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	Adriaen Block: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Adriaen Block (1567–1627) was a Dutch private fur trader and navigator who explored the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages from 1611 to 1614, following the 1609 expedition by Henry Hudson.
		The Block map was the first to apply the name "New Netherland" to area between English Virginia and French Canada, as well as the first to show Long Island as an island.
		On October 11, 1614, Block, Christiaensen, and a group of twelve other merchants presented to the States General as a petition to receive exclusive trading priviliges for the area.
	wikipedia.openfun.org /wiki/Adriaen_Block (545 words)

	Block Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Block Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, a fragment of glacial terminal moraine approximately ten miles off the coast of Rhode Island, of which it is part, and from which it is separated by Block Island Sound.
		In 1524, it was sighted by Giovanni da Verrazano, and in 1614, it was charted by the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block, after whom it is named.
		A historic lighthouse on the northern tip of the island was built in 1872, and a modern lighthouse, Block Island Southeast Light, is on the southeast side of the island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Block_Island (632 words)

	AllRefer.com - Adriaen Block (Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors) - Encyclopedia
		Eager to establish a fur trade with the Native Americans, Amsterdam merchants sent (1613) Block and another Dutch navigator to explore the region discovered by Henry Hudson.
		After wintering near Albany, Block sailed from the Hudson into Long Island Sound (1614), which he may have been the first European to enter, coming in through the East River passage that he named Hellegat (Hell Gate).
		Block made the Figurative Map of 1614, showing details of the southern coast of New England and showing (the first to do so) Long Island and Manhattan as separate.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Block-Ad.html (222 words)

	Early European Exploration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		John Cabot (1497) sailed for England, Giovanni da Verrazano (1524) for France, Estevan Gomez (1525) for Spain, Jehan Allefonsce (1542) for France, Sir John Hawkins (1562) for England, Samuel de Champlain (1605) for France, Henry Hudson (1609) for England and in 1613 Adriaen Block for Holland.
		Adriaen Block was hired to investigate and trade for furs.
		In the course of this voyage, Block became the first recorded European to explore the Connecticut River, sailing 60 miles up the river, past present day Hartford, probably as far as the rapids at Enfield.
	www.bio.umass.edu /biology/conn.river/block.html (669 words)

	The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut - 1614 Ardriaen Block
		As Captain Block had discovered the Connecticut River and named it the Fresh-Water, and had looked into Narraganset Bay, the Dutch felt that they had a legal claim upon those regions according to the English doctrine concerning the right of discovery.
		During the years 1611 through 1614, Capt. Adriaen Block in company with Captains Hendrick Christiansen and Cornelius Hendricksen extensively explored the area of eastern North America claimed by the Dutch as New Netherland.
		The potential of the region for commercial exploitation of its resources, and particularly the rich fur trade with the natives, was carefully noted and fortified trading posts were established at present Albany and Manhattan Island.
	www.colonialwarsct.org /1614.htm (1229 words)

	Block Island
		Block Island formed about 12,000 years ago when the glacier from the last Ice Age finally receded, leaving the sandy moraine which now makes up Long Island, Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
		Adriaen Block was hired to investigate and engage in trade.
		Block is the first European to explore the Connecticut River, sailing 60 miles up river.
	nynjctbotany.org /lgtofc/blockisl.html (669 words)

	Adriaen Block - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Adriaen Block (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Travelling along Long Island Sound, entered the Housatonic River (which he named "River of Red Hills") and the Connecticut River, which he explored it at least as far as present day Hartford, sixty miles up the river http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/block.html.
		Leaving Long Island Sound, he charted Block Island, which is named for him and Narragansett Bay, where he possibly named "Roode Eylandt" after the red (Dutch roode) color of its soil http://international.loc.gov/intldl/awkbhtml/kb-1/kb-1-2-5.html.
		Their company, the newly-formed United New Netherland Company, was granted exclusive rights for three years to trade between the 40th parallel and 45th parallel http://www.colonialwarsct.org/1614.htm.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Adriaen-Block.html (594 words)

	Block Island -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The island is a single block of limestone 3.9 mi (6.25 km) long, with a maximum width of 1.8 mi and an area of 4 sq mi (10 sq km), rising to 1,932 ft (589 m) at Monte Solaro in the...
		One of the earliest indications that some blocks of seafloor are moving relative to other such blocks was that while the age of young volcanic islands or seamounts shows no relationship to distance from spreading mid-oceanic ridges, old features of this sort are never found near the ridges.
		Block Island, near the mainland, was named for the Dutch captain Adriaen Block, who sailed along its coast in 1614.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9015677 (923 words)

