Interactive Map: Manhattan in 1609
Have you ever wondered what New York was like before it was a city? Find out here, by navigating through the map to discover Manhattan Island and its native wildlife in 1609. Map provided courtesy of The Mannahatta Project.
Document: The Purchase of Manhattan Island, 1626
Read the infamous document detailing Peter Minuit's purchase of Manhattan island from the Lenape Indians.
Timeline: Dutch American History
Explore a timeline chronicling 400 years of Dutch history in New York, from 1609 to 2009.
Interactive Map: Dutch Place Names in New York
See a map and photos of places in New York that take their names given by Dutch settlers 400 years ago.
Map: New Netherland Colony, 1655
Examine Adriaen van der Donck's detailed map of the New Netherland colony, from New Amsterdam up to Fort Orange.
Document: The Flushing Remonstrance, 1657
Closely examine and read a translation of the Flushing Remonstrance, the precursor to America's Bill of Rights.
Interactive Map: New Amsterdam, 1660
See the original size of the New Amsterdam settlement and how it compares to Lower Manhattan today.
Document: Articles of Capitulation, 1664
See the document that marked the surrender of Dutch New Netherland to the English in 1664.
