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Caravel pendant
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This caravel pendant is made of metal and gems. It resembles a ship with sail. The base of the caravel consists of a transparent emerald of deep green colour. The sail and cross are also made of emeralds. There is a chain attached to the pendant leading to the cross with metal rods attached on all four sides. Sail is white in color with circular motifs. At the back of the ship there is a vertical strip with curvilinear patterns of swirls.
Date:
1600
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tartaria.
Map shows Asia from Russia, Persia, and the Caspian Sea to the west and China, Korea, Japan, the "Mongul. Tendvc," and the "Mare Glaciale" to the east; shows pictorial Great Wall of China. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date:
1602
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collection of Travel Maps]
Nine maps depicting the travels of the author to accompany his journals. The first map shows routes through parts of the Middle East and Asia with references to the Orenburgh Expedition. The second map shows routes in Northern Europe and parts of Russia, including towns in Prussia, Germany, and the Netherlands. The third map shows various portions of the Volga River in four separate, overlapping insets with nearby towns noted. The fourth map shows an area around the Eastern Ocean including present-day Saudi Arabia and India; regions and towns are noted as well as geographic features (with relief shown pictorially). The fifth map shows land around the Caspian Sea including routes of the Russian Embassy, towns, and geographic features (with relief shown pictorially). The sixth map shows a portion of Russia depicting the Orenburgh Expedition as well as towns, landmarks, and geographic features which are marked pictorially. The seventh map shows the Caspian Sea with surrounding regions and geographic features (with relief marked pictorially). The eighth map shows Europe and some surrounding areas including routes taken by the Russia Company, cities, and geographic features. The final (ninth) map is of Siberia and bordering areas; regions and landmarks are noted as …
Date:
1762
Creator:
Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The UNT Digital Library
De la Tartarie.
Map shows late eighteenth century boundaries, regions, and cities of Russian Siberia and Tartarie, Grand Tartarie, Persia, and parts of China and India. Includes text in two panels flanking left and right of map. Scale not given.
Date:
[1775..1795]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Russian Discoveries : from the Map Published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg.
Map shows coast of Russia, the Alaskan peninsula, and portions of the Arctic Circle; routes and stops taken by explorers Captains Bering and Tschirikow and others. Includes legend and "explanation of the Russian names. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date:
1775
Creator:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Russian Discoveries : from the Map Published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg.
Map shows coast of Russia, the Alaskan peninsula, and portions of the Arctic Circle; routes and stops taken by explorers Captains Bering and Tschirikow and others. Includes legend and "explanation of the Russian names. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date:
1775
Creator:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carte des nouvelles decouvertes au nord de la Mer du Sud: tant à l'Est de la Sibérie et du Kamtchatka, qu'à l'Ouest de la Nouvelle France.
Map shows routes of exploration, areas of Native American habitation, and major settlements; western New France [northwestern portion of North America] includes "Mer ou Baye de l'Ouest" possibily as an early and enormous representation of Vancouver Bay; dates and names of explorers/discoverers. Includes "Avertissement," illustrations, and title cartouche. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date:
[1776..1784]
Creator:
Santini, Francesco
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bread and Salt Towel
Bread and salt towel.
Date:
1825/1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Secretary of State Henry Clay to Henry Middleton, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary U.S. to St. Petersburg, May 10, 1825]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Secretary of State Henry Clay to Henry Middleton, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary U.S. to St. Petersburg requesting that Middleton attempt to engage Russia in persuading Spain to not continue fighting in order to hold onto to its New World colonies.
Date:
May 10, 1825
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Henry Clay to Joel R. Poinsett, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary U.S Mexico, September 24, 1825]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Clay to Joel R. Poinsett, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary U.S Mexico concerning relations and trade agreements between Mexico, the United States of America, Great Britain, and Colombia.
Date:
September 24, 1825
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of commentary on a proposed law pertaining to duties on importations in Mexico, March 18, 1830]
Copy of transcript for commentary on a proposed Mexican law pertaining to duties on importations. The author also addresses arguments relating to counterfeit currency and nationalized banks.
Date:
March 18, 1830
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carte de Europe depuis la fin des Croisades jusqu'a la Reforme.
Mid 19th century engraved map showing the extent of various kingdoms and empires in Europe, the Middle East, and northern Africa from the time of the Crusades until the time of the Reformation. Includes names of rulers and dates of their reign; routes and names of explorers with dates. Inset: La Prusse de 1226 a 1525 [Prussia from 1226 to 1525]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
[1850..1870]
Creator:
Delamarche, Felix
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Europe en 1815.
Map shows extent of the French, Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires at the end of the reign of Emperor Napoleon I. Insets: "Théâtre des deux invasions" [Theatre of the two invasions], "Théâtre des guerres de Vendée" [Theatre of war in Vendee], and "Bassin du Pô" [Po River Basin]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
[1850..1870]
Creator:
Delamarche, Alexandre, 1815-1884
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Textile Fragment
Textile fragment.
Date:
1850/1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Carte politique de L'Europe
Map shows extent of Austrian Empire, "Rme." of Prussia, Turkey, Russia, and France political boundaries during the mid-nineteenth century. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1863
Creator:
Legay.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
North western America showing the territory ceded by Russia to the United States.
Map shows boundary line between the U.S. and Russia, settlements, military posts, western portion of British possessions, and eastern portion of Siberia. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:12,672,000].
Date:
1867
Creator:
Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance, as Called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882. Volume 5
List of men receiving military pensions following the U.S. Civil War, organized by state and county. It includes the certificate number, name, address, reason for pension, monthly amount, and date initiated for each person. This final volume includes men living abroad who have U.S. pensions.
Date:
1883
Creator:
United States. Congress. Senate.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arbuckles' illustrated atlas of fifty principal nations of the world.
Atlas shows illustrations of nations throughout the world with brief descriptions.
Date:
1889
Creator:
Arbuckle Bros.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Glass Slide of Monument of Catherine II (St. Petersburg, Russia)
A glass slide showing an 1897 photograph of a group of people standing in front of the Monument of Catharine II (Catherine the Great) with the Alexandrinsky Theatre in view in the background (St. Petersburg, Russia.). One of the girls appears dressed as Catherine the Great. On the frame of hte slide is printed "Neg. No 1255, copyright 1897 by Underwood & Underwood, New York City.
Date:
1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Record, Volume 9, 1897-1898
Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, and bibliographies. Name and subject indexes start on page 1103.
Date:
1898
Creator:
United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to John, October 15, 1898]
Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to John discussing Kempner's plans for his trip, including which places in Europe he will travel to on which dates.
Date:
October 15, 1898
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November 2, 1898]
Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his plans for travel into the Russian frontier, as well as a few details from his travels thus far. He mentions that he thinks America should not pay off Cuba and Puerto Rico's debts, and that he will give a description of life in Poland in his next letter.
Date:
November 2, 1898
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November, 6, 1898]
Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his brother Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing his travels in Europe, his interactions with Germans, and current events.
Date:
November 6, 1898
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November 13, 1898]
Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his brother Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing current events, including England's Jamaican colony and their dealings with the Philippines, and his plans for the rest of his trip. The bottom half of the letter is torn off.
Date:
November 13, 1898
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History