Manhattan Coin: Netherlands Coin House lecture - March2009

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2409Thursday, June 18, 2009

Thursday, June 18, 2009

800 jaar geschiedenis:

1609zuidelijk Manna-hata

2009zuidelijk Manhattan

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De Halve Maen - Robert Juet, 2 Oktober 1609:

“It is on that side of the Riuer that is called Manna-hata”

“on the other side of the riuer, where we saw a very good piece of ground: and hard by there was a Cliffe, that looked of the colour of a white greene, as though it were either Copper, or Silver Myne:

and I thinke it to be one of them, by the Trees that grow vpon it. For they be all burned, and the other places are greene as grasse, it is on that side of the Riuer that is called Manna-hata. There we saw

no people to trouble vs: and rode quietly all night; but had much wind and raine.”

Wildlife Conservation SocietyThe Manna-Hatta Project

Eric W. Sanderson, Ph.D.Associate Director, Living Landscapes Program

Manhattan Coin: Netherlands Coin House lecture - March2009

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