Have you ever wondered what New York was like before it was a city? Find out here, by navigating through the map below to discover Manhattan Island and its native wildlife in 1609.
Click to zoom into Mannahatta or enter your address or a landmark name (e.g. Empire State Building) in the text box below the map. Use the slider control to fade between 1609 and today and the ‘Streets’ button to turn on/off the roadways.
Map provided courtesy of The Mannahatta Project, a project of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
thank you so very muchh for the program on WNET 13 and this wonder map. I’ve always wondered what this city I work in looked like those many years ago.
I’ve always been fascinated by the early history of New York. The PBS show was wonderful and this site is FANTASTIC. I know what I’ll be doing the next few days or weeks. Thank you
thanks for this wonderful info in now know what web site im going to for now on
Not something you see commented on every day. However , some really valid comments here, thanks for an enlightening post!
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