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).
Castello Plan - Wikipedia
WEBThe Castello Plan – officially entitled Afbeeldinge van de Stadt Amsterdam in Nieuw Neederlandt (Dutch, "Picture of the City of Amsterdam in New Netherland") – is an early city map of what is now the Financial District of Lower Manhattan from an original of 1660.
New York Before New York: The Castello Plan of New Amsterdam
WEBThrough documents and objects, and a 3D model, the installation explores how settlers, Indigenous people, and enslaved Africans experienced the world illustrated in the Castello Plan. Curated by Russell Shorto, director, New Amsterdam Project.
Document: Castello Plan, Original - 1660 | Mapping Early New …
WEBIn 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.
This New York City Map Is Full of Dutch Secrets - Atlas Obscura
WEBMar 19, 2024 · A map of the settlement circa 1660, known as the Castello Plan, offers a birds-eye view of a thriving community of about 1,500 people.
Castello Plan - Map of New Amsterdam in 1660 - Geographic Guide
WEBThe earliest known urban map of New Amsterdam and the only one dating from the period of the Dutch rule of New York. It is believed it was copied by an unknown draftsman around 1665-1670 from the survey made by Jacques Cortelyou (ca …
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 …
The Castello Plan: Reimagining Life in 1660 New Amsterdam
WEBOn June 7, 1660, surveyor Jacques Cortelyou was hired by Peter Stuyvesant and the burghers of New Amsterdam to create a precise survey of their small city. Called the Castello Plan, this map—on display at the New-York Historical Society as part of a new installation —is one of the most important windows into life in the Dutch colonial city ...
A 1660 map of the city of New Amsterdam called the Castello Plan.
WEBThe Castello Plan represents New Amsterdam around the peak of its settlement under the Dutch, with a population of several thousand. The name of the Castello Plan comes from the Villa di Castello, an estate near Florence, Italy, …
The Archaeological Monumental Area of Castello a Mare
WEBThe Archaeological Monumental Area of Castello a Mare is located at the Port of Palermo. It could be said that this fortress of the Castellammare encompasses two-thirds of the entire pier of the city’s harbour, where two areas can be visited: the Mastra Tower and an archaeological area.
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