The Founding of New Amsterdam in 1626.

A conference paper is presented concerning the founding of New Amsterdam (later known as New York City) in 1626. It discusses explorers who came to the harbor of New Amsterdam but did not stay, including Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 and Estavam Gomez in 1525. It details the arrival of Henry Hudson to Manhattan Island in 1609. Subjects of the paper also include the historiography of New York, the Dutch West India Company in New York, and the fort known as "New Netherland."