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Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes

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Santa Claus and his Works
1870
Letter
June 13, 1873
Pictorial map of New York and vicinity, showing the suburban towns, and railroad and water communications
1871
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
1807
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
1697
The Fugitive Slave Bill, its History and Unconstitutionality
1850
Ali Baba y los cuarenta ladrones.
ca. 1864
The Great West
1859
Letter from Lucy Green Bakewell Audubon to her grandchild Lucy
June 5, 1872
The definitive treaty of peace and friendship, between His Britannick Majesty, the Most Christian King, and the King of Spain : concluded at Paris, the 10th day of February, 1763, to which, the King of Portugal acceded on the same day...
1763
Terms of Surrender
April 9, 1865
Minutes of the 4th Annual Convention for the Improvement of the Free People of Color
1834
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
1805
Slave Sale Document
Letter from Jose M. Morales to Moses Taylor
November 23, 1836
A lunar calendar, of the festivals, and other days in the year, observed by the Israelites.
1806
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
ca. 1899
Howes & Gardener's Olympic Arena Announcment
1844
A short sketch of the first voyage across the Atlantic ocean, and landing of Christopher Columbus on the Americn shore, in 1492. / taken from Irving’s abridgement of his life.
1833
Ledger, 1678-1684
1678-1684
Telegram, New Orleans, 1858
1858
Poesias de Don José María Heredia, ministro de la Audiencia de Méjico
1862
Reynolds's political map of the United States
1856
Letter from Lucy Green Bakewell Audubon to her grandchild Lucy
September 8, 1870
Declaration of Independence
1776

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