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Book/Printed MaterialDéfénse des colons de Saint-Domingue, ou, Examen rapide de la nouvelle Déclaration des droits de l'homme, …
Examen des droits de l'homme | Défénse des colons de Saint-Domingue | Examen rapide de la nouvelle Déclaration des droits de l'homme, en ce qu'elle a particulièrement de relatif aux colonies The French Revolution of 1789 had enormous repercussions in France's Caribbean colonies. In August 1791, slaves in the colony of Saint-Domingue staged a massive revolt, setting in train the chain of events…- Contributor: Bordes, J. Marie De - American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1796
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MapA general chart of the West Indies. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.- Contributor: Speer, Joseph Smith
- Date: 1796-01-01
- Resource: Image
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MapModern Asia Relief shown pictorially. "Pubd. as the Act directs August 13th, 1796 by J. Wilks." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.- Contributor: Wilkes, John - Neele, Samuel John
- Date: 1796-01-01
- Resource: Image
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MapGeneral'nai︠a︡ karta Rossiĭskoĭ Imperii na sorok odnu gubernii︠u︡ razdelennoĭ.
Генеральная карта Российской Империи на сорок одну губернию разделенной. Obshchai︠a︡ karta Rossii iz izdanii︠a︡: Rossiĭskiĭ atlas iz soroka trekh kart sostoi︠a︡shchiĭ i na sorok odnu gubernii︠u︡ Imperii︠u︡ razdeli︠a︡i︠u︡shchiĭ. SPb.: Geograficheskiĭ departament, 1800. Pokazany: administrativnye granit︠s︡y, granit︠s︡y rasselenii︠a︡ narodnosteĭ i nazvanii︠a︡ narodnosteĭ…- Contributor: Kharitonov, G. G. - Wilbrecht, Alexander
- Date: 1796-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialNan he Huang Yun hu he xu xie ji yi tu shui
南河黃運湖河蓄洩機宜圖說 This work was originally in the Qing imperial collection. The painting of the work was executed in an exquisite manner. A title at head of the work reads: Huang Yun hu he…- Date: 1796
- Resource: PDF - 53
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Book/Printed MaterialYuan jing shuo
遠鏡說 The author of the work was Tang Ruowang (Chinese name of Johann Adam Schall von Bell, 1592--1666), the German Jesuit missionary, who, together with Jin Nige (Nicolas Trigault, 1577--1628), arrived in China…- Contributor: Schall Von Bell, Johann Adam - Wu, Shenglan
- Date: 1796
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Book/Printed MaterialPriest Puncho Miscellany of 1796. This intriguing manuscript was written in the vernacular Bulgarian of the late 18th century and was intended to be printed. The content of the manuscript consists of literary texts compiled from older…- Contributor: Paisiĭ, Khilendarski, Hieromonk, Born 1722 - Puncho, Priest
- Date: 1796-01-01
- Resource: PDF - 803
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Book/Printed MaterialScore of Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom and Other Compositions by Artemiĭ Vedelʹ. This manuscript is the only known work in the hand of Artemiĭ Vedelʹ (1767--1808), one of the most famous Ukrainian composers. It consists of six parts of the Liturgy of Saint John…- Contributor: Vedelʹ, Artemiĭ Luk'i︠a︡novych
- Date: 1796-01-01
- Resource: PDF - 308
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Book/Printed MaterialRear High thy Bleak Majestic Hills. Robert Burns (1759-96) is best known for his poems and songs that reflect Scotland's cultural heritage. He was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland, the first of seven children belonging to William Burnes,…- Contributor: Roscoe, William
- Date: 1796-01-01
- Resource: PDF - 2
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MapDa Qing wan nian yi tong di li quan tu
大清萬年一統地理全圖 Da Qing wan nian yi tong di li yuan tu (Complete geographical map of the great Qing dynasty) is a map of China during the Qing dynasty. A typical map of the…- Contributor: Huang, Qianren, Active 18th Century
- Date: 1796
- Resource: Image
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MapMap Showing the Presumed Headwaters of the Das Velhas River and Part of the Captaincy of …
Mostrace neste mapa o julgado das cabeceiras do rio das Velhas e a parte da Capitania de Minas Gerais This late-18th century hand-drawn map shows the Das Velhas River, one of the tributaries of the São Francisco River in southern Brazil that flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Gold was discovered on…- Contributor: Manuel, José - Rocha, José Joaquim Da
- Date: 1796-01-01
- Resource: Image
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MapMap of the City of Rio de Janeiro, with the Essential Part of the Port and …
Plano da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, com a parte mais essencial do seu porto e todos os lugares forteficados This manuscript map shows the city of Rio de Janeiro spread along the shores of Guanabara Bay. The map, which is the work of José Correia Rangel de Bulhões, emphasizes the defenses…- Contributor: Bulhões, José Correia Rangel De, Flourished
- Date: 1796-01-01
- Resource: Image