The 1635 Blaeu Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova was the first published map to name Nieu Amsterdam and to show Manhattan as an island. It also shows the colony of Nieu Pleimouth and Lake Champlain.

The first Dutch settlers in the area made their initial home on Governor's Island in 1623 and, together with their cattle, moved across the harbor to Manhattan a year later. In 1625, a larger group of Dutch colonists landed on Manhattan and began plans to fortify the tip of the island, now the Battery. In 1626, Peter Minuit "bought" Manhattan Island from the Lenape Indians.

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