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Book/Printed MaterialLondon town This late Victorian book of children's poetry presents a bright and cheery view of London at the height of its imperial glory. Felix Leigh, who wrote the verses, was a prolific writer whose drawings and poems were featured for many years in the magazine Boy's Own Paper. The illustrations are by Thomas Crane and Ellen E. Houghton. Crane designed the ornamental pages and Houghton...- Contributor: Marcus Ward & Co - Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) - Houghton, Ellen Elizabeth - Crane, Thomas - Leigh, Felix
- Date: 1883
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MapSmith's new map of London. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.- Contributor: C. Smith & Son
- Date: 1860-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingPanorama of London from Southwark, 1600.
Civitas Londini This panoramic view of London from Southwark is from the collection of cityscapes and broadsheets that once belonged to the Swedish statesman Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622-86). In the upper-left corner is the coat of arms of England; in the upper right is the coat of arms of the city of London. The inset in the lower-left corner shows a view of...- Contributor: Norden, John
- Date: 1600-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingTripoli. General View of the Town, with El-Mina in the Distance.
Tripoli. General view of the town, with El-Mina in the distance Presented here is one of 30 views of Syria and Lebanon in Bedford's Photographic Pictures: Syria, taken by the English photographer Francis Bedford (1816--1894) in the spring of 1862, when he accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII (1841--1910; reigned 1901--10) on his voyage to the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Syria. Included in the album are views of...- Contributor: Bedford, Francis
- Date: 1862-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingTripoli. The Castle (Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles), with a Portion of the Town.
Tripoli. The castle, with a portion of the town Presented here is one of 30 views of Syria and Lebanon in Bedford's Photographic Pictures: Syria, taken by the English photographer Francis Bedford (1816--1894) in the spring of 1862, when he accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII (1841--1910; reigned 1901--10) on his voyage to the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Syria. Included in the album are views of...- Contributor: Bedford, Francis
- Date: 1862-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingBaalbek. View of the Town from the Wall of the Temple, Looking South-East.
Baalbek. View of the town from the wall of the temple, looking south-east Presented here is one of 30 views of Syria and Lebanon in Bedford's Photographic Pictures: Syria, taken by the English photographer Francis Bedford (1816--1894) in the spring of 1862, when he accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII (1841--1910; reigned 1901--10) on his voyage to the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Syria. Included in the album are views of...- Contributor: Bedford, Francis
- Date: 1862-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingJustice in Andorra. Announcement in the Town Square of a Sentencing to Life at Hard Labor.
La justice en Andorre. Lecture sur la place publique d'un arrêt de condamnation aux travaux forcés à perpétuité In the 19th century, before the widespread use of photography in newspapers and magazines, the French press used wood engravings to illustrate its publications. This technique, known as woodcut printing, is performed by carving an image out of a piece of wood, generally boxwood, and applying ink to the relief pattern of the piece to engrave the image onto a surface. This engraving was...- Contributor: D'amato, Gennaro - Tilly, Pierre Émile, Active - Romeu, Charles
- Date: 1896-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialTo the Desert and Back; or, Travels in Spain, the Barbary States, Italy, etc., in 1875--6.
To the desert and back, or, Travels in Spain, the Barbary States, Italy, etc., in 1875-6 To the Desert and Back is an account by Zouch Horace Turton, a Victorian-era traveler who in 1875--76 embarked on a journey that took him from London to France, Spain, the Barbary States (the coastal regions of present-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya), Sicily, Italy, France, and back to London. The journey lasted 283 days. Combining sea and rail travel, Turton made brief stops...- Contributor: Turton, Zouch H.
- Date: 1876-01-01
- Resource: - 153 pages
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Photo, Print, DrawingSanta Rosa de Osos, Province of Antioquia.
