I can't tell... is this letter supposed to be in the hand of Heerman Augustijn??? [1]http://hetverhalenarchief.nl/newyork/augustijn-heerman -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Earliest_known_depiction_of_New_York_C ity..._is_this_the_artist??? From: <[2]jarm@nycnuts.net> Date: Sat, June 15, 2013 2:48 pm To: [3]DUTCH-COLONIES@rootsweb.com, [4]NEW-NETHERLAND@rootsweb.com Iâm trying to prove the identity of the artist behind the earliest known depiction of New York City (c1650). Johannes LaMontagne is said to have been New Yorkâs first accredited doctor, and held important government positions under both William Kieft and Peter Stuyvesant. He built the first house in what today is known as Harlem, as well as being tasked with building the defensive wall for which Wall Street is named. Some sources name him as the possible drafter of some of the early maps of New Netherland including the original âManatvs Map,â of which only contemporary copies exist. Regarding the image in question⦠This watercolor, which is in the National Library of Austria and titled âDe Stadt Nieuw Amsterdam gelegen op het Eylandt Manhattan...,â was only uncovered in the 1990s. I have done my own handwriting comparison between known samples of LaMontagneâs handwriting, and the writing found on that watercolor, and I believe they match. There are also known samples of watercolors painted by LaMontagne that accompany a journal of an expedition to Guianaâthese are housed in the National Library of Great Britain. I think these could also be used for comparison. Iâm looking for some advice, suggestions and opinions on being a possible match. Below is a link to an image of the watercolor in question as well as a link to a sample of my handwriting comparison: [1][5]http://www.onb.ac.at/sammlungen/karten/kartenzimelien/grossansicht.php ?id =20 [2][6]http://nycnuts.net/lamontagne_handwriting_samples/ Thanks in advance for your input! Jim Maxwell References 1. [7]http://www.onb.ac.at/sammlungen/karten/kartenzimelien/grossansicht.php?id =20 2. [8]http://nycnuts.net/lamontagne_handwriting_samples/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [9]DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. http://hetverhalenarchief.nl/newyork/augustijn-heerman 2. mailto:jarm@nycnuts.net 3. mailto:DUTCH-COLONIES@rootsweb.com 4. mailto:NEW-NETHERLAND@rootsweb.com 5. http://www.onb.ac.at/sammlungen/karten/kartenzimelien/grossansicht.php?id 6. http://nycnuts.net/lamontagne_handwriting_samples 7. http://www.onb.ac.at/sammlungen/karten/kartenzimelien/grossansicht.php?id=20 8. http://nycnuts.net/lamontagne_handwriting_samples 9. mailto:DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com