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Manuscript Antiphonal on Vellum in Latin [Italian, 1740] Elephant folio, 28 leaves; complete. Each leave being approx. 16 inches x 23 1/2 inches. The index is on the verso of the introductory page, which indicates 14 different antiphons for both the…

Manuscript Antiphonal on Vellum in Latin [Italian, 1740] Elephant folio, 28 leaves; complete. Each leave being approx. 16 inches x 23 1/2 inches. The index is on the verso of the introductory page, which indicates 14 different antiphons for both the…

Manuscript Antiphonal on Vellum in Latin [Italian, 1740] Elephant folio, 28 leaves; complete. Each leave being approx. 16 inches x 23 1/2 inches. The index is on the verso of the introductory page, which indicates 14 different antiphons for both the…

Amsterdam; Note: image depicts front; see "Related Item" field for verso of image. Based on White's map of Virginia and Le Moyne's map of Florida and derived from Hondius's 1606 map of the same name, this small map appeared in Gerardi Mercatoris…

Amsterdam; Note: image depicts back; see "Related Item" field for front of image. Based on White's map of Virginia and Le Moyne's map of Florida and derived from Hondius's 1606 map of the same name, this small map appeared in Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas…

Memo To: The Board of Supervisors, Prince Edward County, From: Citizens for Public Education. May 31, 1965 / A list of recommendations for the 1965-66 proposed budget.

11.5 x 16.5 cm
Black & White

16.5 x 11 cm
Black & White

16.5 x 11 cm
Black & White

Rome, ca. 1775; This small map of the Western Hemisphere is probably from the Italian edition of the atlas Geografia Universale, engraved by P. Buffier and published in Rome by G. Petroschi in 1775. Claude Buffier was a Jesuit theologian whose small…

Frankfurt; Probably based on drawing of John White: Van der Ankunfft du Engellender [The Arrival of the Englishman in Virginia]. Issued in four languages in 1590, the German edition of De Bry's Grands Voyages, Part I, also appeared in 1600 and 1620.…

Frankfort; Note: image depicts front; see "Related Item" field for verso of image. These depictions of ten native peoples from Virginia and Roanoke are based on the drawings of John White, who documented the English expedition under the direction of…

Frankfort; Note: image depicts verso; see "Related Item" field for front of image. These depictions of ten native peoples from Virginia and Roanoke are based on the drawings of John White, who documented the English expedition under the direction of…

Frankfort, 1590; Theodor de Bry (1528-1598) used the watercolor map drawn by John White in 1585 as the basis for his engraved map of Virginia. Although primarily a map of what became the North Carolina coast, the map is the earliest published…

London; This is the last major map based on Augustine Herrman's 1673 map of Virginia and Maryland, but unlike earlier maps, it is oriented with north at the top. The map was first published by Christopher Browne in 1685. This 3rd state includes the…