17th-century Queens County land record featuring Native American names and signature markings.
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Topographical survey map of Central Park showing the receiving reservoir, land plots in red, and areas taken for the Croton Reservoir.
Historic photo of workers posing around a massive circular gasket during tunnel construction, with several seated atop and others standing inside.
1728 handwritten petition requesting additional land for a Jewish burial ground in New York City.
Architectural grid drawing of a 16th-century town square with notes, alongside a faded 17th-century handwritten property deed.
Parchment book titled “Freemen of the City of New York” with 17th-century handwritten entries of white male owners of property.
1765 document signed by Governor Edmund Andros, listing appointed Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriff of New York City.