1651

1651

The Bontekoe leaves for New Netherland in March, with passengers and a full cargo.

Hoff van Cleef 1651

1651

At least two passenger die aboard the Hoff van Cleef, which brings colonists to New Netherland in late May or early June. Another passenger dies...

Waterhont 1651

1651

The Waterhont transports Secretary Cornelis van Tienhoven back to New Netherland along with his new fiancé Lysbeth van Hoochvelt. Underway, the...

Valckenier 1650

1650

The Valckenier carries 140 passengers for New Netherland (one woman falls overboard during the voyage). Two of the three representatives from New...

Prins Willem 1650

1650

Graeff van Holland 1650

1650

The Graeff van Holland plans an extended voyage via the Caribbean and New England, but the West India Company directors in Amsterdam nonetheless...

St. Michiel 1650

1650

Jaager 1650

1650

The Jaager brings passengers to New Netherland, possibly along with the Nieu Neerlantsche Fortuyn.

La Garce 1649

1649

More than 10 colonial investors have a financial interest in La Garce's extended voyage to the Caribbean to hunt for Iberian prizes. In January 1648,...

Valckenier 1649

1649

The Valckenier brings passengers to New Netherland in June. On its return voyage to the Amsterdam, the ship most likely carries colonists Adriaen van...

't Vliegende Hart 1649

1649

't Vliegende Hart, skipper Hendrick Jacobsz Patervaer, may be one of the Spanish barks La Garce captured in the Caribbean, and that Patervaer sailed...

Prins Willem 1649

1649

Merchant Gerrit Vastrick imports 30 firearms aboard the Prins Willem at the request of Director Stuyvesant and under questionable circumstances. On...

St. Pieter 1649

1649

The St. Pieter arrives in New Netherland in summer, then voyages to Curaçao in fall and transports horses from Curaçao to Antigua. The ship returns to...

Prins Willem 1648

1648

Jonge Prins van Denemarcken 1648

1648

The Jonge Prins van Denemarcken voyages to New Netherland after having been reloaded in Amsterdam following a trip to Guinea as the "Gryze Hengst"...

Valckenier 1648

1648

The Valckenier and the Pynappel bring short-term, "Scotch," merchants to New Netherland for trade. Shortly afterward, the administration decrees that...

Pynappel 1648

1648

The Pynappel and the Valckenier bring short-term, "Scotch," traders to New Netherland. In response, the administration passes an ordinance requiring...

Peace of Westphalia 1648

1648

The Peace of Westphalia marks the end of the Eighty Years' War between The Dutch Republic and Spain.

Kath 1647

1647

The Kath arrives in New Netherland in May as part of Stuyvesant's squadron from Curaçao along with the Prinses, Swol, and Groote Gerrit. Afterward,...

Liefde 1647

1647

Stuyvesant confiscates the Liefde from the roadstead of St. Kitts as he voyages to New Netherland via Curaçao, and has the ship brought to New...

St. Beninjo-Nieu Swol 1647

1647

The San Beninjo arrives in New Haven and is accused of trading in New Netherland waters while evading West India Company duties. Stuyvesant and his...

Swol 1647

1647

The Swol arrives in New Netherland in May as part of the squadron bringing Stuyvesant from Curaçao. Skipper Jan Claesz Bol switches to the Prinses for...

Valckenier 1647

1647

The fluytship Valckenier makes the first of four consecutive voyages with skipper Willem Tomasz to New Netherland for the Verbrugge family of...

Groote Gerrit 1647

1647

The Groote Gerrit sails with the Prinses, accompanying new Director Peter Stuyvesant to New Netherland via Curaçao. After arriving in New Netherland...

Prinses Amelia 1647

1647

The Prinses, along with the Groote Gerrit, escorts the new Director Peter Stuyvesant and his expectant wife, Judith Bayard first to Curacao on the way...

St. Jacob 1646

1646

The skipper of the St. Jacob, Haye Jansz, is suspected of attempting to sell 4,000 pounds of lead (ammunition) in New Netherland illegally. The...

