Holding Institution
Description
The original map is held in Italy, and comes to the US on rare occasions for exhibits As of 2024, it is cared for by the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (Laurentian Library) in Florence.
Jacques Cortelyou, the surveyor general of New Netherland in the employ of the DWIC drew the original map.
This map was exhibited in 2009 at the Southstreet Seaport Museum.
In 2024, the New-York Historical Society was able to bring the map from Italy for it's exhibition, New York Before New York: The Castello Plan.
Document Date
1660
Document Date (Date Type)
1660-01-01
Image
Image Credits
Afbeelding van de Stadt Amsterdam Cortelyou c.1660-1665