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Since the 16th century Europeans had been interpreting the New World not only through words but also through images. European professional artists did not truly start painting South Americas's tropics in loco, however, until the Dutch... more
In: Richard Kagan and Philip Morgan (Org.). Atlantic Diasporas. Jews, Conversos, and Crypto-Jews in the Age of Mercantilism, 1500-1800. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, p. 123-151.
400 years after the birth of Johan Maurits von Nassau, and 350 after the Restauração Pernambucana, the University of Salamanca commemorated these events with a Congress about the Dutch count and its time in Brazil. This book compiles most... more
This paper intends to approach the several possibilities of interpretation of the painting called "A village in Brazil", done by the Dutch artist Frans Post, probably very soon after his return to Haarlem, in 1644, after a seven years... more
There are currently only very few special studies about indigenous documents in colonial Brazil. Most of these documents are not yet published or were unknown until recently. The article stresses that the early documents... more
Between 1624 and 1654, the Dutch West India Company occupied part of the northeast of Brazil. A private company, in 1621 it obtained from the Republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands a monopoly on trade and the authorization to... more
A Capitania da Paraíba durante o Domínio Holandês (1630-1654) foi a segunda maior produtora de açúcar das capitanias capturadas pelos holandeses, como também foram necessárias três expedições para domar a intrépida coragem dos paraibanos,... more
From 1630 to 1654 the Dutch West India Company have succeeded in establishing a colony in the Northeast part of Brazil, then under the dominance of Portugal. Its most preeminent governor, Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, administered the... more
Durante a primeira fase que compreende o período do Brasil holandês (1630-1636), a qual corresponde, de acordo com Evaldo Cabral de Mello (2007), à fase de conquista e consolidação das campanhas militares promovidas pela Companhia das... more
É sempre como conquista que a história do Brasil holandês foi citada na documentação holandesa da época, nunca como Colônia. Uma prova de que conhecer detalhadamente o nordeste brasileiro foi sinônimo de uma grande conquista para a... more
This work aims to establish a (mainly) historical look at the Jewish religiosities experienced between 1630 and 1654, in the Captaincy of Pernambuco, then under the military-political domination of the Dutch. It is a sui generis moment in... more
Por quase vinte e cinco anos, a Companhia Neerlandesa das Índias Ocidentais ocupou parte do nordeste do Brasil. Tal episódio, pertencente ao longínquo século XVII, permanece um dos temas mais estudados e discutidos dentro e fora do mundo... more
Este trabalho objetiva refletir sobre os modos pelos quais a representação da paisagem brasileira em mapas renascentistas constituiu parte do projeto de ordenamento espacial do Brasil colonial, utilizando como fonte quatro mapas... more
Entre os anos de 1630 e 1654, a Companhia Neerlandesa das Índias Ocidentais ocupou parte do nordeste do Brasil. Até os dias atuais, esse episódio constitui um dos temas mais estudados e discutidos dentro e fora do mundo acadêmico. Entre... more
Marianne L. Wiesebron (ed.). Oude West Indische Compagnie: correspondentie van de Heren XIX en Notulen van de Hoge en Secrete Raad van Brazilië / Companhia das Índias Ocidentais velha: Cartas enviadas pelos Diretores XIX Atas diárias do... more
Apresentação do livro Viagem ao Brasil (1644-1654), Editora CEPE, 2016 / E-book 2019
Org. B. N. Teensma, B. Miranda e L. W. Xavier
Org. B. N. Teensma, B. Miranda e L. W. Xavier
This article presents a new perspective on the master-slave relationship in New Netherland in order to complement the existing theories on the treatment of slaves in that Dutch colony. It shows how prior to the loss of Dutch Brazil, the... more
The main goal of this book is to unlock Hessel Gerritsz' rutter (1628). An unique and beautiful 17th century Dutch treasure. To remove the veil from the Cape Verde Islands in a time that information and products floated over the seas with... more
Since the slave population in New Netherland (1614–1664) was small compared to that of other Dutch Atlantic colonies such as Curaçao, Dutch Brazil, and Suriname, it has traditionally received little attention by scholars, including... more
RIVERO RODRíGUEZ, M.. The Dutch enemy, Count Duke of Olivares and the service of the vassals in the recovery of Bahia of Brazil. Eikón Imago, North America, 9, jul. 2020. Available at: Este trabajo se plantea la lectura de “La... more
23rd Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Art History, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, February 22-23, 2018
This publication focuses on Dutch literature in a global context. Dutch literature is, in fact, much more than just literature from a tiny piece of land at the estuary of the Rhine. From the Caribbean to Southern Africa and from Southeast... more
From 1630 until its fall in 1654, the Dutch West India Company maintained a colony in northeastern Brazil where it tried to profit from the cultivation of sugar using enslaved African labor. Count Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen served as... more
Este trabalho objetiva refletir sobre os modos pelos quais a representacao da paisagem brasileira em mapas renascentistas constituiu parte do projeto de ordenamento espacial do Brasil colonial, utilizando como fonte quatro mapas... more
Writing a history about the Dutch Atlantic used to be easy. First, one would pick and choose one or more quotes from either “the Dutch were not very important in that part of the world”, talking about a Dutch Atlantic “makes as much sense... more
The Libri Picturati includes a collection of plant illustrations from seventeenth century Dutch Brazil that is kept in the Jagiellonian library in Krakow since World War II. While many studies focused on the artistic details and history... more
This is the proof version of the essay. For copyright reasons, some illustrations have been removed. To see the illustrated, final published version, see the chapter in the volume Susan Broomhall and Jacqueline van Gent (eds), Governing... more
A Dutch mistery solved: in the years 1640 and 1641 the Dutch cities of Deventer and Zwolle broke the rules and produced gold coins looking like the 10-ducat Portuguez to increase their profits in the sugar trade with Dutch Brazil
Una perspectiva comparada para abordar el Brasil holandés (1630-1654).
This thesis argues that lobbying was an important phenomenon in the seventeenth-century and that it had far-reaching influence on the course of history. Seventeenth-century lobbying took the form of petitions, personal relations, and... more
‘Redimoesoegedrag’ staat in Suriname voor ‘verraad tegen de eigen groep’. Het begrip gaat terug op slaven die in de 18de eeuw in ruil voor vrijheid aan de zijde van de gouvernementssoldaten vochten tegen de ‘marrons’, gevluchte slaven.... more
Cerca de seis anos antes da conquista de Pernambuco em 1630, que daria início a uma ocupação de quase um quarto de século das capitanias setentrionais do Brasil, a Companhia Neerlandesa das Índias Ocidentais lançou uma empresa com intuito... more
Esse texto apresenta o relato de viagem escrito por Lorenz Simon, que esteve no Brasil entre os anos de 1641 e 1654. Além de inserir sua trajetória e seu texto no contexto mais amplo – a migração de mão-de-obra estrangeira para a... more
Resumo: O século XVII foi uma época de mudanças intensas e para alguns historiadores tenha sido um período de crises, o qual contribuiu na formação dos Estados europeus modernos e suas colônias. Neste contexto, as Guerras Luso-Holandesas... more
Os objetos materiais têm papeis culturais que ultrapassam o que a categoria ‘objeto’ pode sugerir. Longe de meros suportes ou auxiliares da ação de sujeitos, os objetos participam da construção e desconstrução social das pessoas e suas... more
Material objects have cultural attributions which largely surpass what the category 'object' might suggest. Far from simple recipients or auxiliaries to the action of 'subjects', objects participate in the social construction and... more