Handwritten petition by John Peter Zenger and John Paeck describing harsh conditions inside the City Hall jail.
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After the Revolutionary War, lands forfeited by departing Loyalists were resold by the state, with many parcels granted to widows across New York.
Woodcut illustration of a 17th-century Manhattan Indian village depicting longhouses.
1765 document signed by Governor Edmund Andros, listing appointed Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriff of New York City.
Parchment book titled “Freemen of the City of New York” with 17th-century handwritten entries of white male owners of property.
Colorful map of Dutch West India Company land grants with lot measurements, owner names, and labeled streets.
Decorative map titled “Longe Isleand” with ornate border, ships in the harbor, gardens in green, and a large compass rose.
Architectural grid drawing of a 16th-century town square with notes, alongside a faded 17th-century handwritten property deed.
1654 deed transferring Coney Island from the Nayack tribe to Gravesend settlers, signed by Chief Guttoquoh and tribal elders.
Ornate handwritten deed with decorative title page and interior pages listing an itemized inventory of belongings.
A 17th-century illustration of New Amsterdam paired with a modern photograph showing the waterfront’s transformation.