Ten panels of the ten ports as they were in 1674, the last year the Dutch flag flew over Fort Amsterdam.
Amsterdam - In this panel is depicted the original "Weeper's Tower" or "Schreyers' Toern" from which relatives sent off loved ones to New Amsterdam. It also shows several Dutch market boats.
New Amsterdam - This panel represents Fort Amsterdam, or New Amsterdam (later New York). It shows small sloops in the foreground carrying beaver skins.
London - This panel represents London, showing Billingsgate Market and the old Custom House which was painstakingly researched by the artist. One of the three fishing boats the Dutch could send each year was included, as well as an example of the earliest yachts designed.
Curacao - This panel represents Curacao, which was included because Peter Stuyvesant was Governor there before coming to New Amsterdam and it was a major port of the Dutch West Indian Company.
La Rochelle - This panel depicts La Rochelle, France, which was a Protestant city at the time and an important port for traders from London or Amsterdam who wished to avoid Spanish or French privateers.
Port Royal - This panel depicts Port Royal, Jamaica. It shows a large English trading ship and was depicted as the best port for buccaneering expeditions.
Plymouth - This panel depicts Plymouth, England, with the first three decker ship ever built to carry topgallant sails on all masts, an English warship.
Cadiz - This panel depicts Cadiz, Spain, with a harbor full of Spanish treasure ships filled with valuables from the New World.
Genoa - This panel represents Genoa, Italy, with a tower on rocks overlooking the sea on the left, a harbor full of ships, and mountains in the background.
Fort Orange - This panel depicts Fort Orange (now Albany), with a harbor full of ships and the Fort in the background at the edge of the water.