Santa Rosa de Osos: Provincia de Antioquia This watercolor by Henry Price (1819--63) shows a rugged landscape with the city of Santa Rosa de Osos in the background. The scene is from the province of Antioquia (present-day Department of Antioquia), Colombia. Located in the central northwestern part of the country, Antioquia is a region of mountains and valleys that lies partly in the Andes mountain range. Price was a British painter...- Contributor: Colombia. Comisión Corográfica - Price, Henry
- Date: 1852-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialGreece with the Cyclades & Northern Sporades. Appendix (p. [156]-165): Protocol of London, 22 Mar. 1829.--Protocol of London, 3 Feb. 1830.--Treaty of London, 29 Mar. 1864.--Firman. Organic regulations for Crete, 23 Aug. 1868.--Firman (Pact of Halepa) 25 Oct. 1878. "Authorities": p. [166]-170.- Contributor: Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section
- Date: 1920-01-01
- Resource: - 5 pages
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MapArabia, the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. This map of the Arabian Peninsula shows international borders, caravan routes, and important cities and towns. British possessions, including the port of Aden and the island of Socotra (ʻAdan and Suquṭrā, both part of present-day Yemen), are indicated by the pink coloring. The old Qatari cities of El Bedaa and Zabara (present-day Al Bida and Al Zabara) are shown. The map appeared as plate...- Contributor: Blackie, W. G. (Walter Graham) - Weller, Edward, 1884
- Date: 1870-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingInhabitants of Antioquia.
Antioquia This watercolor by Henry Price (1819--63) shows people of different social strata and occupations, gathered in a public square of the city of Antioquia, Antioquia (present-day Department of Antioquia), Colombia. Part of a church or cathedral is visible behind the figures on the left, and in the background are the Andes Mountains. Price was a British painter and musician who was one of the...- Contributor: Colombia. Comisión Corográfica - Price, Henry
- Date: 1852-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingBeirut, with the Encampment in the Foreground.
Beirut, with the encampment in the foreground Presented here is one of 30 views of Syria and Lebanon in Bedford's Photographic Pictures: Syria, taken by the English photographer Francis Bedford (1816--1894) in the spring of 1862, when he accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII (1841--1910; reigned 1901--10) on his voyage to the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Syria. Included in the album are views of...- Contributor: Bedford, Francis
- Date: 1862-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingTripoli. El-Mina, "The Landing Place", the Site of the Ancient Tripolis.
Tripoli. El-Mina, "the landing place", the site of the ancient Tripolis Presented here is one of 30 views of Syria and Lebanon in Bedford's Photographic Pictures: Syria, taken by the English photographer Francis Bedford (1816--1894) in the spring of 1862, when he accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII (1841--1910; reigned 1901--10) on his voyage to the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Syria. Included in the album are views of...- Contributor: Bedford, Francis
- Date: 1862-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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MapThe British Isles. This 1842 map of the British Isles was published "under the superintendence" of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, an organization founded in London in 1826 for the purpose of improving the educational level of the British working and middle classes. The map was engraved by J. & C. Walker, a London firm of engravers, draftsmen, and publishers that flourished in the...- Contributor: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - J. & C. Walker
- Date: 1842-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialIllustrations of China and Its People: A Series of Two Hundred Photographs, with Letterpress Descriptive of the Places and People Represented. John Thomson (1837-1921) was the first known photographer to document the people and landscape of China for publication and dissemination to the Western world. Between 1868 and 1872, he traveled over 6,500 kilometers with his camera, equipment, and darkroom, capturing all aspects of Chinese life. The photographs in these four volumes show the many sides of China: sweeping landscapes, royalty and ruling classes, merchants...- Contributor: Thomson, John
- Date: 1873-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingA View of the City of Ambalema and the Mesa de Herveo from the Right Bank of the Río Magdalena, Province of Mariquita.
