Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Netherlands Monument

Preserving History

— H.A. van den Eijnde, sculptor, 1926 —

Netherlands Monument Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008

1. Netherlands Monument Marker

Inscription. This monumental flagstaff commemorates the Dutch establishment of New Amsterdam and the seventeenth century European settlement that launched the modern metropolis of New York City. Designed by Dutch sculptor H.A. van den Eijnde (1869-1939), the monument was dedicated in 1926 to mark the tercentenary of Dutch occupation, and the purchase of the island of Manhattan from Native Americans. On the north and south faces of the granite pedestal are carved a plan of New Amsterdam and its fort, as well as the transaction between the Dutch and the Lenape natives, and above them are bronze emblems symbolizing Dutch settlement. The flagstaff was unveiled on Saint Nicholas Day, December 6, 1926 south of Castle Clinton, then the site of the New York Aquarium. When the park was closed from 1940 to 1952 for renovations and to build the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, the monument was relocated to its present site at the northeast entrance.
The maintenance of this monument by the Citywide Monuments Conservation Program is made possible by the generous support of The History Channel, with additional support from the Netherland – American

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Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the NYC Parks series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1864.

Location. 40° 42.262′ N, 74° 0.883′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. It can be reached from the intersection of State Street and Battery Place, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in Battery Park, near the northeast entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

Marker in Battery Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008

2. Marker in Battery Park

are within walking distance of this marker: Netherlands Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Historic Battery Park & Castle Clinton (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort George (within shouting distance of this marker); This Ancient Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Amsterdam (within shouting distance of this marker); October 28, 1886 (within shouting distance of this marker); Salvation Army (within shouting distance of this marker); American Merchant Marine (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Sphere (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Beaver’s Path (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . The Battery: Netherland Monument. The official Parks Department description of the monument. (Submitted on December 12, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Netherlands Monumental Flagstaff image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008

3. Netherlands Monumental Flagstaff

Plan of New Amsterdam and Fort image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008

4. Plan of New Amsterdam and Fort

The front of the Monument contains a map of New Amsterdam and its Fort.

Back of the Netherlands Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008

5. Back of the Netherlands Monument

The back of the monument depicts the transaction between the Dutch and the Lenape natives in which the island of Manhattan was purchased for the equivalent of $26.

East Bronze Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008

6. East Bronze Plaque

North Bronze Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008

7. North Bronze Plaque

West Bronze Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008

8. West Bronze Plaque

South Bronze Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008

9. South Bronze Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,856 times since then and 150 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.