Too Much Research?

Well for $24 to the Lenapes, I guess it paid off for someone.
Considering 350 years, there
Have been few urban redevelopments.
Street name changes. Some vacated for development. But I think Peter Minuet could still make his way around.
Only name recognized is Van Cortlandt.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanus_Van_Cortlandt

Damn

The funny part is the first recorded transaction in Manhattan history was a bit of a trend setter.

"According to a letter by Pieter Janszoon Schagen, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Minuit&apos ;">Peter Minuit and Dutch colonists acquired Manhattan on May 24, 1626 from unnamed Native American people, which are believed to have been https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metoac&apos ;">Canarsee Indians of the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenape&apos ;">Lenape,https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan#cite_note-44&apos ;">[43] in exchange for trade goods worth 60 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilder&apos ;">guilders,https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan#cite_note-New_Netherland_Institute-15&apos ;">[14] often said to be worth US$24, although accounting for https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation&apos ;">inflation, it actually amounts to around US$1,050 in 2014.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan#cite_note-45&apos ;">[44] According to the writer Nathaniel Benchley, Minuit conducted the transaction with Seyseys, chief of the Canarsees, who were only too happy to accept valuable merchandise in exchange for the island that was actually mostly controlled by the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wappinger&apos ;">Weckquaesgeeks."

Scott Zelenak, post: 378632, member: 327 wrote: The funny part is the first recorded transaction in Manhattan history was a bit of a trend setter.

"According to a letter by Pieter Janszoon Schagen, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Minuit&apos ;">Peter Minuit and Dutch colonists acquired Manhattan on May 24, 1626 from unnamed Native American people, which are believed to have been https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metoac&apos ;">Canarsee Indians of the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenape&apos ;">Lenape,https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan#cite_note-44&apos ;">[43] in exchange for trade goods worth 60 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilder&apos ;">guilders,https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan#cite_note-New_Netherland_Institute-15&apos ;">[14] often said to be worth US$24, although accounting for https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation&apos ;">inflation, it actually amounts to around US$1,050 in 2014.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan#cite_note-45&apos ;">[44] According to the writer Nathaniel Benchley, Minuit conducted the transaction with Seyseys, chief of the Canarsees, who were only too happy to accept valuable merchandise in exchange for the island that was actually mostly controlled by the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wappinger&apos ;">Weckquaesgeeks."

That's too funny
I wonder if they sold them a bridge too.
: )

The first map predates Fraunces Tavern on the corner of the ditch (Broad Street) and Hoogh Straet.