Mapping NY – at The New York Public Library
September 2009 marks 400 years since Henry Hudson sailed into New York Harbor and up the Hudson River, almost to what is now Albany, performing detailed reconnaissance of the Hudson Valley region. Other explorers passed by the outwardly hidden harbor, but did not linger long enough to fully realize the commercial, nautical, strategic, or colonial value of the region. Once the explorers returned to Europe, their strategic information was passed on to authorities. Some data was kept secret, but much was handed over to map makers, engraved on copper, printed on handmade paper, distributed to individuals and coffee-houses (the news centers of the day), and pored over by dreamers, investors, and potential settlers in the “new land.”
Mapping New York’s Shoreline celebrates the Dutch accomplishments in the New York City region.
This exhibition is on view at the NYPublic Library through June 26, 2010.
The library is located at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788 (directions)
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