Excerpt:
NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.
Annotation:
The New York Public Library Digital Gallery is a site that gives access to thousands of primary source images reproduced from the library's archives. The collection includes images from manuscripts, maps, books, and more. The collection is searchable and organized into seven topical categories: Arts and literature, cities and buildings, culture and society, history and geography, industry and technology, nature and science, and printing and graphics. The site also contains information about gaining rights for reproductions and a helpful user's guide to assist with finding materials quickly.