The Northeast/New York City, 1556 Mapmakers: Giacomo Gastaldi and J.B. Ramusio The first printed map devoted to the New England region. It contains the most...
Norman F. Lent Jr. (1931–2012) was a Long Island congressman who served in the U.S. House from 1971 to 1993. A moderate Republican, he helped shape environmental legislation including the Superfund law and Clean Air Act amendments.
Recens edita totius Novi Belgii in America Septentrionali. (A New Edition of All of New Netherland in North America.) 1757. Mapmakers: Jan Jansson, Nicholas Visscher,...
David Leestma (born 1949) is a Dutch American astronaut and U.S. Navy aviator who flew on three Space Shuttle missions between 1984 and 1992, later serving in senior NASA leadership roles overseeing astronaut operations and flight crew activities.
Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova (New Netherland and New England). Amsterdam, 1647. Mapmakers: (Janssonius or Jansson) Jansz and (Johannes or Johan) Jan In this second...
John Lansing Jr. (1754–1829) was a New York jurist and political leader who served in the Continental Congress and attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Though he declined to sign the Constitution, he later became Chief Justice and Chancellor of New York.
Totius Neo Belgii, nova et accuratissima tabula. (All of New Netherland Newly and Most Accurately Drawn.) Amsterdam, 1720’s Mapmaker: R. & J. Ottens The copper...
Jessica Lange (born 1949) is an American actress who rose to prominence after early struggles, later winning two Academy Awards for Tootsie (1982) and Blue Sky (1994) and earning acclaim across film, television, and theater.
Novi Belgii, quod nunc Novi Jorck vocatur, Novaeque Anglia et partis Virginiae. (New Netherland, Which is Now Called New York, and New England and Part...
Jessica Lange (born 1949) is an American actress who rose to prominence after early struggles, later winning two Academy Awards for Tootsie (1982) and Blue Sky (1994) and earning acclaim across film, television, and theater.
