This collection traces the history of seven Dutch sugar plantations in Guiana (the colony of Surinam) through nearly a century of major developments, including the Napoleonic Wars and the transition from a slave to a free labor economy. The records consist of correspondence regarding the administration of the plantations in the Surinam colony, a...
Created:
1830
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
Relief shown by hachures. "Entered ... on the 20th day of August 1823, by H.S. Tanner, of the State of Pennsylvania." "Engraved by H.S. Tanner and Assistants." Includes (without detail)--contiguous portions of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Upper Canada, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. Prime meridians: Washington (top)--an...
Created:
1830
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, John R. Borchert Map Library.
Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:31,680. Title from accompanying text. Manuscript title from slipcase: Perspectiv-Karte der Umgebungen Wien's von Schweikhart v. Sickingen. Relief shown by hachures, shading, and form lines. Buildings drawn in perspective. Accompanied by index.
Creator:
Schweickhardt, Franz Xaver, 1794-1858
Created:
1830 - 1838
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, John R. Borchert Map Library.
Rattle. Silver baby rattle with a round body surmounted by a large whistle, and tapering down on the other end to a small, red coral handle; ornate embossed floral motifs cover the body of the rattle; two rows of bells: 5 on top with the 6th bell missing, and four on the bottom, near the coral handle. Includes manufacturer markings: "Isabella Mi...
Created:
1830 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.