Bronze Relief, 1660 Castello Map
Members of the Dutch parliament with artists Simon Verity and Martha Becker Finney (Center)
On October 22, members of the Dutch parliament visited Peter Minuit Plaza and toured the final construction phase of the New Amsterdam Pavilion. It became a historic day as artists Simon Verity and Martha Becker Finney were installing the grand, bird’s eye view bronze relief of the 1660 Castello Map of New Amsterdam. All 317 houses are delineated, many with the gardens and orchards that supplied the food to sustain the first settlement.
The relief will be officially unveiled in Spring 2011 with the opening of the New Amsterdam Pavilion welcome center and kiosk!
Close-up of New Amsterdam's houses, gardens, farm plots, stores, taverns and breweries
Close-up of Fort Amsterdam, 1660
