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In 1649 44-year old sailor Pieter Claesz Bruin from Brazil married Lijsbeth Pieters from Angola. They were an important couple in the small black community around de Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam.
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Life was tough in 17th century Amsterdam, winters were very cold. This extraordinary painting by Jan de Bray (1662) makes you think about what it was like for migrants from
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