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Peter Minuit “bought” Manhattan on May 24, 1626.
Peter Minuit “bought” Manhattan on May 24, 1626.
Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrived in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw on May 4, 1626.
Peter Minuit “bought” Manhattan on May 24, 1626.
Peter Minuit “buys” Manhattan on May 24, 1626.
400 years ago this month, the Dutch West India Company negotiated to purchase Manhattan from the indigenous Lenape. Differing concepts of land ownership aside, it began the era of permanent European settlement on the island.
This 1835 map by William Chapin is one of many depicting historical New York City from our collections.
Peter Minuit “bought” Manhattan on May 24, 1626.
