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- Creator:
- Rolfe, John, 1585-1622
- Published / Created:
- 1616.
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 567
- Image Count:
- 22
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of John Rolfe (1585-1622), A true relation of the state of Virginia, autograph manuscript
- Description:
- The author, best known for his part in the colonization of Virginia under the governorship of Sir Thomas Dale (d. 1619) and his marriage to the Indian princess Pocahontas (d. 1617), wrote this account after his return to England in 1616 to show the suitability of Virginia for colonization., In English., Script: Written in Gothica Cursiva (Secretary)., The acidity of the ink has damaged the paper., and Binding: Original paper wrappers.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Virginia
- Subject (Name):
- Rolfe, John, 1585-1622.
- Subject (Topic):
- English literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, Description and travel, and History
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A true relation of the state of Virginia
- Creator:
- Waghenaer, Lucas Janszoon, 1534 or 5-1606
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1592]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 564
- Image Count:
- 105
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer, Descriptio Orae Maritimae Frisiae. With 2 maps on vellum: the first, with Dutch place names and Latin legend, shows the coast of the Netherlands. The other, also in Dutch, shows the southern coast of England
- Description:
- In Dutch and Latin., Script: copied by one hand in calligraphic Humanistic cursive script. The scribe's knowledge of Latin was defective., The illustration consists of two maps and numerous profiles of coastal landmarks, all in coloured pen and ink drawings. The profiles are copied from the woodcuts in the printed edition., and Binding: contemporary Dutch parchment binding, gold-tooled. On the flat spine the handwritten inscription in Southern Gothica Textualis: “Carta del navigare del mare Oceano”.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., Great Britain, and Netherlands
- Subject (Name):
- Waghenaer, Lucas Janszoon, 1534 or 5-1606.
- Subject (Topic):
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscript maps, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Descriptio orae maritimae Frisiae orientalis et occidentalis
- Published / Created:
- [1830?]
- Call Number:
- PLAYING CARDS GEN 132
- Image Count:
- 28
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 132: Title card pasted to sleeve. Formerly owned by Julia Parker Wightman. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. and Title card and 25 numbered cards depicting inhabitants of various countries.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- France, Asia, Europe, Africa, and America
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Grand jeu de la géographie avec costumes coloriées.
- Creator:
- Ridinger, Henry, 1851-1938
- Published / Created:
- 1878-1882.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-4142
- Container / Volume:
- Box
- Image Count:
- 112
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Manuscript diary in the hand of Henry Ridinger, 1878-1882. Ridinger describes his work as a herder in Colorado, landscapes and topography in Colorado, Navajo settlements, working in the hay trade, a shooting and arrest in Colorado, and his travel through Kansas to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Ridinger describes life with a group of Osage, including the construction of buildings, hunting, fishing, agriculture, and Osage funerary and religious ceremonies. Ridinger also records his interactions with other tribes, including Pawnee, Cherokee, Ute, and Waco. He describes relations and treaties between the tribes, as well as the tribes' relations with the United States government, including the disbursement of food and clothing. Other passages describe copies of earlier treaties with France and Spain which the tribes showed Ridinger. A later entry describes the aftermath of the United States Army burning a Jewish settlement in Oklahoma in 1881 and The diary also includes an essay about the history of Native American treaties with the United States government and several pages of accounts listing expenses and sales of hay, wheat, and corn. The diary includes several drawings of people, horses, insects, dogs, and symbols. Accompanied by 3 photographs, one hand-colored portrait of Henry Ridinger, one of an unidentified woman, and one of a man and woman captioned "Uncle Sam [Ridinger] with his sweetheart who died."
- Description:
- Henry Ridinger (1851-1938) was born in either Iowa or Illinois in 1851. His family moved to Kansas in 1857 and he left home at the age of 11, circa 1862. He worked as a cattle herder and hay farmer in Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma for several years in the 1870s and 1880s. He later became a hay farmer in Lincoln County, Nebraska, circa 1885., In English., and Front and back covers are detached.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Colorado., Oklahoma., Oklahoma, Colorado, Indian Territory, and Kansas
- Subject (Name):
- Ridinger, Henry, 1851-1938. and Ridinger, Sam
- Subject (Topic):
- Agriculture, Cherokee Indians, Crime, Hay trade, Herders, Hunting, Indians of North America, Government relations, Jews, Navajo Indians, Osage Indians, Pawnee Indians, Ute Indians, Waco Indians, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Ridinger diary : manuscript
- Creator:
- Storch, Heinrich Friedrich von, 1766-1835
- Published / Created:
- 1797-1803.
