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Redondez de la tierra, y de los Abitadores de ella

María de Jesús de Agreda

1600s

Detail from the binding of a manuscript codex shows text in Spanish "3. Soledad."

Spiritual autobiography

María de San José

1703-1710

Detail of an engraved title page shows medallion portraits at the border, a coat of arms, and text in Spanish.

Historia general de las conquistas del nuevo reyno de Granada

Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita

1688

Detail of a printed book shows a fold-out illustration of stones outside of a buildings facade.

Descripcion de las antiguedades de Xochicalco

Jose Antonio de Alzate y Ramirez

1791

Detail of a printed book shows a decorative head piece on the title page written in Spanish.

Historia natural, civil y geográfica de las naciones situadaes en las riveras del Rio Orinoco

Joseph Gumilla

1791

Detail of a manuscript title page shows red and black ink used for titular text and birds.

Philosophia Iesuitico, Aristotelico, Thomistica, Angelico...

Francisco de los Rios

1766

Detail of a hand colored manuscript map shows villages labeled in Spanish such as "Pueblo de S. Pablo" and "Pueblo de Huitziltzinco." Churches, trees, and bodies of water are also included in the map.

El presente mapa demuestra la cituacion, plano, y repartimiento, que en la actualidad tienen los arroyos, que bajan de Sierra Nevada…

Felipe de Zúñiga y Ontiveros

1770

Detail of an engraved print shows children blowing bubbles in a grassy area. Items in the image are labeled and a portion of the key is visible.

Enseñar desde luego silabeando

Jose de Nava

1802

In House

Diario de las operaciones de la expedicion contra la Plaza de Panzacola...

February 24, 2020

Printed fold-out map shows topography of Colombia in great detail. Includes decorative cartouche, illustration of two naked people sitting facing each other, and scales.

200 Years of Colombian Independence

image of terrestrial sphere including Africa, Asia, and the Americas

Lecture on the African-European Encounter to Kick Off New JCB Initiative (and 75th Anniversary Meeting)

August 23, 2019

Lecture

Engaged Digital Scholarship: The Ticha Project and Zapotec language archival texts

Wednesday, March 27 at 4:00pm

Fellow's Talk

“unos a otros se ayuden”: Colonial Encounters with Maya Houses and Housebuilding

Wednesday, February 24 at 12:00pm

Lecture

¿Una Bíblia Políglota Mesoamericana del siglo XVI? Las Epístolas y Evangelios en p'urhepecha en la Biblioteca John Carter Brown

Tuesday, May 17 at 4:00pm