Scrapbook compiled by Sir Edwin Arnold possibly for a projected publication titled "North and south, being an account of the coronation at Moscow and a description of the island of Teneriffe, reprinted with permission from The Daily Telegraph, by Sir ...
Description:
Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) was an English writer best known for his work as a journalist, his translations of Asian literature, and for his poetical works, including The Light of Asia (London: Trubner, 1879).
Subject (Geographic):
Russia., Great Britain., Canary Islands., Moscow (Russia), and Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Subject (Name):
Arnold, Edwin, Sir, 1832-1904., Burnham, Edward Levy-Lawson, 1833-1916., and Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918.
Subject (Topic):
Coronations, Journalists, Travel writing, Voyages and travels, and Description and travel
Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.
Publisher:
J. Arrowsmith,
Subject (Geographic):
Champion Bay (W.A.)--Maps., Geraldton Region (W.A.)--Discovery and exploration--Maps., and Western Australia--Geraldton Region
Subject (Name):
Beagle (Ship), Grey, George,--1812-1898, Grey, George,--1812-1898--Travel--Australia--Western Australia--Maps., Stokes, John Lort, 1811-1885. Discoveries in Australia., and Stokes, John Lort,--1811-1885--Travel--Australia--Western Australia--Maps.
Subject (Topic):
Discoveries in geography, Nautical charts--Australia--Champion Bay (W.A.), and Voyages and travels
The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Iles : with the names of the
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Inset depicting Powhatan.
Description:
Between p. 40-41.
Subject (Geographic):
Virginia --Maps --Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic):
Discoveries in geography, First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners, Indians of North America --Virginia --Early works to 1800, and Voyages and travels
Collection Created:
London : Printed by I.[ohn] D.[awson] and I.[ohn] H.[aviland] for Michael Sparkes, 1625
The brig Lydia was on a fur trading voyage from Boston to the northwest coast of North America in 1804-05, Capt. Samuel Hill in command. Along with the log the volume contains an abstract from Joel Richardson's journal regarding the Atahualpa massacre...
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest Coast of North America and Northwest Coast of North America.
Subject (Name):
Hill, Samuel. 1777-1825., Hurd, Isaac, 1782-1828., Richardson, Joel., Atahualpa (Ship), Lydia (Brig), and Swift (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Fur trade, Massacres, Voyages and travels, History, and Seafaring life
The volume also includes Kelso family accounts dated 1789-1806, and one page of accounts in Louisiana in 1782; two verses of an untitled patriotic poem by H. Thomas; and a brief entry dated January 24, 1798, noting the plan of Joseph Kelso to go to th...
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke.
Subject (Geographic):
Baton Rouge (La.)--Description and travel, Fort Pitt (Pa.), Mississippi River--Description and travel, Mississippi River--Navigation, Natchez (La.)--Description and travel, New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel, Ohio River--Description and travel, and Ohio River--Navigation
Subject (Name):
Kelso family, Kelso, Joseph, Kelso, William, and Simpson, Michael, Captain
Subject (Topic):
Commerce--Louisiana, Feed industry--Louisiana, Flatboats, Flour industry--Louisiana, Indians of North America--Mississippi River Valley, and Voyages and travels
Manuscript on parchment of a Middle English text of the Book of Sir John Mandeville, probably related to the "Defective Version." Biblical quotations in Middle English on f63v-f64v
Alternative Title:
Itinerarium. English
Description:
Sir John Mandeville is the suppositious author of the "travel" book known as the Book of Sir John Mandeville, or Mandeville's Travels. Written in the 14th century in Anglo-Norman French, it was widely popular and thought to be an accurate account of a...
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Mandeville, John, Sir.
Subject (Topic):
English prose literature, Voyages and travels, and Manuscripts, Medieval
The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles : with the names of the
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
"A description of part of the adventures of Cap. Smith in Virginia."
