Documents relative to the colonial history of the state of New- York
A documentary volume of colonial New York sources printed in Albany in 1853 by Weed, Parsons and company, collecting state records for historians and researchers. Its pictures are folded maps of the colony's lands and waterways, drawn with fine hatched lines, lettering and compass roses, plus a small woodcut vignette of an eagle over a shield bearing the motto Excelsior, flanked by allegorical figures with scales and a staff. A designer might borrow the map linework, the compass and cartouche layouts, and the engraved heraldic emblem style.
