On 27 December 1653, sailor Gabriel Anthony of Cabo Verde and Anneken Gabriels of Angola went through the 'red door' (Fig 2) of the Old Church of Amsterdam to register their marriage. The couple lived on Ververstraat (8 on the map). #OTD #migrantcity #Amsterdam #AfroAmsterdammers
Another international company of Turkish, Portuguese, Polish and Armenian/Persian merchants doing business at a notary's office in Amsterdam, with the help of Isaac Chamis who knew the Armenian, Turkish and Italian language (1643).
#Amsterdam750 #migrantcity
On 27 December 1653, sailor Gabriel Anthony of Cabo Verde and Anneken Gabriels of Angola went through the 'red door' (Fig 3) of the Old Church of Amsterdam to register their marriage. The couple lived on Ververstraat (8 on the map). #OTD #migrantcity #Amsterdam #AfroAmsterdammers
Nov. 23, 1669, sailor Jan Tijssen (22) of 'Wesmeno in IJsland' and Hester Jans (20) posted their banns in that city Amsterdam. Tijssen lived in Wagenstraat, Jans in de Vinkenstraat. Wesmeno or better Vestmannaeyjar are a group of islands 11 km from Iceland. #migrantcity #portcity #17thcentury #OTD
Nov. 21, 1665: Armenian bishop Uscanus Theodorus and his brother Avedick Theodorus make up their will in Amsterdam. Joseph Antonio - “Grieck of nation and speaking the Tukish and Dutch languages” - is present as interpreter. #OTD #Amsterdam #migrantcity #portcity #Armeniandiaspora
Just for fun: blue marks the addresses of seven sailors born in #Iceland and green the addresses of seven sailors born on the #Canary Islands at the time they married in Amsterdam (1645-1665). #amsterdam #portcity #migrantcity
Between 1651 and 1660 seven sailors from the Canary Islands married in Amsterdam. The green marks show their addresses in the city. #Amsterdam #migrantcity #portcity
