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Detail of a printed map shows latitude and longitude lines and text in French such as "Commandeur Bering."

Nouvelle Carte des Descouvertes Faites par des vaisseaux russes aux côtes inconnues...

1754
Detail from a weathered printed document, that includes manuscript inscriptions, shows text in English from the president of the united states.

Sea letter, Brigantine Neptune, July 26, 1793

1793
Two books bound in vellum with manuscript writing on them are pictured on top of each other.

L'Americana Ramminga

Pietro Chiari
1764
Detail of a printed atlas shows a full-page map.

Neptune Americo-Septentrional contenant les côtes, les et bancs, les baies, ports, et mouillages,...

Buache de la Neuville
1780
Detail of a printed map shows Detroit with labels reading "Grande Saline," "Mosquitto Bay," and so on.

Pilote americain septentrional

Georges-Louis Le Rouge
1778-1789
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 gold JCB stamp on black binding.

Principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nation

Edward Wright
1598
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

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A view of the Strait of Magellan from the Agnese Atlas

Gateway to a New World

July-October 2019

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