Peter Stuyvesant, Director-General of New Netherland, 1660, by Hendrick Couturier, Courtesy The New York Historical

Welcome to the Stuyvesant Tour from Dutch Heritage World Tours. It will take you to an area of Manhattan where in the 17th century Peter Stuyvesant (or Petrus as he was called) had his country home. Stuyvesant came to the colony of New Netherland in 1647 to take the position of Director General. The Dutch West India Company established this colony in 1624. New Amsterdam, currently New York City, was the capital. He was not the first Director of the colony. Before him there was Willem Verhulst, Pieter Minuit, Wouter van Twiller and Willem Kieft. Pieter Minuit was the Director who under the auspices of the West India Company bought the island of Manahattan from the Lenape Indians. Near the Staten Island Ferry we find his name represented in the Peter Minuit Plaza.
 
The tour starts at the Northeastern exit of the Bleecker Street subway station on the corner of Mulberry Road.

Partner Organization: Dutch Heritage World Tours, Consulate-general of the Netherlands in New York

Link: https://izi.travel/nl/3660-how-dutch-new-york-stuyvesant-tour/en

Registration: No registration required. The Self Guided Walking Tour / Virtual Tour is available on the website above