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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
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- Creator:
- Lear, Edward, 1812-1888, artist
- Published / Created:
- 1938.
- Call Number:
- 1996 +41
- Image Count:
- 34
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- Errata slip tipped in, page 7., Includes bibliographical references., BEIN 1996 +41: Bookplate of Granville Proby with presentation inscription from him on bookplate, dated 1939., and BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original brown cloth. Presentation inscription: Francis. With joyous greetings & all good wishes. From Irene. Christmas 1944.
- Publisher:
- Duckworth, 3 Henrietta Street, London, W.C. 2 and Printed in Great Britain by the Kemp Hall Press Ltd., in the City of Oxford
- Subject (Geographic):
- Italy, Sicily., and Sicily (Italy)
- Subject (Name):
- Lear, Edward, 1812-1888 and Carysfort, John Joshua Proby, Earl of, 1823-1858.
- Subject (Topic):
- Travel, English wit and humor, Pictorial, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lear in Sicily : twenty line drawings by Edward Lear illustrating a tour made in May-July 1847 in the company of John Joshua Proby with a coloured frontispiece signed by both the travellers and a full introduction by Granville Proby
- Creator:
- Bowles, Resolvid W., author
- Published / Created:
- not before 1847.
- Call Number:
- Za B6811 847J
- Image Count:
- 54
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Manuscript ship's log, illustrated, mounted on pages from a bound printed copy of John Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar[...]. The majority of the volume (pages 1A/1B-31) details a whaling voyage that began in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 1845 July 18, destined for the Pacific Ocean. The author describes whale hunts, places visited (including Lima, Peru, and the Hawaiian islands), weather, animals, and life on the ship. Illustrated with eight colored-pencil drawings of ships, whale species, and geographic views. The last entry, dated 1847 November 5, marks the end of the voyage. Pages 32-38 contain six poems or shanties; the names and locations of the crew and officers are listed on pages 39-40.
- Alternative Title:
- Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Captain William B. Rogers out New Bedford two years voyage 1845 and Rowlett interest tables
- Description:
- The Acushnet is the same whaling ship Herman Melville joined in 1840; his experiences helped shape Moby-Dick., Title from title page., Written on single sheets of paper adhered to a printed copy of Rowlett's Tables of Discount. Page 1A/1B is laid in. Resolvid W. Bowles' name and occupation (cooper) are written on the title page and he is listed among the ship's crew, but it is unclear whether the manuscript is in his hand or was copied by someone else at a later date., Endpapers include manuscript notes, figures, and J.D. Sturtevant's autograph. The number "4050" is written on a sticker adhered to the title page., and In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Hawaii and Lima (Peru)
- Subject (Name):
- Acushnet (Whaler)
- Subject (Topic):
- Whaling, Whaling ships, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Capt. W.B. Rogers out N.B. 2 yrs. voyage 1845 : manuscript