The map is oriented with North to the right with
New York Bay and
North River (Hudson River), the Noort Rivier, at the center. It shows
Manhattan Island, Manatus Eylandt, with Westchester and Bronx counties to the North; a good part of Long Island and
Coney Island (Conyni Eylant in Harrisse or Konyne Eylandt in Castello) to the East;
Sandy Hook (Sant Punt) and Hoogen Hoeck to the South; with
Staten Island (Staten Eylant), Achter t' Col,
Newark Bay, the Hackensack and Passaic river and
Overpeck Creek, to the west.[2] Also identified are Native American settlements in present day Brooklyn.
Inset Key
Depicted in Manhattan situated on the North Rivier and explained in a numbered key to the main places in an inset are the properties of the company (
Dutch: Westindische Compagnie or WIC) and early
New Netherlanders.[2] Some were bouweries, or
homesteads which included dwellings and out buildings, and others were plantages, or plantations, sometimes worked by company slaves.[6]
4o. Bouwerie of Dirk Volkerson aka Dirk the Norman
41. Bouwerie of Cosyn van Putten
42. Beginnings of bouwerie of
Jochem Pietersen Kuyter aka Poule Pieztr (Zegendael) - in his understanding it is oriented from the river to the high ground
^WIC bouweries 2-6 were leased for a period of six years.
References
^Van Winkle, Edward; Vinckeboons, Joan cn; Rensselaer, Kiliaen van (September 23, 1916).
"Manhattan, 1624-1639". New York – via Internet Archive.
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abcVan Winkle, Edward (1916).
Manhattan, 1624-1639. The Knickerbocker Press. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.