The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I — Passage 1
[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] that and the settlement of Boston. Most probably, it was engraved in 1631. In point of time, it may be considered the third oldest Map of the Province extant, having, as far as yet known, been preceded by only two Dutch Maps, one of 1616 and one 1618, transcripts of which are in the office of the Secretary of State, and of one of which this Italian Map is evidently an improved copy. CONTENTS. PAGE. :^\ I. Papers relating to the Iroquois and other Indian tribes, 9 II. Papers relating to the first settlement at Onondaga, and the discovery of the Salt Springs at Salina, 27 III. Papers relating to De Courcelles' and De Tracy's expeditions against the Mohawk Indians, 1665-6, 41 IV. Govs. Nicoll and Andros' reports on the Province of New-York, 1669-1678,... 57 V. Papers relating to M. de la Barre's expedition to Hungry Bay, 1684,.... 63