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DescriptionGezichtOpNieuwAmsterdam.jpg	English: Gezicht op Nieuw Amsterdam by Johannes Vingboons (1664), an early picture of Nieuw Amsterdam made in the year when it was conquered by the English under Richard Nicolls. Français : Gezicht op Nieuw Amsterdam par Johannes Vingboons (1664), une représentation de la Nouvelle-Amsterdam dressée en 1664, année de la conquête anglaise menée par le colonel Richard Nicolls.
Date	1664
Source	Geheugen van Nederland (Memory of The Netherlands), Selections from the Map Collections [ http://international.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?intldl/awkbbib:@field(DOCID+@lit(awkb012367))
Author	Johannes Vingboons (1616–1670)   Alternative names Jan Vinckeboons Joan Vinckeboons Johannes Vinckeboons Joan Vingboom Jan Vingboons Joan Vingboons Description Dutch cartographer and painter Date of birth/death 1616 1670 Location of birth/death Amsterdam Authority control WorldCat

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