Description:
Map of "Ould Virginia" (Church 3rd/Sabin 4th state) facing p. 21
Subject (Geographic):
Virginia --History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Subject (Topic):
Discoveries in geography., First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners., Indians of North America --Virginia --Early works to 1800., and Voyages and travels
Collection Created:
London : Printed by I.[ohn] D.[awson] and I.[ohn] H.[aviland] for Edward Blackmore, anno 1632
Atlas geographique et physique des regions equinoxiales du nouveau continent, fonde sur des
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Description:
At foot: Dessine par E.H. Michaelis, d'apres les croquis de Mr. de Humboldt. / Grave a Paris par Pierre Tardieu fils, Place de l'Estrapade No. 34. / l'Ecriture par L. Aubert pere.
Subject (Geographic):
Magdalena River (Columbia) and South America
Subject (Topic):
Discoveries in geography, Explorers, Scientific expeditions, and Voyages and travels
Accompanied by typed transcripts of the letters, by an eleven-page typescript by W. H. Goetzmann and Jerry E. Patterson dated June 17, 1959, written as an introduction to the Upton letters which they had edited for publication, and a letter with enclo...
Description:
Upton was born on July 26, 1820, the eldest son of Nehemiah Newhall Upton, a farmer and clothier of Charlemont, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1845, fought in the Mexican War, and died in Mexico City on October 15, 1847 of wounds he r...
Subject (Geographic):
Ciudad Camargo (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
United States. Army Military life History 19th century
Twenty-five ALS (three of which are manuscript copies) written by Barna N. Upton to his father Nehemiah, his brother Elias, his sister Susan, and other family members and friends, dating from July 7, 1842 to August 7, 1847. With the exception of his ...
Description:
Gift of Lewis S. Beach, 1945.
Subject (Geographic):
Ciudad Camargo (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, Corpus Christi (Tex.)--Description and travel, Fort Jesup (La.)--Description and travel, Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)--Description and travel, Jalapa (Mexico)--Description and travel, Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, and Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Fogg, William W, Goetzmann, William H, Patterson, Jerry E., fl. 1959, Powers, Zara, United States. Army Military life History 19th century, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd. Company E, Upton family, Upton, Barna N., 1820-1847, Upton, Eleanor Stuart, 1886, Upton, Elias, Upton, Nehemiah Newhall, and Upton, Susan
Subject (Topic):
Cerro Gordo, Battle of, 1847, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Military life, Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846, Palo Alto, Battle of, 1846, Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, 1846, Soldiers--United States--19th century, and Voyages and travels
Twenty-five ALS (three of which are manuscript copies) written by Barna N. Upton to his father Nehemiah, his brother Elias, his sister Susan, and other family members and friends, dating from July 7, 1842 to August 7, 1847. With the exception of his ...
Description:
Gift of Lewis S. Beach, 1945.
Subject (Geographic):
Ciudad Camargo (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, Corpus Christi (Tex.)--Description and travel, Fort Jesup (La.)--Description and travel, Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)--Description and travel, Jalapa (Mexico)--Description and travel, Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, and Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Fogg, William W, Goetzmann, William H, Patterson, Jerry E., fl. 1959, Powers, Zara, United States. Army Military life History 19th century, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd. Company E, Upton family, Upton, Barna N., 1820-1847, Upton, Eleanor Stuart, 1886, Upton, Elias, Upton, Nehemiah Newhall, and Upton, Susan
Subject (Topic):
Cerro Gordo, Battle of, 1847, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Military life, Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846, Palo Alto, Battle of, 1846, Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, 1846, Soldiers--United States--19th century, and Voyages and travels
A letter of April 20, 1848, written by William W. Fogg of Upton's Company, informs Upton's father of his son's death in Mexico City on October 15, 1847.
Description:
Gift of Lewis S. Beach, 1945.
Subject (Geographic):
Ciudad Camargo (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, Corpus Christi (Tex.)--Description and travel, Fort Jesup (La.)--Description and travel, Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)--Description and travel, Jalapa (Mexico)--Description and travel, Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, and Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Fogg, William W, Goetzmann, William H, Patterson, Jerry E., fl. 1959, Powers, Zara, United States. Army Military life History 19th century, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd. Company E, Upton family, Upton, Barna N., 1820-1847, Upton, Eleanor Stuart, 1886, Upton, Elias, Upton, Nehemiah Newhall, and Upton, Susan
Subject (Topic):
Cerro Gordo, Battle of, 1847, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Military life, Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846, Palo Alto, Battle of, 1846, Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, 1846, Soldiers--United States--19th century, and Voyages and travels