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Text upper center of the engraving:

Nieuw Amsterdam onlangs Nieuw Jorck genaemt ende hernomen bij de Nederlanders op den 24 aug 1675, eindelijk aan de Engelse weder afgestaan.

Nieuw Amsterdam, recently named Nieuw Jorck and retaken by the Dutch aug 24, 1675, ceded again to the English finally

 

Descriptions at the bottom of the engraving:
A: Fort Orangiensche oft N.Albanische Jachten Yachts originating from Fort Orange or N.Albany
B: Vlagge-spil, daer de vlag wordt opgehaelt als er comen schepen in deze haven Flag-pole, where the flag is hoisted when ships arrive in the harbour
C: Fort Amsterdam, genaemt Jeams fort bij de Engelsche Fort Amsterdam, called Jeams fort by the English
D: gevangen huijs Prison
E: Gereformeerde kerck Dutch Reformed Church
F: Gouverneurs-Huijs Governor's House
G: 't magazijn magazine, storehouse (probably for arms and gunpowder)
H: de Waegh the Weigh-house
I: Heerengracht Heerengracht (gracht = canal)
K: Stadthuijs (couldn't find it on the engraving) Town hall
L: Luthersche Kerck Lutheranian Church
M: Waterpoort Watergate
N: Smidts-valley Field(s) of the blacksmith
O: Landtpoort Litt.:country gate.
P: weg na't versche water road to the versche water (connecticut was called 'Versche water'. Long way to go though?)
Q: wint-molen windmill
R: Ronduyten After french 'reduite' = redoubt
S: Stuyvesants- Huijs (couldn't find it on the engraving) Stuijvesants House

T: Oost-Rivier,lopende tusschen 't Eylant manhatans en Jorckshire oft 't lange eylandt

East-river, running between the island manhatans and Jorckshire, or the lange Eylant

 

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