In 1614 explorer Adriaen Block claimed what is now this U.S. state for the Dutch
In 1614, one of them, Adrian Block, produced the first map of the territory that he 
... New Netherland, like other early American colonies, was a state-sponsored... [DOC] [TLE] Adriaen Block - WikiVisually [PAR] "1614 Adriaen", The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut; ^ Van 
.... on the occasion of the 300-year anniversary of the discovery of what is now 
New York.