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Excerpt, An Historical Narrative And Topographical Description Of Louisiana And West Florida, Thomas Hutchins, Michelle Sonnenberg, Hannah Gorski Dec 1783

Excerpt, An Historical Narrative And Topographical Description Of Louisiana And West Florida, Thomas Hutchins, Michelle Sonnenberg, Hannah Gorski

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"An Historical Narrative and Topographical Description of Louisiana and West Florida (1784) gives a base description of the coastline, river systems, and barrier islands of Louisiana and West Florida. Thomas Hutchins utilizes soundings and charts created by George Gauld, an engineer employed by the British Admiralty to survey the Gulf Coast. (Sections included here are the Preface, descriptions of the West Florida Panhandle and the Tortugas, the Conclusion, and a Table of Distances that closes the volume.)"

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Excerpt, Concise Natural History Of East And West Florida, Bernard Romans, Gale Busjahn Dec 1774

Excerpt, Concise Natural History Of East And West Florida, Bernard Romans, Gale Busjahn

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"Bernard Romans (b.1720) was born in the Netherlands, emigrated to America around 1757, and after a life of some controversy, died at about the age of 64. Romans, who spent sixteen years in North America (not all times, places, and activities accurately recorded), demonstrated his broad range of experiences with A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida (1775)."

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Excerpt, Travels In Georgia And Florida, 1773-74: A Report To Dr. John Fothergill, William Bartram, Devin Pallone, Rebecca Givens, Erin Pollack, Rebecca Decenzo Dec 1773

Excerpt, Travels In Georgia And Florida, 1773-74: A Report To Dr. John Fothergill, William Bartram, Devin Pallone, Rebecca Givens, Erin Pollack, Rebecca Decenzo

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"The 'Report to Dr. John Fothergill,' by William Bartram (1739-1823), recounts the naturalist’s adventure through the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida, which he related back to his London patron. Fothergill funded Bartram to explore the pre-Revolutionary South in order to gather and artistically document specimens. During this period, Bartram drew animals and plants, while also collecting “nondescript” (undescribed) flowers and seeds, and Fothergill related information about how to properly package and ship the parcels overseas. The 'Report' represents a record of an active communication between two naturalist and patron, and the samples and advice were tools of acknowledgement and admiration between …

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Excerpt, Report Of The General Survey In The Southern District Of North America And The Atlantic Pilot, John William Gerard De Brahm, Nicole Fritz, Heather Wiseman, Gail Busjahn Dec 1770

Excerpt, Report Of The General Survey In The Southern District Of North America And The Atlantic Pilot, John William Gerard De Brahm, Nicole Fritz, Heather Wiseman, Gail Busjahn

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"Penned during a hiatus in 1771 from John William de Brahm's position as The Surveyor General of the Southern District of North America, he wrote the most popular of these volumes “Report on The General Survey.” The Atlantic Pilot, published in England in 1772, helped increase the British awareness of the coasts and geographical surroundings. Honoring the King’s orders, De Brahm made discoveries and surveyed the seas mapping and recording the safe navigation for future shipping."

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An Essay On Currents At Sea, 1757, Joseph Mead Dec 1756

An Essay On Currents At Sea, 1757, Joseph Mead

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A thorough review of ocean currents, including their causes, effects, and significance for navigation and ecology.

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A Relation Of The Invasion And Conquest Of Florida By The Spaniards, Under The Command Of Hernando De Soto, Unknown Dec 1685

A Relation Of The Invasion And Conquest Of Florida By The Spaniards, Under The Command Of Hernando De Soto, Unknown

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An English translation of "A Relation of the Invasion and Conquest of Florida by the Spaniards, Under the Command of Fernando de Soto." The book provides a detailed history of Spain's obtainment, occupation and rule of Florida. Originally published in 1686.

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Excerpt, Origin And Beginning Of The Game Of Ball That The Apalachee And Yustagan Indians Have Been Playing Since Pagan Times Until The Year Of 1676, Juan De Paiva, Mikaela Perron Dec 1675

Excerpt, Origin And Beginning Of The Game Of Ball That The Apalachee And Yustagan Indians Have Been Playing Since Pagan Times Until The Year Of 1676, Juan De Paiva, Mikaela Perron

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"Father Juan de Paiva's manuscript, detailing the ball game played by Florida natives, is valued today because it provides a first-hand account of the culture and customs of the seventeenth-century" Indigenous peoples.

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Excerpts, Confessionario, Francisco Pareja, Emilio Moran, Mikaela Perron Dec 1631

Excerpts, Confessionario, Francisco Pareja, Emilio Moran, Mikaela Perron

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"The following excerpt is a series of questions that a Spanish Friar may have asked natives, in order to guide him or her through the Christian sacrament of confession."

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Excerpt, La Florida Del Inca, Garcilaso De La Vega, Amelia Zimmerman, John Varner Dec 1604

Excerpt, La Florida Del Inca, Garcilaso De La Vega, Amelia Zimmerman, John Varner

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Garcilaso de la Vega "published The Florida of the Inca … in 1605 … [his] account of the De Soto expedition, which contains quite a bit of elaboration."

