the world of Margrieta Van Varick
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Krohn, Deborah > (ed.)
- Creator
- Miller, Peter, N. > (ed.)
- Creator
- De Filippis, Marybeth > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Zandvliet, Kees
- Publish Year
- 2009
- Shelfmark
- WER 1C 2009
- Thesaurus
- geschiedenis, kolonialisme, Nederlands-Indië, Verenigde Staten, 17e eeuw, tentoonstellingscatalogus, bundel
- Description
- Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage and the lasting legacy of Dutch culture in New York, this book explores the life and times of a woman, her family, and her things. Margrieta was born in the Netherlands but lived at the extremes of the Dutch colonial world, in Malacca on the Malay Peninsula and in Flatbush, Brooklyn. When she came to New York in 1686 with her husband and set up a shop, she brought an astonishing array of Eastern goods, many of which were documented in an inventory made after her death in 1695. Extensive archival research has enabled a collaborative team to reconstruct her story and establish the depth of her connection to Dutch trading establishments in Asia. This is a contribution to the histories of New York City, the Dutch overseas empire, women, and material culture.