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Featured Items

Detail of an engraved, colored map of Jamaica shows Kingston Harbor outlined in a greenish blue color and St. Andrew. Other surrounding locations labeled in English.

To the King's most excellent Majesty, this map of the Island of Jamaica...

James Robertson
1804
Detail of a manuscript map shows coastal profiles and women or mermaids holding the flags of Ireland, Scotland, and England.

Mountserrat island, ms. 1673

William Blathwayt
1673
Detail of a colored, engraved map shows pink, orange, and yellow used to outline areas and labels in English such as "Penobscots."

Map of the British and French Dominions…,

John Mitchell
1755
Detail of an engraved map of Azilia shows a castle in the center of the city, surrounded by farms and four quadrants.

A plan representing the form of setling the districts, or county divisions in the Margravate of Azilia

1717
Detail of a colored manuscript chart shows a small cluster of homes and palm trees with text in English reading "Indian Village of Sancopana."

An actual survey of the River Orinoco from the great mouth up to the City of Angostura

1803
Detail of a printed book shows title page with English text "The English Pilot. The Fourth Book describing the West India Navigation, from Hudson's Bay to the River Amazones" in red ink.

The English pilot, Book 4

William Fisher; John Thornton
1745
Detail of a printed book shows title page with text in Massachuset and English.

The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

John Eliot
1661
Printed title page includes decorative border and text in English reading "The Whole Book of Psalmes Faithfully translated into English metre." Left side of the page shows manuscript notations.

The whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre

1640

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printed map of the world showing some lines of latitude and names of winds
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Joan Apple and the Naming of America

July 5, 2008

See Also

Africa

Collecting History of the JCB Library