- Call Number:
- Bw5 29
- Container / Volume:
- 1
- Image Count:
- 648
- Resource Type:
- text
- Description:
- Accompanied by: Supplementband zum fünften, sechsten und siebenten Theil des historisch-statistischen Gemäldes des russischen Reichs. 22 cm. 70 p. Chiefly tables. Published separately in 1802.
- Publisher:
- Bei Johann Friedrich Hartknoch
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia and Russia.
- Subject (Name):
- Paul I, Emperor of Russia, 1754-1801.
- Subject (Topic):
- Commerce, Description and travel, History, and Travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Historisch-statistisches Gemälde des Russischen Reichs am Ende des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts
- Creator:
- Storch, Heinrich Friedrich von, 1766-1835
- Published / Created:
- 1797-1803.
- Call Number:
- Bw5 29
- Container / Volume:
- 2
- Image Count:
- 672
- Resource Type:
- text
- Description:
- Accompanied by: Supplementband zum fünften, sechsten und siebenten Theil des historisch-statistischen Gemäldes des russischen Reichs. 22 cm. 70 p. Chiefly tables. Published separately in 1802.
- Publisher:
- Bei Johann Friedrich Hartknoch
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia and Russia.
- Subject (Name):
- Paul I, Emperor of Russia, 1754-1801.
- Subject (Topic):
- Commerce, Description and travel, History, and Travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Historisch-statistisches Gemälde des Russischen Reichs am Ende des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts
- Creator:
- Storch, Heinrich Friedrich von, 1766-1835
- Published / Created:
- 1797-1803.
- Call Number:
- Bw5 29
- Container / Volume:
- 7
- Image Count:
- 418
- Resource Type:
- text
- Description:
- Accompanied by: Supplementband zum fünften, sechsten und siebenten Theil des historisch-statistischen Gemäldes des russischen Reichs. 22 cm. 70 p. Chiefly tables. Published separately in 1802.
- Publisher:
- Bei Johann Friedrich Hartknoch
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia and Russia.
- Subject (Name):
- Paul I, Emperor of Russia, 1754-1801.
- Subject (Topic):
- Commerce, Description and travel, History, and Travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Historisch-statistisches Gemälde des Russischen Reichs am Ende des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts
- Creator:
- Storch, Heinrich Friedrich von, 1766-1835
- Published / Created:
- 1797-1803.
- Call Number:
- Bw5 29
- Container / Volume:
- 8
- Image Count:
- 426
- Resource Type:
- text
- Description:
- Accompanied by: Supplementband zum fünften, sechsten und siebenten Theil des historisch-statistischen Gemäldes des russischen Reichs. 22 cm. 70 p. Chiefly tables. Published separately in 1802.
- Publisher:
- Bei Johann Friedrich Hartknoch
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia and Russia.
- Subject (Name):
- Paul I, Emperor of Russia, 1754-1801.
- Subject (Topic):
- Commerce, Description and travel, History, and Travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Historisch-statistisches Gemälde des Russischen Reichs am Ende des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts
- Creator:
- Storch, Heinrich Friedrich von, 1766-1835
- Published / Created:
- 1797-1803.
- Call Number:
- Bw5 29
- Container / Volume:
- 5
- Image Count:
- 502
- Resource Type:
- text
- Description:
- Accompanied by: Supplementband zum fünften, sechsten und siebenten Theil des historisch-statistischen Gemäldes des russischen Reichs. 22 cm. 70 p. Chiefly tables. Published separately in 1802.
- Publisher:
- Bei Johann Friedrich Hartknoch
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia and Russia.
- Subject (Name):
- Paul I, Emperor of Russia, 1754-1801.
- Subject (Topic):
- Commerce, Description and travel, History, and Travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Historisch-statistisches Gemälde des Russischen Reichs am Ende des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts