Manhattan 1664 — New Amsterdam / Dutch Colonial
Period: 1625–1664
Summary
New Amsterdam: the Dutch colonial settlement at the southern tip of Manhattan. Founded 1625, governed by the Dutch West India Company. Featured Fort Amsterdam, a canal (future Broad Street), a wall (future Wall Street), windmills, and roughly 350 buildings by 1660. Surrendered to the English in 1664 and renamed New York.
Key Maps (20)
- Manatus Map (De Manatus)
- 1852 copy)
- Castello Plan (original)
- Castello Plan (Stokes-Adams Redraw)
- Castello Plan (keyed version)
- Stokes Key for Castello Plan
- Dukes Plan
- Nicolls Map
- Jollain View (fictitious)
- Cryn Fredericks Survey
- De Laet-Gerritsz Map
- Hartgers View of New Amsterdam
- Minuit Chart
- Dutch West India Company Land Grants Map
- Blaeu-Visscher View of New Amsterdam
- Jansson-Visscher Map
- Goos Chart
- Hudde Map of New Amsterdam environs
- Vingboons View of New Amsterdam
- Ville de Manathe ou Nouvelle-Yorc
Key Sources (14)
- The Iconography of Manhattan Island (Stokes, 1498-1909)
- The Iconography of New York City (Stokes, Vol 1)
- History101.nyc — History of NYC 1600s
- NYPL Maps & Atlases Digital Collection
- Early Maps of Manhattan & the Evolution of the Collect Pond
- TimeWalk QGIS Repository — Geospatial Data
- Welikia Interactive Map (1609-2020 Manhattan)
- New Amsterdam History Center — Encyclopedia & Tax Lots
- New Amsterdam Manuscript Translations (NYC Dept of Records)
- Paintings of New Amsterdam (Granger Collection)
- NAHC Colonial Resident Records (e.g. Fullewever family)
- Court Minutes of New Amsterdam (translated)
- Castello Plan of New Amsterdam (1660)
- Redraft of the Castello Plan, New Amsterdam in 1660