T'Amandere 1646

1646

The T'Amandere brings an unknown number of enslaved Africans, taken from a captured Portuguese prize ship near Brazil, to New Netherland via...

Jager 1646

1646

The Jager arrives in New Netherland in summer, as one of the many voyages made by skipper Willem Tomasz for the Verbrugge merchant house of Amsterdam.

Wapen van Nieu Nederlandt 1646

1646

The Wapen van Nieu Nederlandt stops in Curaçao on its way to New Netherland, being short of water and firewood. The Vice Director there purchases...

Witte Doffer 1646

1646

La Garce 1646

1646

La Garce captures the bark, San Antonio, voyaging from Havana to Campeche and laden with sugar and tobacco. Captain Willem Blauvelt sends the prize...

Eendracht 1645

1645

The skipper of the Eendracht, Seger Theunisz, sells clothing, linen, and other necessities to soldiers in New Netherland, in return for promissory...

Prins Maurits 1645

1645

Skipper Adriaen Blommaert sails the Prins Maurits to New Netherland for Amsterdam merchants Charles Gabry and Mourits Reyersz.

La Garce 1644

1644

La Garce returns to New Netherland from the Caribbean in May, bringing two captured Spanish barks, one voyaging from Santiago de Cuba to Cartagena and...

Prins Maurits 1644

1644

The Prins Maurits arrives in New Netherland in spring, and leaves in the fall with beaver skins.

Blauwen Haen 1644

1644

The Blauwen Haen arrives in New Netherland unexpectedly, bringing 130 soldiers from Brazil. The ship had voyaged from Brazil to Curaçao, where the...

St. Pieter 1644

1644

Skipper Symon Jansz van Durgerdam, is accused of smuggling gunpowder in New Netherland and of breaking bulk underway in Bermuda to sell cargo...

Maecht van Enckhuysen 1644

1644

The Maecht van Enckhuysen brings merchant Augustin Hermans to the colony. The ship's skipper, Laurens Cornelisz, is wrongly accused of adultery by...

Wapen van Rensselaerswyck 1644

1644

The skipper of the Wapen van Rensselaerswyck is accused of taking private traders upriver to Rensselaerswyck against West India Company regulations....

Kieft's War 1643

1643

The Dutch violently attack a group of local Munsee, setting off a two-year war between Dutch settlers and Native Americans around Manhattan.

La Garce 1643

1643

The privateer ship La Garce, with its captain, Willem Blauvelt, arrive from the Caribbean carrying prize goods and a small number of enslaved...

Prins Maurits 1643

1643

Swarte Raven 1643

1643

The Swarte Raven arrives in New Netherland in summer and departs in late 1643 or early 1644 via Virginia.

Fortuyn 1643

1643

The Fortuyn arrives in New Netherland in September via the Canary Islands, with 100 pipes of Madeira wine. The ship is confiscated for refusing to pay...

Hoop Taken 1643

1643

The Hoop is captured by Dunkirk Pirates outward bound and brought to the Downs in England.

Sevenster 1642

1642

The Sevenster is sent to Curaçao with provisions, along with the Neptunus, after arriving in New Netherland. The ship's skipper, Jan Claesz van...

Houttuin 1642

1642

The Houttuin brings Reverend Johannes Megapolensis to the colony, along with his wife and four children, as minister of Rensselaerswyck.

Melckmeyt 1642

1642

Brandaris 1642

1642

The Brandaris stops in Curaçao on its way to New Netherland, raising concerns about voyage delays for Kiliaen van Rensselaer, who sends goods aboard...

Pauwe 1642

1642

The Pauwe arrives in New Netherland in spring. On the ship's return to Amsterdam, the skipper, Hendrick Stoffelsz, and mate, Willem Tomasz, record a...

Neptunus 1642

1642

The Neptunus makes three trips to Curaçao with provisions after arriving in New Netherland. In June 1644 the ship is sent from Curaçao, together with...