	Maps - Fordham University Libraries
		This is the engraved version of Adriaen Block's 1614 manuscript map that formed the cornerstone of the New Netherland claim from Cape Hinlopen, just south of the Zuyd Rivier (Delaware River), to Nova Francia.
		Block's original naming of the Cape as New Holland is missing and Fort Good Hope, built in 1632 in the Fresh (Connecticut) River on land purchased from the Pequots has not been noted.
		Also prominently featured are Adriaen Block Eylandt and Hendrick Christiaens Eylandt (today called Noman's Island) so named after these first explorers who charted the region during their journeys of 1611, '12, '13, and '14 The map is the first one to illustrate North American animals, particularly the fur bearing kind that lured many traders.
	www.library.fordham.edu /Maps/maplisting.html (2995 words)

	Antique Map Blaeu New England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Block, a Dutch fur trader, explored the area between Cape Cod and Manhattan, examining the bays and rivers along the way.
		Block drew on Chaimplain's map of 1612 for the depiction of the lake named after him, but it is here called 'Lacus Irocoisiensis'.
		Based on a manuscript map by Adriaen Blockx (after whom Block's Island is named), this was an important map for many years and influenced later maps in no small degree.
	www.helmink.com /Antique_Map_Blaeu_New_England (1006 words)

	Adriaen Block - TheBestLinks.com - Amsterdam, Beaver, Dutch language, East River, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Adriaen Block, Amsterdam, Beaver, Dutch language, East River, Long Island...
		Following Hudson's contact with the Indians in the Hudson Valley in 1609, the Dutch merchants in Amsterdam had deemed the area worth exploring as a potential source of trade for beaver pelts, which were a lucrative market in Europe at the time.
		Leaving Long Island Sound, he charted Block Island, which is named for him and Narragansett Bay, where he possibly named "Roode Eylandt" after the red (Dutch roode) color of its soil [3] (http://international.loc.gov/intldl/awkbhtml/kb-1/kb-1-2-5.html).
	www.thebestlinks.com /Adriaen_Block.html (585 words)

	Five Boroughs History
		The vessel brought by Block to the great river which the Dutch had begun to call the Mauritius was entirely destroyed one night by fire.
		Block got his men together and, despite the deficiency of tools, they felled the likely trees and planed them.
		It is a feather, therefore, in the cap of Adriaen Block, that he was the first to provide an available description of the Sound and its coasts.
	www.hopefarm.com /5boros.htm (2473 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Adriaen Brouwer
		Brouwer, Adriaen (1605?-1638), Flemish painter, born in Oudenaarde (now in Belgium).
		Block, Adriaen (lived early 17th century), Dutch navigator, who explored the northeastern coast of what is now the United States.
		Ostade, Adriaen van (1610-1685), Dutch painter and engraver, born in Haarlem.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Adriaen_Brouwer.html (102 words)

	Adriaen's Landing Bond Allocations
		Adriaen’s Landing is a major public and private economic development effort located in downtown Hartford.
		The project is named for Adriaen Courtsen Block, a 17th Century Dutch explorer who is believed to be the first European to land in what now is present-day Hartford.
		Adriaen’s Landing will include the development of a convention center and a hotel with parking facilities, as well as retail stores, offices, entertainment complexes and housing units.
	www.osc.state.ct.us /finance/reports/adriaenslanding.asp (711 words)

	Bellerose Ave. School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Block, was the skipper of his ship " The Tiger ".
		Block sailed around Long Island and landed in what is now Montauk.
		In 1614 Block became the first to walk on the ground of Long Island.
	northport.k12.ny.us /~bellrose/fee/li95/lazer.html (247 words)

	Manhattan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1613 Christiaensen returned in a separate vessel from his friend Block and instead of returning to Holland when his business was done, he decided to spend the winter on Manhattan Island.
		Block at once put his new ship to use exploring waters they had not before ventured on with their larger ships.
		Block was the first to provide a description of the Sound and its coasts.
	www.innsmart.com /newyork/eastern/html/manhattan_history.html (578 words)

	The Providence Section of the IEEE Meeting Announcement - Block Island Summer Escape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Discovered by Verrazzano in 1524, named by the Dutch mariner Adriaen Block in 1614, Block Island stands as the resolute sentinel of Narragansett Bay.
		An hour’s travel by ferry, Block Island greets you with its rugged bluffs and miles of beckoning beaches.
		The Block Island Ferry is located at the Galilee State Pier, across from the Department of Environmental Management.
	www.ewh.ieee.org /r1/providence/block_island.htm (377 words)

