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Roland
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the photos. I recently learned that the director of the DWIC - including Curacao - was headquartered in New Amsterdam (now known as New York City). When Peter Stuyvesant was director, he took a keen interest in the distant island, having been previously stationed there. And his son was stationed on Curacao, so he could get news from the island as fast as ships could sail.
The DWIC's main activity in its early days was privateering against the Spanish. New Amsterdam was known as the headquarters of a lot of privateers and pirates. If we ever get a new version of SMP, I hope the map will include New Amsterdam in the 1640 and 1660 scenarios! |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:47 am Post subject: |
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It sounds like the Governor of Curacao was an employee of DWIC? |
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Roland
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Salty Dog wrote: | It sounds like the Governor of Curacao was an employee of DWIC? |
I believe that is correct. The DWIC had several governors scattered around its various properties. The company continued to run its colonies as a business until its dissolution in 1791.
At one time, the Dutch legislature passed an act providing for New Netherland to become an eighth province of the Netherlands, but it was immediately rescinded because a new war with England was brewing. |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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This is a fun location in St. Martin:
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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This is what Cutlass Isle USED TO LOOK LIKE, before we settled it a bit:
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Pirate
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like that lady might have settled it for us. |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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Isn't that you laying on the ground? |
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Pirate
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah thats me. Those guys got me drunk and I didnt get to go meet her parents liked I promised. She is gonna kill em all. |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:21 am Post subject: |
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I'm the guy on the left with the mug in his hand! |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:26 am Post subject: |
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Pirate,
Here's a picture of you having fun on the ship recently.....
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:30 am Post subject: |
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This is a picture of Duke Roland receiving his promotion. Since he was in the new world, the King of France did not come over here to promote him. Instead, the King's Sister came over for the ceremony. It was a colorful event followed by a grand feast and Ball! This is where Roland met Esmeralda!
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Pirate
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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Naw I wasnt having fun. They made me do it to sober up. |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Here is a picture of your ship docked here at Cutlass Isle:
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Some of the girls in the Salty Dog Tavern:
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