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Detail from a printed book shows a fold-out illustration depicting ships in a bay engaging in naval warfare.

De Americaensche zee-roovers

Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin
1678
Detail of a pink, orange, and blue colored, engraved map shows islands of Philippines such as "Masbate" and "Ticao." Other details include a line partially labelled "de la Nao para la Nueva Espanna."

Carte Hydrographique & Chorographique des Isles Philippines…

Pedro Murillo Velarde
1760
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 map shows coastal profiles and women or mermaids holding the flags of Ireland, Scotland, and England.

Mountserrat island, ms. 1673

William Blathwayt
1673
Engraved, hand colored illustration. Labels in English read [top] "The Leguana or Iguana Lizard of Guiana, [bottom] "The Alligator or Cayman of Surinam."

Narrative, of a five years' expedition,

John Gabriel Stedman
1796
Engraved fold-out map shows Greenland spelled "Grœnland" and other text in German.

Historie von Grönland

David Cranz
1765-1770
Detail of a printed book shows an illustration of a nun holding a cross to her chest.

La vie de la venerable mere Marie de l'Incarnation premiere superieure des ursulines de la Nouvelle France

Claude Martin
1677
Detail of brown book binding shows the embossed details.

La istoria de las Indias. y Conquista de Mexico

López de Gómara
1552

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map of the western hemisphere

Spanish Historical Writing about the New World

Spring - Summer 2011
photograph of Jaime Marroquin, assistant professor of Spanish at western Oregon university
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Jaime Marroquín, Associates Fellow

January 16
Portrait of a European colonist in the dress of a member of the Delaware tribe
Found at the JCB

A Tale of Two Indians

Leslie Tobias Olsen June 1

See Also

Colonial Law

Slavery and the Slave Trade