The Schaghen Letter Goes on Display in Amsterdam
Filed in Events, Immigration/Emigration, Museums, Native American, Netherlands, New York on Apr.04, 2009
The Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands’ national museum in Amsterdam, put the Schaghen Letter, documenting the purchase of Manhattan from the American Indians, on display Friday. The display also includes the first map of Manhattan, dated 1614. The exhibit commemorates the 400th anniversary of the departure of Henry Hudson in April 1609 on the expedition that would [...]
