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Van Slyke Castle), originally known as Foxcroft, is a ruined early 20th century mansion in the state forest that was built to resemble a castle. [2] [3] The home was built by stockbroker William Porter in the 1900s. He named the property Foxcroft, as it was built on Fox Hill.
In 2015, Atlas Obscura raised its first round of major funding, securing $2 million from a range of investors and angels including The New York Times. [6] In September 2016, the company published its first book, Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders written by Foer, Thuras, and Ella Morton under Workman Publishing ...
The map featured in the artwork is based on Abraham Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ("Theatre of the Lands of the World"), which is one of the most referenced world maps in history. It also appears to draw inspiration from a foolscap map created in 1575 by the French mapmaker Jean de Fourmont. [ 2 ]
Ramapo Lake is a 120-acre man-made lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Northern New Jersey. [1]Ramapo Lake originally consisting of a 25-acre pond named Rotten Poel (Rats Pond) by the Dutch.
David A. Plotz [2] (born January 31, 1970) [3] is an American journalist and former CEO of Atlas Obscura, an online magazine devoted to discovery and exploration. [4] A writer with Slate since its inception in 1996, Plotz was the online magazine's editor from June 2008 until July 2014, [5] succeeding Jacob Weisberg. [6]
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Latin: [tʰɛˈaːtrũː ˈɔrbɪs tɛˈrːaːrũː], "Theatre of the Lands of the World") is considered to be the first true modern atlas.Written by Abraham Ortelius, strongly encouraged by Gillis Hooftman [2] and originally printed on 20 May 1570 in Antwerp, [3] it consisted of a collection of uniform map sheets and supporting text bound to form a book for which ...
Ots-Toch was born in or about 1600 near Canajoharie, New York, though according to some assessments of her life story, she was born considerably earlier. [citation needed] She married Dutch settler Cornelise Antonnisen Van Slyke and founded the Van Slyke family in New Netherland.
The house was built for Samuel Fox, a hardware dealer, and his wife Lorain. After a year they sold it to Napoleon Bonaparte Van Slyke and his wife Annie. Van Slyke was then cashier for the Dane County Bank and a regent of the UW. He was also involved in building the first city hall, establishing Forest Hill cemetery, and some questionable ...