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From 1815 to 1828 and from 1845 to 1936 the later Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao,
Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius and the Dutch half of
Sint Maarten) were known
as Curaçao en onderhorigheden (C. and dependencies), from 1936 to 1948 as the Gebied van Curaçao (Territory of C.). This page refers to the island of Curaçao; for the larger territorial units by that name, see under Netherlands' Antilles. In 1634 the W.I.C. took possession of Curaçao. The first W.I.C. went bankrupt in 1674 to be replaced by the G.W.I.C. (second W.I.C.) which was dissolved in 1792, and her assets fell to the Dutch Republic. From 1815 to 1828 part of Curaçao and Dependencies, from 1828 to 1845 of the Dutch West Indies, from 1845 to 1936 of Curaçao and Dependencies, from 1936 to 1948 of the Territory of Curaçao, from 1948 to 2010 part of the Netherlands Antilles. Since 2010 autonomous. Curaçao 1634-1815 |
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| P r i n t e d . R e f e r e n c e |
| Bibliographies | Online Libraries | Online Journals | General Accounts | Specific Topics | Historical Dictionaries | Others |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles | Modern |
Article : Curaçao, from Wikipedia;
from Wikipedia Dutch edition |
| Historical, on the Windies |
A. Trollope, The West Indies and the Spanish Main, 1860, GB |
| Historical, on Curaçao |
M.D. Teenstra, De Nederlandsche West-Indische Eilanden, vol.1 : Curaçao, 1836, in Dutch, Gb |
| Links | General |
Category : Curaçao, from Wikipedia Categorie : Curaçao, from Wikipedia Dutch Edition |
| on History |
Categorie : Geschiedenis van Curaçao, from Wikipedia The Atlantic World and the Dutch : Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Herman Daniel Benjamins, Joh. F. Snelleman, Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië (1914-1917),
in Dutch, posted on DBNL Woordenlijst : Vrij van Slavernij, from Nationaal Archief, in Dutch |
| Timelines |
Carib Seek : Curaçao Timeline |
| Accounts of History | Modern |
Curaçao : Historical Overview, from Carib Seek Files from Landenweb : History of Curaçao, in Dutch Articles : History of Curaçao, from Wikipedia |
| Historical, of the Caribbean |
Th. Coke, A history of the West Indies,
vol.1, 1808,
vol.2, 1810,
vol.3, 1811, GB Th. Southey, Chronological history of the West Indies, vol.1, 1827, GB (out of 3 vols.) C.E. Meinecke, Versuch einer Geschichte der europaischen Colonien in Westindien, 1831, in German, GB E. Regnault et al., Histoire des Antilles et des colonies françaises, espagnoles, anglaises .., 1849, in French, GB |
| Historical, of Curaçao |
| Specific Periods |
Article : Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, from Wikipedia |
| Politics |
Article : Curaçao : Politics of Curaçao, from Wikipedia Article : Curaçao : Politiek, in Wikipedia Dutch edition |
| Military |
| Economy & Finances |
History, from Bank van de Nederlandse Antillen Origin of Orange Curacao, from Art of Drink |
| Social History |
Slavernij in Curaçao Slavenreis, from Ninsee, in Dutch |
| Ethnography |
Languages of Netherlands Antilles (4), from Ethnologue World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Netherlands Antilles and Aruba |
| Religion |
Virtual Jewish History Tour : Curacao, from Jewish Virtual Library The Ashkenazi Jews of Curaçao |
| Local History |
Articles Willemstad, from Wikipedia |
| Institutions |
History, from Bank van de Nederlandse Antillen Article : Geschiedenis van de Media op de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba, from Wikipedia Dutch edition |
| Culture |
| Biographies |
| Others |
History with Tropical Systems : ABC Islands,
Neotropic Ecoregion, from WWF |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon) Official Yearbook : Almanak voor de Nederlandsche West-Indische bezittingen, en de kust van Guinea 1859, 1858, 1860, 1859, GB |
| Lists of Consuls |
The Political Graveyard : Netherlands Antilles, has incomplete list of U.S. Consuls |
| Lists of Bishops |
| Population Figures |
from Population Statistics (Jan Lahmeyer) |
| Election Results |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers |
Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library |
| Modern Newspapers |
Newspapers and News Media : Netherlands Antilles, from ABYZ;
from Online Newspapers (links) |
| Newsreels |
Archief Beeld en Geluid : Polygoon (in Dutch) Search School TV for Curacao; clips in Dutch |
| Radio |
Caribiana, from Radio Nederland |
| Image Databanks |
Wikimedia Commons Cartes Curaçao, from Antanlontan Antilles Beeldbank Nationaal Archief : Curacao Search Nationale Beeldbank for Curacao |
| Archival Deposits |
