Writing as Diedrich Knickerbocker Washington Irving had published in 1809 a history of what city?

Diedrich Knickerbocker, the fictional narrator created by Washington Irving, published a history of New York City in 1809. The book, famously titled *A History of New-York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty*, is a satirical and humorous take on the city's early history, particularly the Dutch period.