The Castello Plan of 1660, now visiting New York. Photo: Courtesy of the New York Historical Society The Castello Plan of 1660, now visiting New York. Photo: Courtesy of the New York Historical ...
This article is written in English, not Dutch, because of what happened this month 360 years ago. In June 1665, New Amsterdam was reincorporated under English law as New York, and it has remained that ...
Excerpted from Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America. Copyright (c) 2025 by Russell Shorto. Used with permission of the ...
Cover issued in commemoration of Jacob Barsimson, erroneously claiming that he was “the first Jew to arrive in America” on August 22, 1662. In fact, Joachim Gaunse had arrived on our shores almost ...
Mr. Shorto is the author of “The Island at the Center of the World” and curator of the exhibit “New York Before New York,” at the New-York Historical Society. This spring is the 400th anniversary of ...
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