Denmark and the former real union of Denmark–Norway had a colonial empire from the 17th through to the 20th centuries, large portions of which were found in the Americas. Denmark and Norway in one for
Christiansted, Danish West Indies
Danish West Indies
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The Danish West Indies, also known as the Danish Virgin Islands or the Danish Antilles, were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with 83 square kilometres, Sain
Danish colonization of the Americas
…the twenty-first century. Explorers (mainly Norwegians), scientists, merchants (mainly Danish) and settlers from Denmark–Norway took possession of the Danish West Indies (present-day U.S. Virgin Islands) in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Denmark–Norway started colonies on St. Thomas in 1665 and St. John in 1683…
Charlotte Amalie in 1851, painted by Fritz Melbye
Mary's Fancy plantation on Saint Croix, owned by George Ryan. The plantation had 126 slaves in 1816 and 105 in 1847
Abraham's Fancy plantation on Saint John, 1852