Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 4 (of 8) French Explorations and Settlements in North America and Those of the Portuguese, Dutch, and Swedes 1500-1700

CHAPTER IX.

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NEW SWEDEN, OR THE SWEDES ON THE DELAWARE. _Gregory B. Keen_ 443

ILLUSTRATIONS: Visscher’s Map (1651), 467; Trinity Fort, 473; Siege of Christina Fort, 480; Lindström’s Map (1654-55), 481; Map of Atlantic Colonies (_Campanius_), 485.

AUTOGRAPHS: Willem Usselinx, 443; Gustavus Adolphus, 444; Axel Oxenstjerna, 444; S. Blommaert, 445; Peter Spiring, 445; Peter Minuit, 446; Clas Fleming, 447; Queen Christina, 448; Hendrick Huygen, 448; J. Beier, 449; Peter Hollender, Ridder, 449; Johan Printz, 452; Sven Schute, 454; Gregorious Van Dyck, 454; Peter Brahe, 458; Johan Papegåja, 458; A. Hudde, 461; Laurentz, 464; Hans Amundson, 465; Hans Kramer, 469; Gustaf Printz, 470; Erik Oxenstjerna, 471; Johan Rising, 471; Christer Bonde, 471; Thijssen Anckerhelm, 472; Peter Lindström, 472; Sven Höök, 475; Henrich von Elswich, 475; King Carl Gastaff, 477; Jöran Fleming, 477.

CRITICAL ESSAY 488

ILLUSTRATIONS: Title of _Manifest und Vertragbrieff_ (1624), 489; Title of Campanius (1702), 492.

INDEX 503

INTRODUCTION.

PHYSIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA.

BY NATHANIEL S. SHALER,

_Professor of Palæontology in Harvard University._