Central train station, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands along the banks of the river Amstel.

The 'Westertoren' is the highest church tower in Amsterdam (89m), and a landmark structure for this city in Holland (the Netherlands).

A Dutch map from 1661 showing New Amsterdam. Part of a map collection from the British Library.

Essay on the fight between Dutch and British colonial powers over New Amsterdam which eventually resulted in British dominance and the renaming of New Netherland to New York.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Historical fiction about a boy named Ulrich living in Amsterdam in 1940 and his Jewish friends who stop coming to school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...

Discover the house where Anne Frank lived in Merwedeplein, Amsterdam, just before going into hiding.

This resource includes a detailed biography, transcripts of his letters to his beloved brother Theo, photographs, numerous reproductions, and more. The museum also collects Western paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints from the...

This site lists the reasons why the Dutch trading companies were slower in colonization than the other New World countries.

This site from Wikipedia describes the life of Peter Stuyvesant, his accomplishments as governor of New Amsterdam (New York), and his life before he became governor.

An image of "A Group of Guardsmen of the Amsterdam Kloveniersdoelen", created by Dirck Jacobsz in 1529 (Oil on panel, 119 x 174 cm , 120 x 76 cm).

An image of "Group Portrait of the Amsterdam Shooting Corporation", created by Dirck Jacobsz in 1532 (Oil on canvas, 115 x 160 cm).

An image of "Banquet of Members of Amsterdam's Crossbow Civic Guard", created by Cornelis Anthonisz in 1533 (Oil on panel, 130 x 206,5 cm).

An image of "Drinking Horn of the Calivermen's Civic Guard of Amsterdam", created by Arent Coster in 1547 (Buffalo horn and silver, 38 x 61 cm).

An image of "Group Portrait of the Amsterdam Shooting Corporation", created by Dirck Jacobsz in 1561 (Oil on panel, 91 x 185 cm).

An image of "The Return in Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies", created by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom in 1599 (Oil on canvas, 110 x 220 cm).

An image of "The Syndics of the Amsterdam Goldsmiths Guild", created by Thomas De Keyser in 1627 (Oil on canvas, 127 x 152 cm).

An image of "The Harbour in Amsterdam", created by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom in 1630 (Oil on canvas, 97 x 201 cm).

An image of "The Entry of Maria de' Medici to Amsterdam", created by Jan the Younger Martszen in 1638 (Brown ink, 280 x 388 mm).

An image of "Four Governors of the Arquebusiers Civic Guard, Amsterdam", created by Govert Teunisz Flinck in 1642 (Oil on canvas, 203 x 278 cm).

An image of "The Courtyard of the Old Exchange in Amsterdam", created by Emanuel De Witte in 1653 (Oil on panel, 48 x 47,5 cm).

An image of "The Old Town Hall in Amsterdam", created by Pieter Jansz Saenredam in 1657 (Oil on panel, 65 x 85 cm).

An image of "View of Amsterdam with Ships on the Ij", created by Ludolf Backhuysen in 1666 (Oil on canvas, 128 x 221 cm).

An image of "Amsterdam, Dam Square with the Town Hall and the Nieuwe Kerk", created by Jan Van Der Heyden in 1667 (Oil on canvas, 85 x 92 cm).