The Atlantic World and the Dutch : Netherlands Antilles,
Curaçao, guide to archive deposits Search ARCHIEVEN.NL combined search engine for many archives; Archief.NL, Dutch language site providing links to individual archives Het Netionaal Archief : Inventaris van de archieven van Curaçao, Bonaire en Aruba, 1707-1828 (1859), Inventaris van de archieven van Curacao, Bonaire en Aruba, (1771) 1828-1845 (1914) Archivo General de la Nacion, Venezuela |
| Constitutions, Laws |
| Treaties |
| Consular Reports |
| Chamber of Commerce Reports |
| Document Collections |
Search : Wikisource, French edition,
English edition,
Dutch edition |
| Historical Maps |
Search Koninklijk Instituutvoor de Tropen, Nederlandse Koloniaale Kaarten |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Articles Curacao,
Dutch West India Company, from EB 1911 Article Curassao, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German |
| Religious |
Article Curacao, from Jewish Encyclopedia 1901-1906 edition |
| Economic |
Dutch Colonies : St. Eustatius, St. Martin, Curaçoa, p.365 in vol.1 of P. Kelly,
The Universal Cambist, 1811, GB J. Chr. Nelkenbrecher, Allgemeines Taschenbuch der Münz-, Maass- und Gewichtskunde für Banquiers und Kaufleute (General Manual on Coinage, Measurement and Weights, for Bankers and Merchants) Berlin 1832, in German, entries Curaçao, posted by DTBSWS |
| Geographical |
Curaçao, pp.91-93 in The Present State of the West Indies, 1778, GB Curassou, pp.844-846 in J. Morse, The American universal geography, 1805, GB Dutch Islands p.428 in vol.3 of C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography, 1827, GB Curaçao, pp.150-164 in vol.3 of A.J. van der Aa, Aardrijkskundig Woordenboek der Nederlanden, 1839, GB Curaçao, p.66 in G. Long, America and the West Indies: geographically described, 1845, GB |
| Historical |
Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba, pp.137-138 in vol.22 of F.M. de Marsy et al.,
Histoire moderne des Chinois, des Japonnois, des Indiens, des Persans, des Turcs, des Russiens et des Americains, 1771,
in French, GB Dutch West Indies : Curassou, pp.328-329 in vol.4 of W. Winterbotham, An historical, geographical, commercial and philosophical view of the American United States and the European Settlements in America and the West Indies, 1795, GB Curaçoa, p.1190 in vol.1 of S.G. Goodrich, A history of all nations, 1866, GB |
| Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) Staten Generaal Digitaal, 1814-1995, in Dutch |
| Tour Guides, Travelogues |
| Residence Memoirs |
| Institutions | Archives, Musea, Libraries |
Nationbaal Archief van Curaçao Musea op Curaçao, from Portaal Curaçao |
| Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW;
Coat of Arms, from Heraldry of the World |
| Coins, Banknotes |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Bibliography | General |
RHS Bibliography Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keyword Mauritius (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970) Nederlandse Bibliografie Online (publications since 1974); Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse Geschiedenis |
| on the Caribbean |
National Archives (UK) : Caribbean Histories Revealed : Bibliography Mitchell's West Indian Bibliography Bibliography of Caribbean Archaeology, from Florida Museum of Natural History Directory of Open Access Journals, search for Netherlands Antilles Ph.H. Hiss, A selective guide to the English literature on the Netherlands West Indies, with a supplement on British Guiana, (1943), posted on Internet Archive |
| Online Libraries | General |
Gutenberg Library Online,
Internet Archive Persee (French search engine) Koninklijke Bibliotheek - Digitization Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (DBNL) |
| on the Caribbean |
Digital Library of the Caribbean |
| Online Journals | General |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
| On the Caribbean |
| On the Netherlands' Antilles |
Nieuwe West Indische Gids 1919-2010 |
| General Accounts |
Jan Rogozinski, A Brief History of the Caribbean (1992) London : Penguin 1994 [G] Mordechai Arbell, The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean, Jerusalem : Gefen 2002 H.P.H. Jansen, Kalendarium Geschiedenis van de Lage Landen, (Timeline of the History of the Low Countries), Utrecht 1979 (in Dutch) [G] |
| Specific Topics |
Jan Lucassen, Emigration to the Dutch Colonies and the USA, pp.21-27
in : Robin Cohen, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration, Cambridge : UP 1995, KMLA Lib.Sign. 304.809 C678c |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Albert Gastmann, Historical Dictionary of the French and Netherlands Antilles, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1978 [G] |
| Yearbook Entries |
