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…
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…
Contributor:
Mariette, Pierre - La Rue, Philippe De - Somer, J.
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…
Contributor:
Greuter, Johann Friedrich - Mascardi, Vitale, Flourished - Colonna, Fabio - Cesi, Federico - Terentius, Joannes - Stelluti, Francesco - Faber, Johann - Philip IV, King of Spain
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…
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…