Mapping Manhattan in 1609

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  09.03.09 | 12:32 PM ET

Union Square in the early 17th century? According to The Mannahatta Project, an interactive map that lets users search block-by-block for the ecological and wildlife history of Manhattan, it was home to the meadow vole and the white-footed mouse, rather than the Greenmarket browsers of today. (Via Boing Boing)

Tags: Geography for Fun and Profit, History Travel, Maps, Wildlife, North America, United States, New York, New York City, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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