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One of the earliest maps of NY Harbor:
TITLE: Manatvs Gelegen op de Noot [sic] Riuier [sic]
(Manhattan Lying on the North River) but with the typo, Manhattan Lying on the Nut (River- misspelled)
YEAR: 1639
LANGUAGE: Dutch
CREATOR: Johannes Vinckeboons
Governors Island was called Nut Island (Noot Eÿlant)
Earliest depiction of Nieuw Amsterdam 1652 – Johannes Vinckeboons
Earliest depiction of Nieuw Amsterdam 1652 – Johannes Vinckeboons
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