Day: July 11, 2014

Front facade of Houghton Library

From Amsterdam to New Amsterdam to Cambridge

This substantial volume of over 1200 pages was published in Amsterdam in 1693. It is a description and history of that city, replete with engraved views and plans. Though it has been at Harvard for over a century, its notable provenance, evident in a series of inscriptions, has only recently received proper cataloging. An autograph…