Some copies were however sent to Swedish colonies overseas, such as to New Sweden, Delaware.

The Swedish colony started about one hundred years after that.

It also saw the establishment of a Danish colonial empire and some Swedish overseas colonies.

The first European settlers in this area were from the Swedish colony of New Sweden.

The Swedish colony of New Sweden ended during the summer of 1655.

Minuit drowned in a hurricane on the way home that same year, but the Swedish colony continued to grow gradually.

Drexel Hill is located within the area claimed by the Swedish colony of New Sweden.

Salem, which is close to the spot where the early Swedish colony erected Fort Elfsborg in 1643, quickly agreed to provide a site.

Under his rule the Swedish colony initially prospered.

He spent 3 months in Misiones collecting plants, aided greatly by the local Swedish colony.