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3 unusual facts about New Holland


Fort Pentagouet

During the Franco-Dutch War (1674), Pentagouet and other Acadian ports were captured by the Dutch captain Jurriaen Aernoutsz who arrived from New Amsterdam, renaming Acadia, New Holland.

Holland

The most extensive of these was the island continent presently known as Australia: New Holland was first applied to Australia in 1644 by the Dutch seafarer Abel Tasman as a Latin Nova Hollandia, and remained in international use for 190 years.

The province of Holland gave its name to a number of colonial settlements and discovered regions that were called Nieuw Holland or New Holland.


Anselme Riedlé

Anselme Riedlé (1765–1801) was gardener at the Jardin des Plantes who was invited to join the Nicolas Baudin scientific expedition (1800–1804) in the corvettes Géographe and Naturaliste to chart the coast of New Holland (Australia), make scientific observations and collect natural history specimens.

Antoine Sautier

Antoine Sautier (?–1801) was a student gardener who was invited to join the Baudin scientific expedition (1800–1804) in the corvettes Géographe and Naturaliste to chart the coast of New Holland (Australia), make scientific observations and collect natural history specimens.

CNH Industrial

One of the top players worldwide in the agricultural and construction equipment sectors, CNH was created in November 1999 through the merger of New Holland N.V. and Case Corporation.

Cooper Motor Corporation

Over the years, the company introduced other brands like Volkswagen, Mazda, Škoda, Maruti, Suzuki, Iveco, Nissan Diesel, Bobcat, Liebherr, Case CE, Case IH, New Holland into the market.

Jean-François Cagnet

The expedition sailed in two corvettes: the Géographe and the Naturaliste, in order to chart the coast of New Holland (now Australia), to make scientific observations and to collect biological specimens.

Meadowlands, Minnesota

During its heyday, Meadowlands was home to a number of businesses including a Ford dealership (which also carried New Holland farm machinery), a bank, a farmer's cooperative store, a grocery store, a commercial laundry, a cheese factory, various restaurants, a movie theater and the Toivola–Meadowlands School, a K–12 institution.

Pieter de Carpentier

When Jan Carstenszoon (or Carstensz) and Willem van Coolsteerdt landed the Pera and the Arnhem on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula of New Holland (now Australia) in 1623, after the first discovery by Willem Janszoon in the Duyfken in 1606, they then named the 'Gulf of Carpentaria' after the Governor-General, Pieter de Carpentier.


see also

1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain

Whiticker, Alan(2004) Captaining the Kangaroos, New Holland, Sydney

Arthur Worthington

John Dunmore: Wild Cards: Eccentric Characters from New Zealand's Past: Auckland: New Holland: 2006: ISBN 1-86966-132-X

Case Corporation

In Europe the merger with New Holland (including the former Fordson and Fiat tractor lines) was the success Case IH expected.

Edward Donovan

His Insects of New Holland is based on specimens collected by Joseph Banks and William Bayly an astronomer on the second and third voyages of James Cook, specimens in the collection of Dru Drury and other private collections as well as his own museum.

New Holland frog

The New Holland Frog (Cyclorana novaehollandiae), or wide-mouthed frog is a large species of burrowing frog native to northern New South Wales and the eastern 3 quarters of Queensland, Australia.

New Holland Machine Company

The New Holland Machine Company was purchased by the Sperry Corporation in 1947, to form Sperry-New Holland.

William McMahon

Sekuless, Peter (2000), 'Sir William McMahon,' in Michelle Grattan (ed.), Australian Prime Ministers, New Holland, Sydney, New South Wales, pages 312–323.