Hanging in his office in Berkeley is a 17th-century Dutch map on which California appears as an island off the west coast of America.

悬挂在他伯克利办公室里的是一幅17世纪荷兰人绘制的地图，上面的加利福尼亚是一座脱离美国西海岸的岛屿。

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At the other extreme is the Dutch auction, familiar to 17th-century tulip-traders in the Netherlands as well as to bidders for American Treasury bonds.

另外一种形式是荷兰式拍卖，它是十七世纪荷兰的郁金香商人以及今天竞拍美国国库券竞标人所熟悉的一种拍卖形式。

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Dutch colonists took this tradition with them to New Amsterdam (now New York City) in the American colonies in the 17th century.

荷兰殖民者于17世纪将此传统带到了其美洲殖民地新阿姆斯特丹(即现在的纽约)。

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Start at the top at Kochi--or Cochin, as it used to be known--a sleepy Macau-like port where the Portuguese set up trading depots in the 16th century until they were pushed out by the Dutch in 17th century. (They, in turn, were shoved aside by the British in the 18th century.) For the best views of the city, take a ride on a wooden launch.

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The Dutch colonised the islands in the 17th century.

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"Canvey was originally a series of small islands in the Thames estuary, but in the 17th Century Dutch engineers reclaimed land from the sea to form one large island, " says Bush.

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