Manhattan 1609 — Lenape Mannahatta
Period: 1609
Summary
Manhattan as encountered by Henry Hudson and the crew of the Halve Maen. The island was home to the Lenape people and contained an extraordinary diversity of ecological habitats — over 55 distinct plant communities across hills, streams, ponds, marshes, and forests. The Welikia/Mannahatta Project reconstructed this landscape in detail.
Key Maps (10)
- Maggiolo Map
- Gastaldi Map
- Townsend MacCoun Map
- Velasco Map
- Block Figurative Map
- Viele Waterways Map
- Sanderson Mannahatta Map
- Manhattan 1609 Height Map
- 1609 Lenape Trails Map
- 1609 Waterways Map
Key Sources (12)
- The Iconography of Manhattan Island (Stokes, 1498-1909)
- The Iconography of New York City (Stokes, Vol 1)
- History101.nyc — History of NYC 1600s
- NYPL Maps & Atlases Digital Collection
- 1609 Elevations Map of Manhattan (NYPL)
- 1609 Waterways Map (LOC, created 1865)
- Early Maps of Manhattan & the Evolution of the Collect Pond
- Mannahatta Project Original Paper (Sanderson & Brown 2007)
- TimeWalk QGIS Repository — Geospatial Data
- Townsend MacCoun Map of 1609 Manhattan (created 1909)
- Welikia Interactive Map (1609-2020 Manhattan)
- Welikia Scientific Data Downloads