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MapMap of North Borneo Covers Brunei, Sabah, and northern Sarawak. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "W.J. Turner, R.G.S., Del." Altitudes in English feet. Published for the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, 1881. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes inset maps: The residency of Sarawak; General map of Borneo.- Contributor: Crocker, W. M. - W. & A.K. Johnston Limited - Turner, W. J. (William John)
- Date: 1881-01-01
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MapDa Qing yi tong tian xia quan tu
大清一統天下全圖 This rare Chinese map of the world is an important example of Chinese cartography from the early 19th century. The map is a hand-colored wood-block print, first published in Beijing by Zhu Xiling. China is at the center of the map, which shows the Great Wall, Lop Nur Desert, provincial divisions, provincial and regional capitals, military outposts, local settlements, and the main waterways and…- Contributor: Zhu, Xiling
- Date: 1818
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialDutch Borneo. "Authorities": p.[44]-45.- Contributor: Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section
- Date: 1920-01-01
- Resource: - 4 pages
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Book/Printed MaterialRecollections of the Kabul campaign, 1879 & 1880. Recollections of the Kabul Campaign, 1879 & 1880 is a firsthand account of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80). The author, Joshua Duke, was a British officer in the Bengal Medical Service, attached to "our native army in India." The war began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in Afghanistan, invaded the country from British India.…- Contributor: Duke, Joshua
- Date: 1883-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialThe preaching of Islam; a history of the propagation of the Muslim faith, The Preaching of Islam: A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith is an important early work by the British Orientalist and historian of Islamic art Sir Thomas Walker Arnold (1864-1930). Arnold was born in Devonport, Devon, England, and graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge. In 1888 he moved to British India, where he taught philosophy at the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College (present-day Aligarh Muslim…- Contributor: Arnold, Thomas Walker
- Date: 1913-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialThe Afghan war of 1879-80, The Afghan War of 1879-80 is a detailed account of the final phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), consisting of a reprinting in book form of letters originally written from the field and published in an Indian newspaper. The author, Howard Hensman, was a special correspondent of the Allahabad Pioneer. He was the only journalist to accompany the Anglo-Indian Kurram Valley Field Force…- Contributor: Hensman, Howard
- Date: 1881-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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