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Excerpt, Memoir, Hernando De Escalante Fontaneda, Amelia Zimmerman, Alisa Roberts Dec 1574

Excerpt, Memoir, Hernando De Escalante Fontaneda, Amelia Zimmerman, Alisa Roberts

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"At mid-century, a thirteen-year old Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda shipwrecked on the Florida Keys. On his way to Spain, where he had been born, to start his formal education, Fontaneda was captured by" the Calusa "and lived amongst them for seventeen years, traveling with the [Calusa], learning native culture, and acquiring valuable knowledge about the Florida peninsula. His 1575 account, or 'Memoir,' describes the rugged environment, flora and fauna, foodways, geographic and ethnic regions"

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Article And Poem, La Felice Victoria Que Dios Por Su Infinita Bondad Y Misericordia, Fue Seruido De Dar, Al Illustre Señor Pedro Menendez, Bartolomé De Flores, E. Thomas Shields Jr., Thomas Hallock Dec 1570

Article And Poem, La Felice Victoria Que Dios Por Su Infinita Bondad Y Misericordia, Fue Seruido De Dar, Al Illustre Señor Pedro Menendez, Bartolomé De Flores, E. Thomas Shields Jr., Thomas Hallock

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An article on Bartolomé de Flores's 1571 La Felice Victoria que Dios por su Infinita Bondad y Misericordia, fue Seruido de Dar, al Illustre Señor Pedro Melendez with a translation of the poem at the end of the article.

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Excerpt, The Journey Of Álvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca, Álvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca, Fanny Bandelier, Alisa Roberts Dec 1541

Excerpt, The Journey Of Álvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca, Álvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca, Fanny Bandelier, Alisa Roberts

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"The whole account of Cabeza de Vaca, and the ill-fated expedition for which he is known, is based on three narratives which supplement each other. ... Cabeza de Vaca's personal narrative … covered the voyage taken by Narváez, the perils of the journey, and close detail of his wanderings across the North American continent."

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Leaf From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, France, Recto, Unknown Dec 1499

Leaf From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, France, Recto, Unknown

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Lauds continues with Psalms of praise to God.

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Psalter With Calendar, Litany And Alphabetical Index Of The Psalms, Italy, Folio 11, Recto, Unknown Dec 1499

Psalter With Calendar, Litany And Alphabetical Index Of The Psalms, Italy, Folio 11, Recto, Unknown

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This portable Psalter is an example of the growing personal nature of worship in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. As it easily fits into the palm of one's hand, this Psalter likely resided on its owner's possession throughout the day, ready for prayers of the hour.

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Leaf From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, France, Verso, Unknown Dec 1499

Leaf From Lauds, Hours Of The Virgin, France, Verso, Unknown

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

Lauds continues with Psalms of praise to God. The verso continues from the end of Psalm 148 to the end of Psalm 149.

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Meditations, With Prayers, On The Life And Loving Kindnesses Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, France, Thomas À. Kempis Dec 1449

Meditations, With Prayers, On The Life And Loving Kindnesses Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, France, Thomas À. Kempis

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The manuscript seen here is a copy of Thomas Kepis' Meditations, with Prayers, on the Life and Loving Kindness of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Meditations, With Prayers, On The Life And Loving Kindnesses Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, France, Folio 2, Recto, Thomas À. Kempis Dec 1449

Meditations, With Prayers, On The Life And Loving Kindnesses Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, France, Folio 2, Recto, Thomas À. Kempis

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The manuscript seen here is a copy of Thomas Kepis' Meditations, with Prayers, on the Life and Loving Kindness of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Meditations, With Prayers, On The Life And Loving Kindnesses Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, France, Cover, Thomas À. Kempis Dec 1449

Meditations, With Prayers, On The Life And Loving Kindnesses Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, France, Cover, Thomas À. Kempis

Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection

The manuscript seen here is a copy of Thomas Kepis' Meditations, with Prayers, on the Life and Loving Kindness of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The front of the binding on this manuscript further call Christ into mind. Pressed into the leather are six images of animals, including a lion, peacock, pelican, and grifffin. The griffin and lion act as direct symbols of Christ as savior and the Resurrection. The peacock and pelican allude more indirectly to Christ through legend.

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Bible A, Leaf With The Prologue To And Beginning Of The Prophesy Of Ezekiel, Unknown Dec 1199

Bible A, Leaf With The Prologue To And Beginning Of The Prophesy Of Ezekiel, Unknown

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The leaf begins the Prophesy of Ezekiel. A decorated initial "E" begins the prologue. The historiated initial "E," depicting Ezekiel sleeping with the vision of the four heads of the beasts above him, begins the incipit. The inclusion of halos above each beast's head points to Christian interpretation of the animals of the tetramorph as the four evangelists.

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Bible A, Leaf With The End Of Acts, And The Prologue To And Beginning Of The Epistle Of James, Recto, Unknown Dec 1199

Bible A, Leaf With The End Of Acts, And The Prologue To And Beginning Of The Epistle Of James, Recto, Unknown

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The Epistle of James stresses that faith must be backed by action. The Epistle of James emphasizes the practicalities of exercising Christianity. A hybrid with an animal head, mouth open and ears pointed straight back, resides in the initial "A" that opens the prologue to the Epistle. James stands in front of a building in the shape of a tower in the opening initial "P." This historiated initial is one of the tallest among the Bible 'A' illustrations, stretching down 34 lines of text.

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