New Amsterdam - Wikipedia
WEBNew Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam, pronounced [ˌniu.ɑmstərˈdɑm]) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland.
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).
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.
Mapping Early New York. - New Amsterdam History
WEBUnderground, archeologists have found evidence of the plots of houses and gardens, Amsterdam yellow brick, and pollen samples of plants. You can swipe the map to compare the Castello Plan in 1660 to the present, and explore each lot, where it shows what was there and who lived there.
New Amsterdam - New Netherland Institute
WEBThe so-called Castello Plan--a map drawn up in 1660--gives us an excellent picture of what New Amsterdam was like at its height, just four years before the English took over and renamed it New York. Most of the individual houses indicated on the map can be identified with their owners.
New York Before New York: The Castello Plan of New Amsterdam
WEBOn the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the Dutch founding of a colony that would give rise to New York, this special installation is organized around the Castello Plan, a map depicting New Amsterdam around the peak of its settlement circa 1660, just before the English took control.
The Castello Plan: The Mapping of Dutch New Amsterdam
WEBIn 1660, the leaders of New Amsterdam—today’s New York—commissioned cartographer Jacques Cortelyou to make a complete map of the city. That document, now known as the Castello, is remarkable both for its accuracy and for the insight it …
A 1660 map of the city of New Amsterdam called the Castello Plan.
WEBThe Castello Plan is a map of New Amsterdam created by surveyor Jacques Cortelyou in 1660. It provides a detailed view of the layout and land use in New Amsterdam, including Fort Amsterdam, streets, homes and businesses, the canal, and the wall along the northern edge of the city that was built to keep the British out.
New York Before New York: The Castello Plan of New Amsterdam
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · The Castello Plan, a map depicting New Amsterdam at the peak of its settlement circa 1660, just before the English took control, provides a remarkable, rare glimpse of everyday life in New Amsterdam, revealing a small but complex city at the southern tip of the island then known as Mannahatta.
3D Tour of New Amsterdam - New Amsterdam History Center
WEBTake a walk down Manhattan’s Stone street in 1660, look inside homes, gardens, taverns, and meet people on the street in this video which is a preview of NAHC’s Virtual New Amsterdam Project (VNAP), a 3D recreation of New Amsterdam in Google Earth.