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New Amsterdam
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New Amsterdam 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 initial trading factory
View of New Amsterdam
View of New Amsterdam
1882 depiction of the ship Mayflower sailing from England to America in 1620, in Plymouth Harbor
1882 depiction of the ship Mayflower sailing from England to America in 1620, in Plymouth Harbor
1626 letter in Dutch by Pieter Schaghen stating the purchase of Manhattan for 60 gulden.
1626 letter in Dutch by Pieter Schaghen stating the purchase of Manhattan for 60 gulden.
Drawing of New Amsterdam in 1650, discovered in 1991 in the collection of Albertina in Austria. It is probably the oldest, lifelike depiction of the c
Drawing of New Amsterdam in 1650, discovered in 1991 in the collection of Albertina in Austria. It is probably the oldest, lifelike depiction of the colony
Lower Manhattan
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Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan, is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area is the historical birthplace of New York City and in the 17th and 18th c
New Amsterdam
…the island of Run in the East Indies to the Dutch, confirming their control of the valuable Spice Islands. The area occupied by New Amsterdam is now Lower Manhattan. The indigenous Munsee term for the southern tip of the island was Manhattoe, and variations of this name were also applied to the first Dutch settlement…
Lower Manhattan, including Wall Street – a leading financial district, Battery Park, and One World Trade Center – the tallest building in the Western
Lower Manhattan, including Wall Street – a leading financial district, Battery Park, and One World Trade Center – the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere
New Amsterdam, centered in what eventually became Lower Manhattan, in 1664, the year England took control and renamed it New York
New Amsterdam, centered in what eventually became Lower Manhattan, in 1664, the year England took control and renamed it New York
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant
Cooper Union at Astor Place, one of Lower Manhattan's most storied buildings, where Abraham Lincoln gave his famed Cooper Union speech on February 27,
Cooper Union at Astor Place, one of Lower Manhattan's most storied buildings, where Abraham Lincoln gave his famed Cooper Union speech on February 27, 1860