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BMC 58--Carta Della Nuova Inghilterra Nuova Iork, e Pensilvania; 1763
- Map of New England and Mid-Atlantic region prior to the American Revolution. In Delaware only Wilmington and New Castle are shown. Italian edition of Bellin's 1757 map. Appears in Masi's "Il Gazzettiere Americano." Published in Livorno, Italy, 1763.
1763
BMC 64--Almond-shaped Mappa Mundi by Ranulf Higden circa 1350
- An example of Higden’s mandorla (almond-shaped) mappa mundi, or medieval map of the world and is oriented with East at the top. It uses place names to show relative positions and locations and virtually no attempt to draw the actual landmasses or bodies of water. Original map in the collections of the British Library, Royal MS. 14 C.xii, fol. 9v.
1350
1880
Letter from Christopher B. Martin regarding his discharge due to youth, August 31, 1861
- Letter from Christopher B. Martin writing from prison in Belfast regarding his discharge due to youth.
1861
1879