Coninck David 1641

1641

Antony de Hooges records a journal aboard the the Coninck David as he voyages to Rensselaerswyck to begin work as assistant and under bookkeeper to...

Reael 1641

1641

The Reael arrives in New Netherland via Curaçao. Director Kieft decides to keep the Reael in New Netherland for local use. In 1642, Kieft uses the...

Eyckenboom 1641

1641

Den Eyckenboom brings Adriaen van der Donck to the colony to work for Kiliaen van Rensselaer as Scout of Rensselaerswyck. Cornelis Melyn is also a...

Witte Valck 1641

1641

The Witte Valck voyages via Curaçao and arrives in New Netherland in November, carrying salt and sugar. In New Netherland, several crew members are...

Engel Gabriel 1641

1641

The crew of Den Engel Gabriel urges the skipper, Laurens Cornelisz, to stop in New Netherland, on their voyage from Curaçao to the Dutch Republic,...

Waterhondt 1640

1640

The Waterhondt arrives in New Netherland in September, bringing colonists for Rensselaerswyck.

Neptunus 1640

1640

The Neptunus stops in Curaçao on its way to New Netherland, then returns to Curaçao on its way back to the Dutch Republic, bringing close to five...

Uytrecht 1640

1640

The Uytrecht transports soldiers destined for New Netherland.

Vergulde Hoop Taken 1640

1640

The Vergulde Hoop, voyaging to New Netherland, is taken by Dunkirk Pirates shortly after its departure from the Dutch Republic.

Engel Gabriel 1639

1639

The Engel Gabriel arrives in September, and misses the fur trading season.

Brant van Troyen 1639

1639

The Brant van Troyen brings Jonas Bronck to the colony. Bronck later negotiates a large tract of land east of what is now the Bronx River.

Haring 1639

1639

The Haring makes its second voyage to New Netherland, carrying passengers and soliders, and arriving in July.

West Indische Raven 1639

1639

The West Indische Raven arrives via the Caribbean, bringing 50 pipes of Spanish wine from the Canary Islands. The wine is found to have soured and...

Calmer Sleutel 1638

1638

The Calmer Sleutel (or Kalmar Nyckel), carrying Pieter Minuit, arrives from Gothenburg in March to establish a Swedish colony on the Delaware River....

Vogelgryp 1638

1638

The Vogelgryp voyages to the Delaware River with the Calmer Sleutel, bringing trade goods and farm implements in support of the Swedish colony.

Liefde 1638

1638

De Liefde brings provisions and supplies to New Netherland in December. The ship takes on beaver furs in spring but is taken by Dunkirk Pirates on its...

Dolphyn 1638

1638

The Dolphyn arrives in New Netherland leaking. Some passengers complain of inadequate food rations during the voyage and refuse to pay for passage.

Haring 1638

1638

Den Haring voyages to New Netherland, probably via Curaçao, arriving in March with director Willem Kieft. The ship's skipper Willem Riewertsz dies in...

Wapen van Noorwegen 1638

1638

Kiliaen van Rensselaer sends passengers and supplies, as well as eighteen young mares for Rensselaerswyck.

Nieuw Nassau 1638

1638

The Nieuw Nassau transports soldiers for New Netherland.

Rensselaerswyck 1637

1637

The Rensselaerswyck encounters storms early in the voyage and seeks shelter in Plymouth England. Legal actions ensue when the smith's mate stabs the...

Sevenster 1636

1636

The Sevenster arrives in New Netherland after an extended voyage, carrying a prize cargo of Spanish ox hides. The ship leaves New Netherland with...

Coninck David 1635

1635

David Pietersz de Vries brings 30 colonists to Cayenne aboard the Coninck David to establish a colony, then sails to New Netherland. From New...

Eendracht 1634

1634

The Eendracht arrives in summer bringing colonists for Rensselaerswyck. The ship stays out for over a year, delayed by a strong New Netherland winter,...

Goede Hoope van Groningen 1633

1633

The Goede Hoope van Groningen, coming from St. Marten, stops in New Netherland for repairs after being abandoned by its fleet.

