[Map of California shown as an island].
Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault
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Vinckeboons, Joan - Library of Congress
Description du pais des Hurons.
Shows part of Ontario extending from Georgian Bay on the north (Partie du Grand Lac des Hurons) to Lake Ontario on the south and from Lake Huron on the west to Lake…
[Map of Lesser Antilles].
Depths shown by soundings. Attributed to Joan Vinckeboons by comparison with his other maps in Henry Harrisse collection. Oriented with north to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web…
Assyria vetvs diuisa in Syriam, Messopotamiam, Babyloniam, et Assyriam
Assyria vetus divisa in Syriam, Messopotamiam, Babyloniam, et Assyriam
"Little is known about the French mapmaker Philippe de La Rue. He was associated with the pioneering French cartographer Nicolas Sanson, and specialized in Biblical themes. In 1651, he published La Terre…
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Mariette, Pierre - Somer, J. - La Rue, Philippe De
[Genji monogatari]
[源氏物語]
Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji) is often considered the first great novel in world literature. The author of the work, Murasaki Shibuku, was born around 978 and spent most of her life…
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Murasaki Shikibu - Yamamoto, Shunshō - Japanese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1654-01-01
Book/Printed Material
Genji meyasu
源氏目案
On double leaves, oriental style in case. Sakanishi collection. Title from title piece. Also available in digital form. 上 [v. 1-2] いよりちまて -- 中 [v. 3-5] よよりやまて -- 下 [v. 6-7] あよりゑまて.…
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Murasaki Shikibu - Japanese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1654-01-01
Book/Printed Material
Genji keizu
源氏系圖
On double leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji). Sakanishi collection. Title from title piece. With no borders, text in 11 vertical lines. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.…
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Murasaki Shikibu - Japanese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Yamaji no tsuyu
山路の露
On double leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji). Sakanishi collection. Title from title piece. With no borders, text in 11 vertical lines. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.…
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Murasaki Shikibu - Japanese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Genji monogatari hikiuta
源氏物語引哥 | Title on title piece: Genji hikiuta | Genji hikiuta
Caption title. On double leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji). Sakanishi collection. With no borders, text in 11 vertical lines. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Kokusho sōmokuroku,…
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Murasaki Shikibu - Japanese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Kitāb qaṭr al-sayl fī amr al-khayl
كتاب قطر السيل في أمر الخيل /
Manuscript is an abridgement of Faḍl al-Khayl by ʻAbd al-Muʼmin ibn Khalaf a-Dimyāṭī. The legal scholar 'Umar ibn Raslān al-Bulqīnī was from a renowned family of Egyptian scholars of Palestinian origin. In…
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Mansuri Collection (Library of Congress) - Dimyāṭī, ʻabd Al-Muʾmin Ibn Khalaf - Khalīl, Muḥammad - Manṣūrī, Maḥmūd Al-Imām - Bulqīnī, ʻumar Ibn Raslān
Ping shan tang shi ji : wu juan, xu ji yi juan
平山堂詩集 : 五卷, 續集一卷 / | Title on spine of case: Ping shan tang ji | Ping shan tang ji
Pingshan Hall is the name of the studio of Liu Yingbin (1588-1660), a native of Yishui, Shandong Province. Liu received his jin shi degree in 1613. During the tumultuous years of the…
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Huang, Wenhuan - Liu, Yingbin - LI, Kai - LI, Mingrui - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1653
Book/Printed Material
Pi xie lun
闢邪論
Pi xie lun (Refuting heresy) is by Yang Guangxian (1597--1669) from Shexian, Anhui Province, a fierce opponent of the early Christian missionaries to China. Beginning about 1659, Yang assumed the self-appointed role…
Isoho Monogatari.
Isoho monogatari is a Japanese translation of Aesop's Fables that was published in 1659. Aesop's Fables are thought to have been introduced to Japan by a Jesuit missionary. In 1593 a one-volume…
Conditions as Created by their Lords Burgomasters of Amsterdam.
Conditien die door de heeren burgemeesteren der Stadt Amsterdam
This pamphlet, published in Amsterdam in 1656, contains information about the patroonships offered by the West India Company to settlers in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, and in particular about the…
Description of New Netherland (as it is Today).
Beschryvinge Van Nieuw-Nederlant, (Ghelijck het tegenwoordigh in Staet is)
This book, published in Amsterdam in 1655, is one of the most important sources for the study of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. Adriaen van der Donck was trained as a…
The System of Saturn.
