1775: The First New York Provincial Congress convened in New York City, beginning May 22, marking a critical step in the American Revolution. Formed amid rising unrest and the push for independence, it signified a governance shift from British rule.

The history of New York City (1665–1783) began with the establishment of English rule over Dutch New Amsterdam and New Netherland. As the newly renamed City of New York and surrounding areas developed, there was a growing independent feeling among some, but the area was divided in its loyalties.

Colonial Records of New York : 1603 - 1833. America. Public Records. Research Publications has assembled and microfilmed the most important published colonial and state records of the original thirteen colonies, Maine, and Vermont.

The spectacularly minute detail of the Grim Plan depicts New York City as it was before the 1776 Great Fire of New York. After the British occupied the city, one-third of Manhattan (nearly 500 houses and buildings) were destroyed.

The New-York Gazette, 22 March 1737 ...

Available online: 28 February 1725 - 29 October 1744 (606 issues) Location: New York, New York County. OCLC: 01695482. LCCN: sn84024358. Collection (s): Syracuse University. …

Seismicity in New York City area. Data from U.S. Geological Survey (Top, USGS) and National Earthquake Information Center (Bottom, NEIC). In top figure, closed red circles show 1924–2006 epicenters. Open black circles show larger earthquakes of 1737, 1783 and 1884. Green lines are the Ramapo fault.

New York Harbor - 1733 / 1733 / 1737 / 1747 or 1767 / 1750? Links to state and city map atlases. Links to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut maps. Links to digital images for some of the oldest maps in our collection. Guides to our most heavily used antiquarian maps and atlases. Take a virtual tour of past Map Divsion exhibitions.

Click on the date links to see NYC land atlases and maps: NYC Land Atlases (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island) NYC & vicinity 1776 / 1777 / 1781 / 1828 / 1835 / 1839 / 1842 1849 / 1849ii / 1873 / 1880 / 1909 / 1911 / 1922 New York Harbor 1733 / …

The New York Gazette (1726-1744) was the first newspaper published by William Bradford in New York. Historian Frank Luther Mott has described the paper as a "small two-page paper, poorly printed, and containing chiefly foreign news from three to six months old, state papers, lists of ships entered and cleared, and a few advertisements."