Description: Curacao, NETHERLANDS WEST INDIES - Harbor - NWI - Dutch West Indies: Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast, that forms part of the Dutch Caribbean. The Country of Curaçao, which includes the main island and the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"). It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of over 150,000 on an area of 444 km2 (171 sq. mi) and its capital is Willemstad. Prior to October 10, 2010, when the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved, Curaçao was administered as the Island Territory of Curaçao, one of five island territories of the former Netherlands Antilles. The original inhabitants of Curaçao were Arawak peoples. Their ancestors had migrated to the island from the mainland of South America, likely hundreds of years before European encounter. The first Europeans recorded as seeing the island were members of a Spanish expedition under the leadership of Alonso de Ojeda in 1499. The Spaniards enslaved most of the Arawak as their labor force. They sometimes forcibly relocated the survivors to other colonies where workers were needed. In 1634, after the Netherlands achieved independence from Spain, Dutch colonists started to occupy the island. European powers were trying to get bases in the Caribbean. The Dutch West India Company founded the capital of Willemstad on the banks of an inlet called the 'Schottegat'. Curaçao had been ignored by colonists, because it lacked gold deposits. The natural harbor of Willemstad proved to be an ideal spot for trade. Commerce and shipping — and piracy—became Curaçao's most important economic activities. In addition, in 1662 the Dutch West India Company made Curaçao a centre for the Atlantic slave trade, often bringing slaves here for sale elsewhere in the Caribbean. This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard shows a small plane flying over a low-rise harbor with to freighters moored. The card is in good condition. EC Kropp Co. Milwaukee, Wis. No. 32676N. Copyright: C.G. Hurtado, Curacao, NWI.
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Theme: International Cities & Towns
Curacao: Netherlands West Indies
Harbor: Dutch West Indies
Netherlands Antilles: Island Territory of Curaçao
Trade: Slave
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Panoramic
City/Region: Curacao, Netherlands West Indies
Postage Condition: Unposted
Era: Linen (c. 1930-1945)
Region: Caribbean Islands