Systema Saturnium
Christiaan Huygens (1629--95) was born in The Hague, the Netherlands, into a prominent Dutch family. Unlike his grandfather, father, and brother who all served as secretaries and diplomats to the ruling house…
Seven Centuries of Monarchy and the Holy Crown of Hungary.
De Monarchia Et Sacra Corona Regni Hvngariae Centuriae Septem, Auctore Petro De Rewa Comite Tvrocensi, Ejusdemque Sanctae Coronae Dvvmviro
De Monarchia Et Sacra Corona Regni Hungariae Centuriae Septem (Seven centuries of monarchy and the Holy Crown of Hungary) is a history of Hungary for 700 years up to the time when…
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Nádasdy, Ferenc, Gróf - Lasché, Jakob - Jongelinus, Gaspar - Révay, Péter, Báró - Götze, Thomas Matthäus
Mexican Treasure.
Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus, seu, Plantarum animalium mineralium Mexicanorum historia
The present copy of the work commonly called the Tesoro Messicano (Mexican treasure), formally titled Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus, seu, Plantarum animalium mineralium Mexicanorum historia (Inventory of medical items from New…
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Colonna, Fabio - Greuter, Johann Friedrich - Stelluti, Francesco - Mascardi, Vitale, Flourished - Faber, Johann - Terentius, Joannes - Cesi, Federico - Philip IV, King of Spain
Burning and Melting.
This manuscript is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the poem Sūz va gudāz (Burning and melting) by Naw'ī Khabūshānī, who died in 1019 AH (1610 AD). It recounts the love story…
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Ibn Sayyid Murād Al-Ḥusaynī - Mashhadī, Muḥammad Ibn ʻalī, 1164 - Nawʻī Khabūshānī, Muḥammad Riz̤ā, 16090
Book on Navigation.
Originally composed in 1525 and dedicated to Sultan Süleyman I (the Magnificent), this great work by Piri Reis (died circa 1555) on navigation was later revised and expanded. Born in about 1470…
The Compendium of Graces and Fountain of Charms.
This 17th-century manuscript contains the text of Majmoo'a al-Latā'if wa-Yanbu' al-Zarā'if (The compendium of graces and fountain of charms), a collection of esoteric and mystic prayers. The work is divided into many…
Recovery from Diseases and Remedy for Pains.
The full name of the author of Shifāʼ al-asqām wa dawāʼ al-ālām (Recovery from diseases and remedy for pains) is Khidr ibn ʻAli ibn Marwan ibnʻAli ibn Husam al-Din, originally called al-Qunawi,…
The Commentary on the Epitome of Ibn al-Nafis.
Sharḥ Mūjiz ibn al-Nafīs (The commentary on the epitome of Ibn al-Nafis), also known as al-Mughnī (The sufficient), written by Sadid al-Din ibn Mas'ud Kazaruni (died 1357), is a well-known medical text…
Contributor:
Kāzarūnī, Muḥammad Ibn Masʻūd, 1357 - Tusarī, Ibn Abdel Wāḥid - Avicenna, 980 - Ibn Al-Nafīs, ʻalī Ibn Abī Al-Ḥazm
An Epistle on Colitis.
Abu ʻAli al-Husayn Ibn Sina was born in Bukhara (present-day Uzbekistan) in 980 and died in Hamadan (present-day Iran) in 1037. One of the intellectual luminaries of the medieval world, known in…
Tabulation of Drugs.
The full name of the author of Taqwīm al-adwiyah (Tabulation of drugs) is given in a work by Ismaʻil Basha al-Babani (died 1920), Īḍāḥ al-maknūn (Clarification of the hidden), as Fakhr al-Din…
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Nisābūrī, Fakhr Al-Dīn Muḥammad Ibn ʻalī Ibn Abū Al-Naṣr, Flourished 14th Century
The New Chemical Medicine Invented by Paracelsus.
Al-Ṭibb al-jadīd al-kīmiyāʼī alladhī ikhtaraʻahu Barākalsūs (The new chemical medicine invented by Paracelsus) is an Arabic compendium of alchemical works from early modern Europe by Salih ibn Nasrallah al-Halabi ibn Sallum (died…
The New Chemical Medicine Invented by Paracelsus.
Al-Ṭibb al-jadīd al-kīmiyāʼī alladhī ikhtaraʻahu Barākalsūs (The new chemical medicine invented by Paracelsus) is an Arabic compendium of alchemical works from early modern Europe by Salih ibn Nasrallah al-Halabi ibn Sallum (died…
Recipe Book of Lady Ann Fanshawe.
