Very detail map of the Temple and surrounding area. From Mallet's monumental Description de l' Univers, first published in Paris in 1683, perhaps the greatest work of its kind in the 17th Century.

Image: Cartoon: The Friends of the People, showing Joseph Priestley on the left Image from: Birmingham City Archives, Priestley Collection by Samuel Timmins Text: Gay Hill Summary This article was originally presented in a public day school, “Joseph Priestley and Birmingham” organised by the Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of Birmingham on Saturday 28 February 2004.

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But what still hightens our Apprehensions is that those unexpected proceedings may be preparatory to new Taxations upon us: For if our Trade may be taxed why not our Lands? Why not the produce of our Lands and every Thing we possess or make use of? This we apprehend annihilates our Charter Rights to Govern […]

Baker, F. Wesley (1991)

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Final State of Pieter Van Den Keere's Rare Map of America--The First Single Sheet Wall Map of America To Include Decorative Panels Fine old color example of the final state of Van Den Keere's map. As noted by Burden, 'this very rare map is the first single sheet map of America with decorative borders' (Burden). Van Den Keere's map of America is a cartographic landmark, being the first obtainable map of America to features decorative figures in the border. Inspired by Willem Janszoon Blaeu's 1608 wall map of America, Van Den Keere created a set of 4 maps of the continents which feature decorative figures of indigenous peoples at the sides and city views along the top and bottom. A unique variation employed by Van Den Keere, which was not incorporated by Blaeu, is the use of portraits of the most important American in the top and bottom borders, including Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Ferdinand Magellan, Francis Drake, Thomas Cavendish and Olivier Van Noort, identifying

We explore early American conceptions of the world with Emily Conroy-Krutz, author of Christian Imperialism: Converting the World in the Early American Republic.

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Possibly taken in 1954 based on the calendar on the counter that reads "Sat 12 Jun"

"Considero ignorante quem não ousa se aproximar das coisas absurdas, do indizível. Durante toda a minha vida eu fui fascinada por esse lado do invisível. Tenho vontade imensa de apreender o indizível." Hilda Hist

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