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(1616-c.1673) New Amsterdam’s first poet, arriving in 1653. His only known work is a volume of poems entitled “Zeede-sangen voor de Batavische-jonkheyt” (1671). He died around 1673.

Full Name

Jacob Steendam

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1616

BIRTH

Steendam was born in Holland, but lived in the United States between 1632 and 1662.

1632

RESIDENCE

Steendam lived in Manhattan, NY. He owned property on what is now Pearl Street and another house on Broadway.

1671

LITWORK

"Zeede-sangen voor de Batavische-jonkheyt"

1673

DEATH

It is not known exactly when or where Jacob Steendam died, but it was around 1673.

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