New York, 



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New York, the capital of a province of 

 the fame name is fituated under forty deg. 

 and forty min. north lat. and forty {^s^n 

 di^^, and four min. of weftern long, from 

 London ; and is about ninety ftven Engli/b 

 miles diftant from Philadelpfoia, The Situ- 

 ation of it is extremely advantageous for 

 trade : for the town ftands upon a point 

 which is formed by two bays ; into one of 

 which the river Hudfon difcharges itfelf, 

 not far from the town ; New Tork is there- 

 fore on three lides furrounded with water : 

 the ground it is built on, is level in fome 

 parts, and hilly in others : the place is 

 generally reckoned very wholefome. 



The town was firft founded by theZ)z^/<:/6: 

 this, it is faid, was done in the year 1623, 

 when they were yet maflers of the country : 

 they called it New Amfterdamy and the coun- 

 try itfelf New Holland, ThQEnglifiy towards 

 the end of the year 1664, taking polTeffion 

 of it under the condud: of Des Cartes, and 

 keeping it by the virtue of the next treaty 

 of peace, gave the name of New Tork to 

 both the town, and the province belong- 

 ing to it : in fize it comes neareft to Bojlon 

 and Philadelphia, But with regard to its 

 fine buildings, its opulence, and extenfive 

 commerce, it difputes the preference with 

 0^4 them J 



