A bibliographical and historical Essay on the Dutch books and pamphlets relating to New-Netherland and to the Dutch West- India Company and to its possessions in Brazil, Angola, etc.: as also on the maps, charts, etc. of New-Netherland, with facsimiles of the map of New-Netherland by N. I. Visscher, and of the three existing views of New-Amsterdam / compiled from the Dutch public and private libraries, and from the collection of Mr. Frederick Muller in Amsterdam. A collection of the printed materials for the history and description of New-Netherland; that is: of that portion of North America which the Dutch-West-India Company claimed and held till 1664.

This book is a catalog of the printed documents which illustrate the history of the Dutch West India Company and the history and geography of New-Netherland, the Company's North-American Colony. The sources included consist of descriptions of New-Netherland, the history of the West-India-Company, the history of New-Netherland itself, and a list of the maps and This book is a catalog of the printed documents which illustrate the history of the Dutch West India Company and the history and geography of New-Netherland, the Company's North-American Colony. The sources included consist of descriptions of New-Netherland, the history of the West-India-Company, the history of New-Netherland itself, and a list of the maps and charts of New-Netherland and of the views of New Amsterdam.