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Raymond Massey, British/American, b. 1938  Ferry to Brooklyn, New Amsterdam in 1660, 1981  Oil on Masonite  25 7/8 x 42 inches (65.8 x 106.6 cm)  Private collection New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The fort was…