Translated Title

A New Map of America

Descriptive Title

A book of old maps delineating American history

Transcript (DCI)

Septentrionalißimas Americæ partes, Goenlandiam puta Islandiā et adjacentes, quod Americæ tabulæ commodé comprehendi non potuerint, peculiari hac tabella Spectatoribus exhibendas duximus,

Description

Sepia-colored portrait photograph of Chief John Ross. Man standing in studio setting with left arm resting against back of chair. Wearing formal suit and holding hat in right hand which is resting on right hip.

Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Photograph of Chief John Ross by F. Gutekunst 704 and 706 Arch Street Philadelphia (no 14846) 1863." on verso

Description

Typed letter from Charles M. Russell to 'Friend Sid' dated 20 April 1914 has comments on London and King George as well as expression of how lonesome he is for Montana.

Description This is a visual record of the tributes paid by individuals from the town of Culhuacan made circa 1550. The strip is divided into eleven rows and is read from bottom to top. Each row shows the person(s) who provided the tributes, their personal names in pictographic form, and the items they provided. In the central panel are the two Indigenous rulers or gobernadores (governors) of Culhuacan, and an Indigenous judge holding a staff of office or topilli; the three of them are sitting...