Vectorized and georeferenced redraft of the Castello Plan of New Amsterdam in New Netherland in 1660 [Beta version 11 Nov 08]

Digital redraft of the Castello Plan of New Amsterdam in New Netherland in 1660 [Beta]

The map below is a Beta version of a vectorized and georeferenced redraft of the so-called Castello Plan of New Amsterdam in New Netherland. The map was copied by an unknown draughtsman from an original drawing by Jacques Cortelyou. Original image caption in Dutch: "Afbeeldinge van de Stadt Amſterdam in Nieuw Neederlandt". (in contemporary Dutch: "Afbeelding van de Stad Amsterdam in Nieuw Nederland"; and English: "Picture of the City of Amsterdam in New Netherland")
The map was georeferenced approximately to US State Plane Coordinate System, New York 3104, Long Island Zone (1983, US Survey meters). This project is work in progress inspired by Russell Shorto's book The Island at the Center of the World; the Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America. Things to do: see below the map.

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To view the original Castello Plan of New Amsterdam in 1660 in Google Earth follow this link to: New_Amsterdam_1660.kmz (and start the attachment)

Things to do:

Add, check and correct vectorized plots and buildings
Include changes in line with Redraft of the Castello Plan (Phelps Stokes, 1916)
Add house numbering according to several sources (Spier, 1979 and 1983; Phelps Stokes, 1916; ...)
Add names of owners and occupants
Add grants
Reconstruct (known) population (using genealogy data) and adding demographic characteristics of inhabitants / household members
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References

O'Callaghan, E.B (ed.) (1856),: Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, Volume I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company.
Phelps Stokes, I.N. (& F.C. Wieder) (1915-1928),: The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909, Volumes I-VI. New York: Robert.H. Dodd.
Riker, D.M. (1999),: Genealogical and biographical directory to persons in New Netherland from 1613 to 1674, Volumes I-IV. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Company.
Shorto, R. (2004),: The Island at the Center of the World; the Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America. New York: Doubleday.
Shorto, R. (2004),: Nieuw Amsterdam; eiland in het hart van de wereld. Amsterdam: Forum.
Spier, P. (1979),: The legend of New Amsterdam. New York: Doubleday and Company.
Spier, P. (1983),: Nieuw Amsterdam. Rotterdam: Lemniscaat.
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Web sources

New Amsterdam History Center (NAHC) - Workspace Site
New York Public Library's Digital Gallery (NYPLDigitalGallery)
New York State Historical Literature Collection (Cornell University)
New York Tristate Mailing List - Index to Plots on the Castello Plan Map
Virtual New Amsterdam Project
Early New Netherlands Settlers
Former Street Names in Manhattan
New Netherland and Beyond - records relating to an area formerly known as New Netherland through the early years of settlement, which includes the Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania
New Netherland Project (New Netherland Institute)
Mapping the African American Past (MAAP)
New York City Tax Blocks Map Files (Manhattan Tax Blocks)
Henry Hudson 400
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