	Westbrook Concrete Block News
		Westbrook Concrete Block is proud to announce their partnership with the Madison Square Park Conservancy in order to supply the material for their art 2005 exposition.
		Located on 33 acres in the historic waterfront district of Hartford, the $770 million Adriaen’s Landing will be home to a state-of-the-art 500,000 sq ft convention center, a 700-room convention hotel, a large mixed-use entertainment/retail district, a 200-400 unit apartment complex, and a 200,000 sq ft future attraction.
		John E. Maher, Westbrook Block’s General Manager, states “We will now be able to cater to those architects and members of the design community who want to flex their creative muscles by using concrete masonry.
	www.westbrookblock.com /news/index.shtml (1252 words)

	Adriaen Block biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The prospect of successful fur trade prompted the Dutch East India Company, which had sent Hudson on his original voyage, to send Block on two additional voyages to the Hudson River in 1612 aboard the Fortuyn [1].
		Travelling along Long Island Sound, entered the Housatonic River (which he named "River of Red Hills") and the Connecticut River, which he explored it at least as far as present day Hartford, sixty miles up the river [2].
		Leaving Long Island Sound, he charted Block Island, which is named for him and Narragansett Bay, where he possibly named "Roode Eylandt" after the red (Dutch roode) color of its soil [3].
	adriaen-block.biography.ms (499 words)

	Quahog.org: Settlers' Rock
		Block Island received its first European settlers in the spring of 1662, when 16 families arrived seeking to establish a democratic settlement free from religious persecution.
		They chose Block Island despite its harsh environment, hostile natives, and poor soil, because of its isolation and lack of good harbors; they wanted a place where they would not be followed.
		The cove was subsequently named for the first of the unlucky bovines to reach shore, remembered locally as the "cow settler." Settlers' Rock, erected in 1911 by descendants of the original settlers, bears the names of the families and marks the spot where they hit the beach.
	www.quahog.org /attractions/index.php?id=73 (479 words)

	CCEDA - Adriaen's Landing
		Tying together acclaimed destinations such as the Connecticut River and the Wadsworth Atheneum, the development is part of a comprehensive effort that is re-energizing Connecticut's Capital City of Hartford and the region.
		Adriaen's Landing is named for Dutch mariner Adriaen Block, who in 1614 became the first European explorer in the Connecticut River valley region.
		The Adriaen’s Landing development plan includes the following major components: The Connecticut Convention Center, The Marriott Hotel, The Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration, an enhanced Riverfront and a residential, retail and entertainment district.
	www.cceda.state.ct.us /adriaen (181 words)

	Connecticut Convention Center - Articles
		It was to be named Adriaen's Landing, for an obscure Dutch explorer, Adriaen Block, who sailed up the Connecticut River and disembarked at the site in 1611.
		The idea was picked up a year later by Gov. John G. Rowland and the Legislature, which committed up to $1 billion for property acquisition, remediation and construction of a 540,000-square-foot convention center and 2,556-car parking structure to be owned by the state, as well as infrastructure improvements like utilities and landscaping.
		The overall master planner and builder for Adriaen's Landing is Len Wolman, a sandy-haired 50-year-old developer who immigrated in 1976 and still speaks with a soft South African accent.
	www.ctconventions.com /Articles/newsView.asp?NewsID=39 (1025 words)

	Mohegan Bluffs - Block Island RI - Summer Getaway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Block Island, RI The Lighthouse and Mohegan Bluffs
		We took the Block Island Ferry from Galilee, RI and stayed at a Bed and Breakfast right down the street from the Harbor Inn.
		Block Island was named by Adriaen Block who was a Dutch explorer in the 1600's.
	www.newenglandsite.com /blockislandri.htm (287 words)

	Long Island History: Property of the Netherlands
		Block got on the Fortune and continued across the ocean to the Netherlands.
		After Block returned to the Netherlands, his discoveries were recorded on a map, known as the ``Adriaen Block Chart.'' The original of the chart is in the Dutch National Archives.
		Block's Long Island features two narrow forks at its eastern end, and bays on its North Shore.
	www.newsday.com /community/guide/lihistory/ny-history-hs216a,0,6109119.story (840 words)

	"Groton-New London Airport" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1614, the Dutch mariner Adriaen Block sailed up the Connecticut River from Long Island Sound, and soon the fertile valleys of southeastern Connecticut attracted English settlers from the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies.
		1614 —; Adriaen Block (Holland) left the island of Manhattan on the Onrust (trans.: the Restless), a 45-foot, 16-ton vessel, and set of to explore Long Island Sound.
		Adriaen Block became the first recorded European to explore the Connecticut River, sailing the 60 miles up past Hartford (see map).
	www.grotonnewlondonairport.com /ancient.shtml (1870 words)

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