Illustrated history of colonial America provides new insights into
developing nation
“The Edge of New Netherland” by L. F. Tantillo explores life in the
Dutch colony and competition between European powers
NASSAU, N.Y. – L. F. Tantilloprovides readers with new insight into
life on “the edge of New Netherland,” where two small groups of
colonists – one Dutch, the other Swedish ­– fought to control access to
the Delaware River and thus the trade in Indian furs, and later, English
tobacco. Decades before British forces captured this territory in a
power grab that remade colonial North America, fortifications were built
and re-built, deals made and settlements established. 
 
While “The Edge of New Netherland” (ISBN 1461060958)examines, in
beautifully illustrated detail, the broader aspects of daily life on the
Dutch, Swedish, English and Indian borderlands of North America, it
focuses on the history of one wood and dirt fortress. Built in 1651 by
the Dutch and destroyed in 1664 by the British, Fort Casimir largely
failed as a defensive bulwark, but it helped anchor the growing
settlement of New Amstel, now New Castle, Del.
 
“The Edge of New Netherland” brings history to life with over 100
beautiful drawings accompanied by entertaining and accessible
explanatory text. 
 
Mary Collins writes in De Halve Maen, “Tantillo provides the reader
with an evocative perspective of the early European settlement on the
banks of the Delaware River as seen through an artist’s eye…Tantillo
focuses on Fort Casimir as an archaeological, architectural, and
artistic interpretation of a historic site, and takes us through the
process by which the past is visualized.” 
 
“The Edge of New Netherland” is available for sale online at Amazon.com
and other channels.
 
 
About the Author:
Trained as an architectural designer, artist L. F. Tantillo specializes
in the depiction of historical structures in their original context. His
artwork has appeared in numerous exhibitions, publications and film
documentaries in the United States and Europe. Tantillo is a fellow of
the American Society of Marine Artists and the recipient of many
accolades and awards. His studio is in upstate New York.
 
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