The Fall of New Amsterdam by Jean Leon Gerome (1863-1930) 28 July 1932. The print shows Peter Stuyvesant in 1664 standing on the shore among residents of New Amsterdam who are pleading with him not to open fire on the British who have arrived in warships

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Keywords: 1863-1930, american, amsterdam, archival, archive, dutch, fall, gerome, historical, history, holland, jean, leon, netherlands, peter, stuyvesant, york