Lady Ann Fanshawe (1625-80) was the wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe (1608-66), a loyal follower of Charles I. The Fanshawes suffered imprisonment and exile following the execution of Charles in 1649 and…
Modern and Completely Correct Map of the Entire World.
Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula
This mid-17th century "modern and completely correct map" of the entire world was printed in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu (1596-1673), a member of the Blaeu family that helped to define mapmaking during…
The Most Recent and Most Accurate Description of All of America.
Novissima et accuratissima totius Americae descriptio
Little is known about Dutch cartographer Jacob Meurs, born about 1619. He was a map publisher, engraver, and bookseller in Arnhem, and later in Amsterdam. After his death, his wife, known simply…
Brazil, which Coast is a Portuguese Possession, Divided into Fourteen Captaincies, Showing the Middle of the …
Le Bresil, dont la Coste est possedée par les Portugais et divisée en quatorze Capitanieres, le Milieu du Pays est habité par un trés grand Nombre de Peuples presque tous Incogneus
This coastal map of Portuguese Brazil is by one of the greatest of the French cartographers, Nicolas Sanson (1600-67). Sanson gave geography lessons to both King Louis XIII and King Louis XIV.…
A Geographical Rendering of Judaea, or the Land of Israel, in Which the Positions of the …
Iudaeae seu Terrae Israelis Tabula geographica; in qua Locorum in Veteri et Novo Testamento celebratissimorum Situs accurate descripti
This hand-colored copperplate map of the Holy Land, featuring notable cities from the Bible, appeared in Le theatre du monde ou nouvel atlas (Theater of the world, or new atlas), a work…
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Stella, Tilemannus - Jansson, Jan - Horn, Georg - Ortelius, Abraham
A Current and Correct Depiction of Arabia Felix, Arabia Petraea, and Arabia Deserta.
Arabie Felicis, Petraeae et Desertae nova et accurata delineatio
This map from 1658 was published by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664), or Jan Jansson. Jansson was born in Arnhem, the son of Jan Jansson the Elder, a publisher and bookseller. Jansson's maps are…
The Game of France.
Le Jeu de France
Pierre Duval (1619-83) was a nephew of the great French geographer Nicolas Sanson (1600-67) who rose to become "geographer to the king" in his own right. In the 1660s and 1670s he…
An Accurate Depiction of New France, 1657.
Novae Franciae Accurata Delineatio, 1657
This 1657 map, entitled Novae Franciae Accurata Delineatio (An accurate depiction of New France), is attributed to the Jesuit Francesco Bressani (1612-72), who was sent as a missionary to the Huron Indians…
Departure of Soldiers to a Battle.
Originally, this unsigned wash drawing of soldiers leaving for battle was attributed to Johann-Philipp Lembke, but it is now considered to be the work of Jacques Courtois (1621-76). Courtois was a French…
Map[Map of a part of the island of Cuba and of the Bahamas]. Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 156 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault
Map[Map of California shown as an island]. Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault
MapDescription du pais des Hurons. Shows part of Ontario extending from Georgian Bay on the north (Partie du Grand Lac des Hurons) to Lake Ontario on the south and from Lake Huron on the west to Lake…
Map[Map of Lesser Antilles]. Depths shown by soundings. Attributed to Joan Vinckeboons by comparison with his other maps in Henry Harrisse collection. Oriented with north to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web…
MapAssyria vetvs diuisa in Syriam, Messopotamiam, Babyloniam, et Assyriam
MapTerra sancta sive promissionis, olim Palestina recens delineata, et in lucem edita per Nicolaum Visscher. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in Nicolaes Visscher's Atlas contractus orbis terrarum. Exhibition: Jordanian Display, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., May 25-27, 2005. Includes inset showing the twelve tribes of Israel and ill.…
MapCarte des trois Arabies : tirée en partie de l'Arabe de Nubie, en partie de diuers … Relief shown pictorially. Exhibition: Jordanian Display, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., May 25-27, 2005. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Book/Printed Material[Genji monogatari]
Book/Printed MaterialGenji meyasu
Book/Printed MaterialGenji keizu
Book/Printed MaterialYamaji no tsuyu
Book/Printed MaterialGenji monogatari hikiuta
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKitāb qaṭr al-sayl fī amr al-khayl
Book/Printed MaterialPing shan tang shi ji : wu juan, xu ji yi juan
Book/Printed MaterialPi xie lun
Book/Printed MaterialIsoho Monogatari. Isoho monogatari is a Japanese translation of Aesop's Fables that was published in 1659. Aesop's Fables are thought to have been introduced to Japan by a Jesuit missionary. In 1593 a one-volume…
Book/Printed MaterialConditions as Created by their Lords Burgomasters of Amsterdam.
