1599 - 1667 (68 years)Unit-Fort Nassau (also known as Fort Orange-Castle Island)
Van Voorhoudt and his wife, Brechtgen arrived under contract with Van Rensselear in 1644. They took over the farm on Castle Island that had belonged to Brandt Peelen. Later he took over the only other farm that had been cleared and run by Adrian VanDer Donck. Van de Donck is written about extensively ion the book ISLAND at the CENTER of the World, by Russel Shorto. About painting: The Trading House, 1615 Artist's notes... Fort Nassau was an interesting and challenging subject to paint. No one who actually saw it left behind even the sketchiest graphic evidence. There are, however, many verbal descriptions including some construction specifications. To help interpret this information I sought the assistance of three noted historians: Paul Huey, Charles Gehring, and Shirley Dunn, all of whom had made serious scholarly studies of Fort Nassau. Together they helped me formulate a speculative design for the fort. Once the configuration of the structure was established many sketches were made to determ
| Date | 1615 |
| File name | Unit-Fort Nassau (also known as Fort Orange-Castle Island).jpg |
| File Size | 49.57k |
| Dimensions | 441 x 298 |
| Linked to | Cornelis Segerse Egmont Van Voorhout |
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