Richard Nicolls, first British governor of New York, 1664-1668
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Title
Richard Nicolls, first British governor of New York, 1664-1668
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1640s-1660s
Names
Karst, John, 1836-1922 (Wood engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1877 - 1896
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-164
Subjects
United States -- 1600-1699
Nicolls, Richard, 1624-1672
Sports -- New York (State) -- 1660-1669
Horse racing -- New York (State) -- 1660-1669
Men -- New York (State) -- 1660-1669
Racetracks (Horse racing) -- New York (State) -- 1660-1669
Recreation -- New York (State) -- 1660-1669
Women -- New York (State) -- 1660-1669
Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1600-1699
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Notes
Content: Printed on border: "As an immediate result of Nicolls' attendance upon the Convention, a race-course was established at Hempstead. The ground selected was sixteen miles long and four wide. It was covered with fine grass, unmarred by stick or stone. Nicolls directed that a plate should be run for every year, to improve the provincial Dutch, or Flemish, breed of horses" "Page 229."
Source Note: History of the city of New York : its origin, rise and progress. (New York : Barnes, 1877-1896) Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna) (1829-1893), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 15 x 21 cm (6 x 8 1/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613295
Barcode: 33333159307590
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b17c7470-c52f-012f-b4ba-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1877
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Richard Nicolls, first British governor of New York, 1664-1668" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1877 - 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b17c7470-c52f-012f-b4ba-58d385a7bc34
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