Book/Printed MaterialDescription of New Netherland (as it is Today).
Book/Printed MaterialThe System of Saturn.
Book/Printed MaterialSeven Centuries of Monarchy and the Holy Crown of Hungary.
Book/Printed MaterialMexican Treasure.
Book/Printed MaterialBurning and Melting. This manuscript is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the poem Sūz va gudāz (Burning and melting) by Naw'ī Khabūshānī, who died in 1019 AH (1610 AD). It recounts the love story…
Book/Printed MaterialBook on Navigation. Originally composed in 1525 and dedicated to Sultan Süleyman I (the Magnificent), this great work by Piri Reis (died circa 1555) on navigation was later revised and expanded. Born in about 1470…
Book/Printed MaterialThe Compendium of Graces and Fountain of Charms. This 17th-century manuscript contains the text of Majmoo'a al-Latā'if wa-Yanbu' al-Zarā'if (The compendium of graces and fountain of charms), a collection of esoteric and mystic prayers. The work is divided into many…
Book/Printed MaterialRecovery from Diseases and Remedy for Pains. The full name of the author of Shifāʼ al-asqām wa dawāʼ al-ālām (Recovery from diseases and remedy for pains) is Khidr ibn ʻAli ibn Marwan ibnʻAli ibn Husam al-Din, originally called al-Qunawi,…
Book/Printed MaterialThe Commentary on the Epitome of Ibn al-Nafis. Sharḥ Mūjiz ibn al-Nafīs (The commentary on the epitome of Ibn al-Nafis), also known as al-Mughnī (The sufficient), written by Sadid al-Din ibn Mas'ud Kazaruni (died 1357), is a well-known medical text…
Book/Printed MaterialAn Epistle on Colitis. Abu ʻAli al-Husayn Ibn Sina was born in Bukhara (present-day Uzbekistan) in 980 and died in Hamadan (present-day Iran) in 1037. One of the intellectual luminaries of the medieval world, known in…
Book/Printed MaterialTabulation of Drugs. The full name of the author of Taqwīm al-adwiyah (Tabulation of drugs) is given in a work by Ismaʻil Basha al-Babani (died 1920), Īḍāḥ al-maknūn (Clarification of the hidden), as Fakhr al-Din…
Book/Printed MaterialThe New Chemical Medicine Invented by Paracelsus. Al-Ṭibb al-jadīd al-kīmiyāʼī alladhī ikhtaraʻahu Barākalsūs (The new chemical medicine invented by Paracelsus) is an Arabic compendium of alchemical works from early modern Europe by Salih ibn Nasrallah al-Halabi ibn Sallum (died…
Book/Printed MaterialThe New Chemical Medicine Invented by Paracelsus. Al-Ṭibb al-jadīd al-kīmiyāʼī alladhī ikhtaraʻahu Barākalsūs (The new chemical medicine invented by Paracelsus) is an Arabic compendium of alchemical works from early modern Europe by Salih ibn Nasrallah al-Halabi ibn Sallum (died…
Book/Printed MaterialRecipe Book of Lady Ann Fanshawe. Lady Ann Fanshawe (1625-80) was the wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe (1608-66), a loyal follower of Charles I. The Fanshawes suffered imprisonment and exile following the execution of Charles in 1649 and…
MapModern and Completely Correct Map of the Entire World.
MapThe Most Recent and Most Accurate Description of All of America.
MapBrazil, which Coast is a Portuguese Possession, Divided into Fourteen Captaincies, Showing the Middle of the …
MapA Geographical Rendering of Judaea, or the Land of Israel, in Which the Positions of the …
MapA Current and Correct Depiction of Arabia Felix, Arabia Petraea, and Arabia Deserta.
MapThe Game of France.
MapAn Accurate Depiction of New France, 1657.
Photo, Print, DrawingDeparture of Soldiers to a Battle. Originally, this unsigned wash drawing of soldiers leaving for battle was attributed to Johann-Philipp Lembke, but it is now considered to be the work of Jacques Courtois (1621-76). Courtois was a French…