The Historical Atlas of New York

In the 16th century, the Dutch were the first to

settle the island of Manhattan which they called New Netherland

In 1625 the Dutch, Johan de Laer, wrote about the Hudson River: On this river there is great traffic in the skins of beavers, otters, foxes, bears, minks, wild cats, and the like

Beaver castor

Otter Nutria

Mink Bisón

When the Dutch settlers came to New Netherland, they encountered the Lenapes, a native American tribe.

Indian Lenapes

Lenape hut

Lenape Mother and daughter

The Lenapes were the inhabitants of Mannahatta (Manhattan), translated as “Hilly Island” or “Small Island

According to the Dutch, the Lenapes were aggressive and troublesome.The Lenapes sold Manahattan for trinkets (baratijas) and moved west of the Bronx River

Natives in Manhattan ate a lot of oysters, leaving piles of shells near their settlements. The Dutch named that area Pearl Street.

Pearl Street Location

Pearl Street in the 17th Century

Pearl Street Now

In 1664, New Amsterdam became a British colony.

The Duke of York (later king James II) renamed the city NEW YORK, after his home city of York (England)

JAMES II

Jame II´s home town YORK, England

Apart from the Dutch, French, Irish and British, many of those who emigrated to New York came as a result of religious persecution, such asFrench HuguenotsSephardic Jews

African-Americans were brought to New York as slaves.

Slave revolts were common

first African-Americans in NY

From the 19th century onwards, New York received many immigrants from South and Eastern Europe and became one of the most important cities in the world.

New York has got 5 boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. 

BROOKLYN was orginally called (by the Dutch) BREUCKELEN which means BROKEN LAND

Brooklyn now

Queens was settled by English immigrants. It was named after Catherine of Braganza, queen consort of King Charles II

QUEENS

Catherine of Braganza

QUEENS NOW

Named after Jonas Bronck, the first recorded European settler of the Bronx.

THE BRONX

THE BRONX NOW

FAMOUS NEW

YORKERS

WRITERS

Arthur MillerDeath of a Salesman

Edith WhartonThe Age of Innocence

Walt WhiltmanLeaves of Grass

INVENTORS

Joseph CampbellCampbell Soup

George EastmanKodak Camera

George LernerMr Potato Head

singers

Lady Gaga

Jennifer López

sportsmen

Michael Jordan

Mike Tyson

The end