St. Martyn/Hoop 1633

1633

Wouter van Twiller captures the sugar prize St. Martyn in St. Martin and brings it to New Netherland, where it is renamed Hoop. Merchant Govert...

William 1633

1633

The English ship William arrives in New Netherland in April from London, to trade, and is expelled by Director Van Twiller.

Soutbergh 1633

1633

The Soutbergh brings new director Wouter van Twiller and Reverend Everardus Bogardus to New Netherland. Van Twiller takes a sugar-laden prize...

Walvis 1632

1632

De Walvis stops in Portsmouth in May and the crew spends time attempting whaling near the Isle of Wight. The ship arrives in the Caribbean in early...

Eekhoorntje 1632

1632

The Eekhoorntje sails together with the Waivis, via Portsmouth and the Caribbean, to New Netherland. Kiliaen van Rensselaer offers skipper Jan Tjepkes...

Eendracht 1631

1631

De Eendracht leaves in summer, transporting colonists bound for Rensselaerswyck. On the return voyage, the ship, carrying over 5,000 beaver skins,...

Walvis 1631

1631

David Pietersz de Vries departs with the Walvis in December 1630 intending to settle a colony in Tortuga, but abandons his plans after finding that...

Salm Taken 1630

1630

The small ship Salm leaves from Texel in December accompanying the ship, Walvis, but is taken by Dunkirk pirates just two days later.

Eendracht 1630

1630

The Eendracht departs in March bringing colonists for Rensselaerswyck, including Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert.

Naerden 1629

1629

Eendracht 1629

1629

Wapen van Amsterdam 1628

1628

The Wapen van Amsterdam arrives in New Netherland in spring, and together with the Drie Koningen, returns to Amsterdam in fall with timber and as many...

Drie Koningen 1628

1628

The Drie Koningen trades successfully in New Netherland and departs in August with the Wapen van Amsterdam. Together, the two ships carry as many as...

Bruynvisch 1627

1627

The Bruynvisch is sent out from Amsterdam to cruise the Caribbean for prizes and may have brought enslaved Africans to New Netherland from a captured...

Meeuwken 1626

1626

The Meeuwken brings Pieter Minuit to New Netherland in spring as the colony's new director.

Wapen van Amsterdam 1626

1626

The Wapen van Amsterdam arrives in July, carrying Isaack de Rasieres as Secretary of New Netherland. The ship returns to Amsterdam with more than...

Koe 1625

1625

The Koe carries horses to the colony. Together with the Swarte Paert, the two ships bring 103 heads of livestock, including stallions, mares, bulls,...

Oranjeboom 1625

1625

The Oranjeboom seeks shelter in Plymouth after getting caught in fierce storms in the English Channel. The ship is detained in Plymouth over Dutch...

Schaep 1625

1625

The Schaep voyages together with the Koe, Swarte Paert, and Mackreel, carrying extra forage for the animals being transported to New Netherland.

Swarte Paert 1625

1625

De Swarte Paert transports cows to the colony. Between this ship and the Koe, the two ships bring 103 heads of livestock, including stallions, mares,...

Mackreel Taken 1625

1625

The Mackreel accompanies the Swarte Paert, Koe, and Schaep, carrying six families destined for New Netherland. The ship is taken by Dunkirk Pirates...

Ruyter Taken 1625

1625

De Ruyter departs for New Netherland in June, carrying sheep and hogs as well as farming supplies such as wagons and ploughs, in support of the the...

Nieu Nederlandt 1624

1624

The Nieu Nederlandt, along with the Eendracht, brings some of the first colonists to New Netherland. The ship arrives in May with 30 families, mostly...

Eendracht 1624

1624

The Eendracht, along with the Nieu Nederlandt, brings some of the first colonists to New Netherland. Skipper Adriaen Jorisz Thienpont drops off...

Mackreel 1623

1623

The Mackreel leaves Amsterdam in July and arrives in December, notedly wasting time in the Caribbean "to catch a fish" (meaning trying to take a prize...