Provincia de Mariquita. Vista a la ciudad de Ambalema i de la Mesa de Derveo tomada desde la orilla derecha Magdalena This watercolor by Henry Price (1819--63) shows scenes of great activity on both sides of the Río Magdalena at Ambalema, a small city in the Andean highlands Province of Mariquita (present-day Tolima Department, Colombia). The Mesa de Herveo (also called Nevado del Ruiz) is in the background. The second highest peak in the Cordillera Central of the Andes, the Nevado del Ruiz is an...- Contributor: Colombia. Comisión Corográfica - Price, Henry
- Date: 1852-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialTrevelyon Miscellany, 1608. Thomas Trevilian, or Trevelyon, a London craftsman of whom little is known, created his miscellany in 1608 when he was about the age of 60. The bulky manuscript of 290 double-sided folios contains texts and images appropriated from books, woodcuts, and engravings of his day. Part one of the manuscript (leaves 3--36) consists of historical and practical information: a time line; an illustrated calendar;...- Contributor: Trevilian, Thomas, Born 1548
- Date: 1608-01-01
- Resource: - 594 pages
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MapA New Map of Arabia: Divided into Its Several Regions and Districts.
A New Map of Arabia: Divided into its several regions and districts This map of Arabia, published in London in 1794, is an English translation of a map by the French cartographer and geographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697-1782). Appointed the first geographer to the king of France in 1773, d'Anville was one of the most important mapmakers of the 18th century, known for the accuracy and scientific quality of his maps. The work presented here is...- Contributor: Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon D - Niebuhr, Carsten
- Date: 1794-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingTripoli. View of the River Kadisha (Abou Ali River).
Tripoli. View of the river Kadisha [i.e Nahr Abu Ali] Presented here is one of 30 views of Syria and Lebanon in Bedford's Photographic Pictures: Syria, taken by the English photographer Francis Bedford (1816--1894) in the spring of 1862, when he accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII (1841--1910; reigned 1901--10) on his voyage to the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Syria. Included in the album are views of...- Contributor: Bedford, Francis
- Date: 1862-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingDamascus. Part of the Straight Street in the Christian Quarter.
Damascus. Part of the straight street in the Christian Quarter Presented here is one of 30 views of Syria and Lebanon in Bedford's Photographic Pictures: Syria, taken by the English photographer Francis Bedford (1816--1894) in the spring of 1862, when he accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII (1841--1910; reigned 1901--10) on his voyage to the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Syria. Included in the album are views of...- Contributor: Bedford, Francis
- Date: 1862-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialIn Uganda for Christ: The Life Story of the Rev. John Samuel Callis B.A., of the Church Missionary Society. In Uganda for Christ is a biography of the Reverend John Samuel Callis (1870--97), an early Christian missionary to Uganda. Callis was born in England and graduated from Saint Catharine's College, Cambridge. Moved by the death of his eldest sister, he decided to dedicate his life to the church. After studying theology and working among the poor in London, he was ordained an Anglican...- Contributor: Pierpoint, Richard Deare
- Date: 1898-01-01
- Resource: - 233 pages
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Photo, Print, DrawingDamascus. Ruins of the Christian Quarter, Showing the Remains of the Greek Church.
Damascus. Ruins of the Christian Quarter, showing the remains of the Greek Church Presented here is one of 30 views of Syria and Lebanon in Bedford's Photographic Pictures: Syria, taken by the English photographer Francis Bedford (1816--1894) in the spring of 1862, when he accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII (1841--1910; reigned 1901--10) on his voyage to the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Syria. Included in the album are views of...- Contributor: Bedford, Francis
- Date: 1862-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Photo, Print, DrawingDamascus. View in the Christian Quarter, Showing the Great Mosk (Umayyad Mosque) in the Distance.
Damascus. View in the Christian Quarter, showing the Great Mosk [i.e. Umayyad Mosque] in the distance Presented here is one of 30 views of Syria and Lebanon in Bedford's Photographic Pictures: Syria, taken by the English photographer Francis Bedford (1816--1894) in the spring of 1862, when he accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII (1841--1910; reigned 1901--10) on his voyage to the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Syria. Included in the album are views of...- Contributor: Bedford, Francis
- Date: 1862-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialSchleswig-Holstein ... Appendix (p. [101]-106) : Treaty of London (1852)--Treaty of Vienna (1864)--Convention of Gastein (1865)--Treaty of Prague (1866)--Treaty of Vienna (1878) "Authorities" : p. [107]-108.- Contributor: Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section
- Date: 1920-01-01
- Resource: - 5 pages
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