Attractive two-stone lithographed view of New Amsterdam, circa 1667, extracted from Valentine's Manual. 1667 marked the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, which was concluded with the Treaty of Breda. In that treaty, the United Provinces agreed with...
Detailed map of the City, colored by Wards and Fire Districts. Shows public and private piers, streets, parks, and other details, with a larger plan of the Island of Manhattan at the top.
Fine mid-19th Century edition of this rare early view of Fort George, originally engraved by George Carwitham, circa 1736. In 1624 the Dutch West India Company established the colony of New Netherland. It grew to encompass all of present-day New York...
Striking view of New York City from Governors Island, as it appeared in 1816. The view shows a harbor teaming with ships and commerce, with the fortifications at Fort Columbus illustrated, as it appeared at the close of the War of 1812, with soliders...
Valentine's Manual edition of Mark Tiddeman's important early chart of New York Harbor. Tiddeman's chart of New York Harbor shows the area between Sandy Hook and Westchester with part of Long Island. The chart includes the Rariton River, Staten...
