On Bradford’s Trail: Amsterdam

One of Amsterdam's famous canals

One of Amsterdam’s famous canals

Nieuwe Kerk, on Amsterdam’s central square, was built in the 1300s. Bradford would have certainly seen it.

This church, Zuiderkerk, would have been brand new during Bradford’s time in Amsterdam

The street on which Dorothy May, Bradford’s first wife, lived. Little trace of its 17th century character survives

Our best glimpse into the Amsterdam of Bradford’s day was at the Rembrandt House Museum. It was built around the time of the Pilgrims’ stay.

Part of Rembrandt’s (reconstructed) collection of artifacts, which may have helped bankrupt him. Rembrandt was from Leiden, but was no direct connection to the Pilgrims.

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