Viewpoints – Placecloud

Recife, Brazil. We find ourselves in front of the Santa Isabel Theatre, in the Santo Antônio neighbourhood, in the centre of Recife. Inaugurated in 1850, it was named in honour of Princess Isabel, daughter of the second and last Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, who reigned between 1840 and 1889, when he was deposed by a coup that resulted in the proclamation of the Republic.

Recife, Brazil. No período em que a Companhia da Índias Ocidentais colonizou territórios do Nordeste do Brasil em nome do governo da Holanda foi produzido um grande volume de relatórios, cartas, editais, leis, petições, entre outros documentos que iam e vinham entre a Holanda e o Brasil. Eles fazem parte da história dos dois países e grande parte pode ser consultada aqui, no Instituto Arqueológico, Histórico e Geográfico de Pernambuco, onde estamos agora.

Recife, Brazil. Gedurende de periode waarin de West-Indische Compagnie namens de Nederlandse regering het noordoosten van Brazilië koloniseerde, werd een grote hoeveelheid rapporten, brieven, berichten, wetten, petities en andere documenten heen en weer gestuurd tussen Nederland en Brazilië. Een significant deel van deze documenten kunnen hier worden geraadpleegd, in het Archeologisch, Historisch en Geografisch Instituut van Pernambuco, waar we ons nu bevinden.

Recife, Brazil. During the period in which the Dutch West India Company colonised territories in the north-east of Brazil on behalf of the Dutch government, a large volume of reports, letters, notices, laws, petitions, and other documents were produced, and sent back and forth between Holland and Brazil. They allow us to reconstruct this period of the history of both countries, and many of these documents can be consulted here, at the Archaeological, Historical and Geographical Institute of Pernambuco, where we are now.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Estamos em frente à casa de Albert Coenraetszoon Burgh, nome essencial na definição de Maurício de Nassau como governador-geral do Brasil Holandês, no século 17.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We staan hier voor het huis van Albert Coenraetszoon Burgh, wiens rol essentieel was voor de benoeming van Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen tot gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands Brazilië.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We’re standing in front of the home of Albert Coenraetszoon Burgh, who was essential in the appointment of John Maurice de Nassau-Siegen as governor-general of Dutch Brazil.

Ludwigsbrunn, Germany. João Maurício, Príncipe de Nassau-Siegen, nasceu em 17 de junho de 1604, em Dillenburg que hoje fica na Alemanha mas, na época do nascimento de Maurício, fazia parte do Sacro Império Romano, que se via como o sucessor natural de Roma e, no auge, se estendia por uma área que incluía Roma, Berlim, Viena e Amsterdã.

Ludwigsbrunn, Germany. Johan Maurits, Prins van Nassau-Siegen, werd geboren op 17 juni 1604 in Dillenburg. Tegenwoordig ligt Dillenburg in Duitsland, maar ten tijde van Maurits' geboorte maakte het deel uit van het Heilige Roomse Rijk, dat zichzelf zag als de natuurlijke opvolger van het klassieke Rome en op zijn hoogtepunt een gebied besloeg dat Rome, Berlijn, Wenen, en Amsterdam omvatte.

Ludwigsbrunn, Germany. John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, was born on June 17, 1604, in Dillenburg. Today, Dillenburg is in Germany, but at the time of Maurice’s birth, it was part of the Holy Roman Empire, which saw itself as the natural successor to Rome, and, at its height, covered a land area that included Rome, Berlin, Vienna, and Amsterdam.