On Exhibit in the Gallery until May 31, 2019: New Amsterdam To Metropolis Historic Maps of New York City 1548-1964 featuring maps, plans and views tracing the history of New York City, from the earliest European encounter with the region by Verrazano in 1524 to the skyscraper-bedecked city of the mid-twentieth century.

Rare Books

Harington's Orlando Furioso In Spectacular Contemporary Hand-Color

Harington's Orlando Furioso

In Spectacular Contemporary Hand-Color

The Cassini Lunar Map Complete with the Lady of the Moon (if You Can Find Her)

The Cassini Lunar Map

Complete with the Lady of the Moon
(if You Can Find Her)

Hevelius's Star AtlasSaved from the Fire!

Hevelius's Star Atlas

Saved from the Fire!

The Most Comprehensive Spanish 16th-Century Work on Sculpture and Architecture

The Most Comprehensive Spanish 16th-Century Work on Sculpture and Architecture

Boccaccio's Famous Women Florentine Manuscript of the First Italian Translation

Boccaccio's Famous Women

Florentine Manuscript of the First Italian Translation