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Book/Printed MaterialA journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and in quest of a … The American explorer and adventurer John Ledyard was born in Groton, Connecticut, in 1751. After studying briefly at Dartmouth College, he went to sea as a common sailor. He was forced to…- Contributor: Ledyard, John - Jefferson Exhibit Collection (Library of Congress) - Oliver Wolcott Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1783
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MapLa Palestine, les tribus, et Jerusalem.
Tribus | Jerusalem Relief shown pictorially. From: Atlas universel / P. Santini. Venise : Chez Remondini, 1783?. Title cartouche shows the Ten Commandments. Laor, E. Maps of the Holy Land, 37 Available also through the…- Contributor: Remondini (Firm) - Santini, P. - Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D
- Date: 1783-01-01
- Resource: Image
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Book/Printed MaterialTreaty of Paris. This treaty, sent to Congress by the American negotiators John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, formally ended the Revolutionary War. It was one of the most advantageous treaties ever negotiated for…- Contributor: Adams, John - Jay, John - Franklin, Benjamin
- Date: 1783-01-01
- Resource: PDF - 2
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Photo, Print, DrawingA View of Mimeguri Shrine from the Sumida River.
Mimeguri no kei This work by Shiba Kokan (1747-1818), a famous Western-style painter of the late Edo period (1600-1867), is the first copperplate etching by a Japanese artist. It depicts the landscape of Mimeguri Shrine…- Contributor: Kōkan, Shiba
- Date: 1783-01-01
- Resource: Image