Map shows late-colonial Boston, Massachusetts street names, building locations, ferries, wharves, fortifications, and "the Common." "Charles Town in Ruins" is depicted in the upper part of the map. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given. Map comes from The Gentleman's Magazine, v. 45, Oct. 1775.

Painting depicting still life with plums and a lemon.

This is a 1773 printed copy of the libretto of "Le tableau parlant" (The talking picture), a one-act comic opera by M. Anseaume, set to music by Grétry. The opera was staged for the first time by the troupe of Italian actors of King Louis XV, on Wednesday, September 20, 1769. The back of the t.p. lists the names of the original actors who performed the characters of the opera at its premier: Isabelle (Madame Trial), [Jean-Louis Laruette] (Cassandre, Isabelle's tutor), [Madame Laruette (Colombine, Isabelle's lady-in-waiting), M. Trial (Léandre, Cassandra's nephew, who is in love with Isabelle), and [[Jean-Baptiste Clairval] (Léandre's valet). The final scene is a vaudeville sung by all of the characters. The music of the vaudeville is included at the end on pp. [45-48]. The library's copy of the libretto is bound with the libretto of Jean François Marmontel's comic opera "La fausse magie."

Map shows the geography and late eighteenth century settlements in the southern half of the South American continent. Includes historical notes and "Note pour les tres cartes du l'Amérique. Méridionale." Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000].

Map shows cities and provinces of New Spain, Cuba, Florida and the Gulf coast, tip of Baja California; areas of Native American habitation. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000].

Map shows the geography and late eighteenth century settlements in the northern half of the South American continent. Includes historical notes. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000].

Map shows settlements, colonies, areas of Native American habitation, and physical features along the eastern coast of North America from Canada and the Gulf of the St. Lawrence to upper Florida and as far west as the Mississippi River and French "Louisiane" territory. Includes notes. Inset: [Map of the waterways in the upper northeastern portion of North America]. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000] and Scale [ca. 11,000,000].

Map shows settlements, colonies, areas of Native American habitation, and physical features along the eastern coast of North America from Canada and the Gulf of the St. Lawrence to upper Florida and as far west as the Mississippi River and French "Louisiane" territory. Includes notes. Inset: [Map of the waterways in the upper northeastern portion of North America]. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000] and Scale [ca. 11,000,000].

Map shows the geography and late eighteenth century settlements in the southern half of the South American continent. Includes historical notes. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000].

Map shows known late eighteenth century geographical features, cities, and political boundaries in South America. Inset: "Chart of Falkland Islands named by the French Malouine Islands and discovered by Hawkins in the year 1593." Includes text and historical notes. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000].

Map shows known late eighteenth century geographical features, cities, and political boundaries in South America. Includes text and historical notes. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000].

Map shows the Pacific Ocean and the coasts of North and South America (including the Gulf of Mexico), Japan, the coast of China, the Philippines, the Isle of Borneo, and the partial coast of New Guinea, New Zealand, and New Holland [Australia]. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.

Map of the Caribbean area in 1774, including some portions of Central America. Some towns and roads are noted as well as depths and other geographic features, with relief shown pictorially.

Photocopied map shows the provinces in Mexico, vague boundary lines, and "Pays inconnu" [unknown country], between New Spain and [French] "Louisiane". Florida boundary not shown. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:6,758,400].

Map shows provinces in Mexico, [vague] boundary line and note, "Pays inconnu" [unknown country], between New Spain and [French] "Louisiane." Florida boundary not shown. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:9,500,000].

Map shows areas of Native American habitation, cities, villages, missions, and notable physical features of northern Mexico from Baja California to western Florida; also the coast and islands off of the upper Yucatan peninsula. Includes historical notes. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.

Map shows European settlements, areas of Native American habitation, routes of Spanish galleon voyages in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Includes explanation to symbols, text of Articles 4-7, 9, 17-18, and 20 of the Treaty of Paris, 1763, textual commentary and notes on explorers and discovery dates, and illustrated title cartouche depicting new world natives and animals. Insets: "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay" and "The passage by land to California discovered by Father Eusebius Francis Kino." Scale not given.

Map shows European settlements, areas of Native American habitation, routes of Spanish galleon voyages in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Includes explanation to symbols, text of Articles 4-7, 9, 17-18, and 20 of the Treaty of Paris, 1763, textual commentary and notes on explorers and discovery dates, and illustrated title cartouche depicting new world natives and animals. Insets: "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay" and "The passage by land to California discovered by Father Eusebius Francis Kino." Scale not given.

Map shows settlements, military outposts, major roads, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes indexes to structures in city maps. Insets: "A particular survey of the Isles of Montreal," "The city of Quebec," "Course of the river St. Laurence, from La Valterie to Quebec," and "Plan of Montreal, or Villemarie." Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,250,000].

Map shows boundaries, rivers, and principal settlements divided into the Twelve Tribes areas. Includes illustrative title cartouche. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,250,000].

The portrait is of a man wearing head covering, glasses and gazing straight out of the picture plane.

Map shows known and unknown parts of late eighteenth century North America. Names of east coast colonies are shown as well as "Louisiana," "Parts Unknown," "New Albion" [west coast], "California," "New Mexico," and "These Parts Are Intirely [sic.] Unknown" [western Canada]. Relief shown pictorially. Includes colored decorative cartouche. Scale [ca. 1:19,000,000].

Oil painting of Abigail Smith Babcock wearing a pink-colored gown and a fur-lined cloak. She is seated for the portrait, facing toward the right side of the painting. She appears to be holding beads in her hands.

Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall describing her flight from Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War, and also contains updates about Teackle's brother Severn Teackle who is imprisoned by the British on a ship anchored off Long Island. Severn Teackle is the Grandfather of Severn Teackle Wallis. Attached to this letter is a note dated 1829 written by Elizabeth Upshur Teackle explaining how she came to be in possession of this letter from her Great Aunt Sally Teackle Kendall.