With Didon, Piccinni demonstrated his ability to combine both Italian and French styles to create a compelling tragédie lyrique. The opera includes lyrical Italian melodies and a second-act finale, as well as French choruses and numbers that transition continuously without pauses. Didon was premiered at Fountainebleau on 16 October 1783, and it remained one of Piccinni’s most popular French operas, with performances through the first part of the nineteenth century. The story of Dido had been realized on the operatic stage before Piccinni’s setting, including Cavalli’s Didone (1641), Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (c. 1689), and Vinci’s Didone abbandonata (1726) with a libretto by Metastasio.

This map shows eastern portion of the United States, starting with the "Louisiana Territory" to the west. The map notes "Proposed Canals" some "Boundary Lines" and "J. M.'s Route." Some cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).

Message from Laredo to the Governor of Nuevo Santander asking if he should have a servant girl or the lieutenant whose wife she was serving pay a debt owed to Manuel Dovalina.

Metal military button with eagle and shield design similar to U.S. Infantry officers, 1815-1821; eyehook on back

Order from Francisco López saying that any Spaniard or foreigner without a passport should be detained and his belongings confiscated.

Map shows roads, canals, marshlands, cities, towns, provincial boundaries, and coastal detail for Holland and Belgium; separate coloration for "Prov. de Zelandia." Includes historical notes; keys to coloration and symbols used. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.

Map shows early nineteenth century geography and settlements on the Virgin Islands and Hispaniola Island. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:700,000] and [ca. 1:1,150,000].

The metronome is decorated with gilt bronze figures, foliage, and musical motifs on the front as well as the side.

N section of E Façade (the Music Room Gallery), from SE

Raking view of E Façade twod dome of the Saloon, from S

General view of the Entrance Façade, from SW. Built in a style of India. From the Nineteenth Century.

det: entrance w picturesque domes

General view of the E front, from SE. Built in a style of India. From the Nineteenth Century.

Title page and final page (120) of a book of sermons.

Map shows early nineteenth century Colombia, "Guyana," Brazil, United Provinces, Patagonia, "Chili," Peru, and Falkland "Isles" cities and political divisions. In Brazil: "unexplored parts" and "parts unknown." Major geographic labels in English, some labels in Spanish, particularly rivers and settlements. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Austin Bryan to James Bryan, on the 11th day of an unidentified month in 1815, discussing her illness keeping her at her father's house, a barrel of whiskey she will try to sell, and asking him to keep up the garden at home.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Austin Bryan to James Bryan concerning her illness and return to Hazel Run.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Ficklin, on January 17, 1815, discussing the delay of the mail due to rain.

Transcription of testimony given by Maria Josefa Flores Vecina to Joseph Troylan de Mier Noriega claiming ownership of her deceased husband's livestock brand, which he inherited from his father.

Copy of transcript for testimony given by Moses Austin in a case involving him and the Gambles.

Photograph of the Union Mission Memorial Park Cemetery at the Union Mission, c.1815-1939.

Photograph of a grave site at the Union Mission, c.1815-1939.

Map shows the late eighteenth century voyage routes taken by Captain James Cook. North and South America, major political subdivisions, Polynesia, "part of Australasia," and dates are indicated. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to his children concerning their illness and business at the lead mines.