I. N. Phelps Stokes Collection of American Historical Prints

Abstract

The Phelps Stokes Collection of American historical prints and early views of American cities came to the Library in 1930 as a gift of Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes (1867-1944). It includes more than 800 prints, drawings, and maps produced over a period of four centuries, from the earliest European discoveries of the West Indian islands through the 19th century. Comprising a visual narrative of the development of the Americas and especially the territory that became the United States, it offers a rich graphic resource for the study of American history, architecture, urban growth, costume, transportation, and much else. The documentation of the rise of New York City is particularly strong.

Library locations

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection