New Amsterdam - Wikipedia
WEBThe beginnings of New Amsterdam, unlike most other colonies in the New World, were thoroughly documented in city maps. During the time of New Netherland's colonization, the Dutch were the pre-eminent cartographers in Europe.
Old maps of the New Amsterdam and New Netherland
WEBMar 14, 2017 · New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement founded at the strategic southern point of Manhattan Island that functioned as the colonial administration place in New Netherland. The fort protected the Dutch West India Company's fur trade activity in the Hudson River.
The Rise and Fall of New Netherland - U.S. National Park Service
WEBJul 10, 2022 · The first 31 families arrived in the harbor of the North River in 1623 aboard the “New Netherland,” and by 1624, the colony of “New Amsterdam” began to be formed. Soon Dutch colonists were claiming land as far north as present day Albany, New York; as far south as to include all of present day New Jersey; to Cape Henlopen, Delaware; and ...
The Castello Plan, New Amsterdam in 1660
WEBThe Castello Plan is the earliest known “map” of New York City. The perspective bird’s-eye view was a radically novel idea in both city planning and cartography at the time. The original Plan was created in 1660 by Jacques Cortelyou (c. 1625–1693), surveyor general of New Netherland, in employ of the WIC (Dutch West India Company).
New Netherland - Wikipedia
WEBNew Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw Nederland) was a 17th-century colonial province [ 5 ] of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of what is now the United States of America. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod.
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WEBMap of New Amsterdam, 1620 Image Source: New-York Historical Society Library, Maps Collection In 1624, 30 Dutch families arrived in the New World and established several settlements, including one at the tip of the island of Manhattan.
The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in …
WEBNov 5, 2022 · Centered around New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan, the colony extended north to present-day Schenectady, New York, east to central Connecticut, and south to the border shared by Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, leaving an indelible imprint on the culture, political geography, and language of …
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WEBMapping early New Amsterdam - compare it to today. discover. 2. Learning Resources. Audio tours, academic lesson plans and educational resources. discover. 3. Encyclopedia. Records of Ship Journeys, Marriages, Tax Lots, and more. discover. An Introduction to New Amsterdam. Origins of a Global City.
"The Dutch": Bouweries and Early Settlement in New Amsterdam
WEBJul 24, 2018 · The settlement was to be called New Amsterdam, and it would serve as headquarters of New Netherland, which stretched from New England to Virginia. The Dutch had claimed the vast territory — a claim the English refused to recognize — after Henry Hudson in 1609 sailed the Half Moon up the river that would bear his name.
#3 New Amsterdam: “What’s in a Name” – Holland Society
WEBA detail of the Figurative Map of 1614, with a triangular island labeled “Manhates”. Dutch National Archives. Manahatta. The story of the city’s name has little to do with what those living there actually wanted. Before there was a city, there was an island called Mana-hatta by the Native Americans.