Description of the New Netherlands Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Hardcover
- New

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- Title
- Description of the New Netherlands Classic Reprint
- Author
- Adrian van der Donck
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0265797918
- ISBN 13
- 9780265797914
- Item weight
- 250 grams
A vivid 17th‑century portrait of New Netherland’s lands, climate, and farming.
This edition presents a detailed view of the country’s surfaces, rivers, and hills, and how settlers adapted to the new landscape. It also surveys the fruit trees, flowers, and agricultural practices that helped early communities thrive in the region.
The text describes rolling plains, highlands, and broad river sides, with fertile soils that invite both crops and orchards. It explains how the land supports meadows, pastures, and timber, and notes how settlers worked with nature to open fields, plant, and harvest across seasons. Readers gain a sense of the scale and variety of the landscape, from lowlands to distant uplands, and the way the environment shapes life in the colony.- A close look at the land’s formations, soils, and how hills, valleys, and waterways create opportunities for farming and settlement.
- How fruit trees and other crops were introduced and adapted to the climate, including grafting practices and thriving varieties.
- The range of flowers and ornamental plants that accompanied early agriculture, plus observations of native and cultivated species.
- Seasonal rhythms, from long, mild autumns to cold winters, and how weather and geography influence work and food supplies.
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