Witte Duyf 1623

1623

The Witte Duyf makes its last voyage to New Netherland. The ship's outfitters sell the yachts and sloops left behind two years earlier to the West...

Witte Duyf 1622

1622

The Witte Duyf leaves at the end of 1621, with skipper Willem Hontom, for its third and penultimate voyage to New Netherland for Eelkens and partners.

Witte Duyf 1621

1621

This voyage of the Witte Duyf likely attempts trade at the Delaware River. Thirteen people from this ship plus eight from another ship stay behind in...

Blyde Boodschap 1621

1621

The Blyde Boodschap sails to New Netherland in November, as a competitor of the Witte Duyf. The two skippers reach a temporary agreement in New...

The West India Company June 1621

1621

The States General grants the West India Company a monopoly on the fur trade in New Netherland. Free trade in New Netherland by private merchants...

Blyde Boodschap 1620

1620

Skipper Cornelis Jacobsz May surveys the area around the Delaware River in the Blyde Boodschap and returns by September, along with the Bever,...

Bever 1620

1620

The Bever sails to New Netherland for the New Netherland Company and returns by September with the Blyde Boodschap and a cargo of furs.

Witte Duyf 1620

1620

This first voyage to the Hudson for the Witte Duyf fails when the Native Americans refuse to trade with the crew.

Schildpad 1619

1619

Skipper Jacob Jacobsz Eelkins sails the Schildpad to the Hudson River for trade, in competition with the crew of the Swarte Beer, trading for The New...

Swarte Beer 1619

1619

Skipper Hendrick Christiaensz sails the Swarte Beer to the Hudson River on behalf of The New Netherland Company. Local Native Americans attack...

Vlissingen ship 1619

1619

Skipper Adriaen Jorisz Thienpont, in a ship from Vlissingen (name unknown), comes upon the Swarte Beer after its skipper and all but five of the crew...

The New Netherland Company 1614–1617

1616

The New Netherland Company is given a patent from the States General for four voyages within three years. The company explores the Delaware River area...

Vosje 1614

1614

The Vosje departs in spring 1613 on a voyage of discovery, in search of the Northwest Passage. On the Hudson River, the skipper Pieter Fransz and two...

Fortuyn (1) 1614

1614

The Fortuyn makes a third voyage to the Hudson River, this time with skipper Hendrick Christiaensz, who competes with Thys Vockertsz Mossel, sailing...

Trading Post Fort Nassau 1614

1614

The Dutch establish a fur trading post, Fort Nassau, on Castle Island, near present-day port of Albany.

Fortuyn (2) 1614

1614

Skipper Cornelis Jacobsz May sails to the Hudson River for Hoorn merchants Brouwer, Kies, and Volckertsz. He sails the Fortuyn back to Amsterdam with...

Tyger 1614

1614

Adriaen Block's Tyger catches fire on the banks of Manhattan and burns. Eight of the Tyger's crew members mutiny and take the Nachtegael, which is on...

Nachtegael 1614

1614

The Nachtegael arrives at the Hudson River shortly after Christiaensz' Fortuyn. While Nachtegael skipper Thys Volckertsz Mossel is briefly ashore,...

Fortuyn (1) 1613

1613

Skipper Adriaen Block, in the ship, Fortuyn, faces competition on the Hudson River from Thys Volckertsz Mossel, sailing in the Jonge Tobias for the...

Jonge Tobias 1613

1613

Thys Volckertsz Mossel, sailing for the Hans Claesz merchant group, arrives at the Hudson River in spring. He competes for trade with Adriaen Block of...

Fortuyn (1) 1612

1612

Adriaen Block sails in the Fortuyn to the Hudson River area for Amsterdam merchants Vogels, Pelgrom, Hunger and Van Tweenhuysen.

St. Pieter 1611

1611

The first merchant ships venture to the Hudson River area for trade opportunities. The St. Pieter is chartered by the Amsterdam merchant group,...