Castello Plan

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Castello Plan?Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City
2. Who discovered Castello Plan?1900
3. What is the official title?Afbeeldinge van de Stadt Amsterdam in Nieuw Neederlandt
4. What is the surveyor?Jacques Cortelyou
5. Who made the Castello Plan?Jacques Cortelyou, a surveyor, drew the map using special tools to measure distances and angles.
6. Where did the map travel after it was made?After it was made, the map was added to a Dutch atlas, sold to an Italian duke, kept in Florence for more than 300 years, and was rediscovered in 1900.

Cartography: The science or practice of drawing maps.
New Amsterdam: The 17th-century Dutch settlement that was the precursor to New York City.
Surveyor: A professional who measures and maps land, including its features and boundaries.
Colonial Urban Development: The planning and growth of cities within colonial territories.