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Rare Books and Manuscripts 53
Prints and Drawings 4

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Page, P. D. H. Mrs., 20th century 4
White, John, active 1585–1593 4
Ptolemy, active 2nd century 3
Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484–1566 2
Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616 2
Allard, Carel, 1648–approximately 1709 1
Badeslade, Thomas 1
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571–1638 1
Blome, Richard, 1635–1705 1
Browne, Christopher, active 1684–1712 1
Bry, Theodor de, 1528–1598 1
Bullock, William, b. 1617? 1
Choris, Louis, 1795–1828 1
Cook, James, 1728–1779 1
Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574–1649 1
Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756 1
Gardyner, George 1
Green, John, -1757 1
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769–1859 1
J. G. (John Gibson) 1
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 1
Kotzebue, Otto von, 1787–1846 1
Lederer, John 1
Lewis, James Otto, 1799–1858 1
Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563–1611 1
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832 1
Mandeville, John, Sir 1
May, Walter W. 1
McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier, Sir, 1807–1873 1
Mela, Pomponius 1

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Accessible in the Study Room 57

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 57

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unavailable 57

Provenance

New Online Additions

Classification

Books 34
Maps & Atlas (printed) 17
Drawings & Watercolors 4
Archives & Manuscripts 1
Maps & Atlases (manuscript) 1

Collective Title

Period

17th century 17
18th century 13
16th century 12
19th century 10
15th century 4
20th century 4

Materials & Techniques

black ink 4
gouache 4
graphite 4
laid paper 4
pen 4
watercolor 4

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Work Type

engraving 16
map 16
woodcut 13
atlase 7
watercolor 5
drawing 4
early work 4
exploration literature 4
lithograph 4
travel literature 4
armorial bookplates (provenance) 3
maps in book 3
annotations (provenance) 2
aquatint 2
binders' stamps (binding) 2
nautical chart 2
steel engraving 2
wood engraving 2
world atlase 2
world map 2
aerial view 1
annotation 1
armorial binding 1
armorial bindings (binding) 1
armorial bookplate 1
cancellation (publishing) 1
chromolithograph 1
cityscapes (representations) 1
composite atlase 1
fanfare bindings (binding) 1

Genre

animal art 2
botanical subject 2

Subject Terms

Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800. 7
America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 5
Indians of South America -- Early works to 1800. 4
Northwest Passage. 4
America -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800. 3
America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Early works to 1800. 3
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration. 3
Incunabula in Yale Library. 3
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. 3
Voyages around the world. 3
America -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. 2
Deering, Frank Cutter, 1866–1939 -- Bookplate. 2
Discoveries in geography -- English -- Early works to 1800. 2
Discoveries in geography. 2
Franklin, John, 1786–1847. 2
Geography, Ancient. 2
Great Britain -- Commerce -- Early works to 1800. 2
Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. 2
Indians of North America -- Early works to 1800. 2
Indians of North America -- Virginia. 2
Indians of North America. 2
Indians, Treatment of -- Early works to 1800. 2
Middle Atlantic States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 2
Natural history. 2
Northeast Passage. 2
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792–1872 -- Ownership. 2
Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800. 2
United States -- Description and travel. 2
animal art 2
botanical subject 2

Subject Period

16th century 2
18th century 2
17th century 1
19th century 1

Associated Places

America 13
Great Britain 6
Northwest Passage 6
Arctic regions 5
Virginia 5
Maryland 3
United States 3
Middle Atlantic States 2
New England 2
New Jersey 2
Northeast Passage 2
Pennsylvania 2
South America 2
Spain America 2
West Indies 2
Western Hemisphere 2
Antarctica 1
Asia 1
Barbados 1
Bermuda Islands 1
Canada 1
Delaware 1
England 1
Europe 1
Florida 1
Germany. Nuremberg. Koberger, Anton. 1493 1
Great Britain America 1
Jamaica 1
Latin America 1
Louisiana 1

Associated People

Franklin, John, 1786–1847 2
Bazan, Álvaro de, marquês de Santa Cruz, 1526–1588 1
Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799–1877 1
Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683–1737 1
Cavendish, Thomas, 1560–1592 1
Clerke, Charles, 1741–1779 1
Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596 1
Drake, Francis, approximately 1540–1596 1
George I, King of Great Britain, 1660–1727 1
Gore, John, 1730?-1790 1
Kotzebue, Otto von, 1787–1846 1
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832 1
Osborn, Sherard, 1822–1875 1
Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790–1855 1
Prüss, Johann, 1447–1510 1
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618 1
Soto, Hernando de, ca. 1500–1542 1

Exhibition History

Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) 57

Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) 3
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006) 2
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25) 1
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 1
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989) 1

Credit Line

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4
22609451400008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22612114890008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22618692010008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22682100860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22684495450008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22695359740008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22695403390008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22699224810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22705329480008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22706894350008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22708679900008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22709619810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22711752450008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22715675680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22720468900008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22721872280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22721879110008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22727428150008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22727428190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22733525690008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22741855980008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22755886570008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22760281840008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22766607470008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22768304480008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22774326660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22784357020008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22793241350008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22809541690008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

Language

English 34
Latin 12
French 4
German 1
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500) 1
Italian 1

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Exhibition History: Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
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Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571–1638

America quarta pars orbis

[1686?]
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Browne, Christopher, active 1684–1712

A new map of Virginia, Maryland, and the improved parts of Pennsylvania... [Read more]

[1685?]
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Kotzebue, Otto von, 1787–1846

A voyage of discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's straits,... [Read more]

1821
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Choris, Louis, 1795–1828

Voyage pittoresque autour du monde

1822 [that is, 1823]
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Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756

A map of Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, and the three Delaware counties

1749
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Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782–1867

Travels in the interior of North America

MDCCCXLIII-MDCCCXLIV [1843-1844]
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Virginia richly valued, by the description of the maine land of... [Read more]

1609
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Gardyner, George

A description of the New World. Or, America islands and continent

1651
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The principal nauigations voiages, traffiques and discoueries of the... [Read more]

1598 [-1600]
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Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Pineapple, After the Original by John White in the British Museum [Caribbean and... [Read more]

undated
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Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Horn Plantain, After the Original by John White in the British Museum [Caribbean and... [Read more]

undated
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Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Flamingo, after the original by John White in the British Museum [Caribbean and... [Read more]

undated
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Badeslade, Thomas

A compleat sett of mapps of England and Wales in general, and of each county in... [Read more]

1724
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Ptolemy, active 2nd century

In hoc opere haec continentur Geographiae Cl. Ptolemaei a plurimis... [Read more]

anno Virginei partus 1508
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Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703

A new map of the English plantations in America

[ca. 1677]
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Mitchell, John, 1711–1768

A map of the British and French dominions in North America

Febry 13th, 1755
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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771

The natural and civil history of the French dominions in North and South America

MDCCLX [1760]
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Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649–1702

Atlas minor, sive, Geographia compendiosa, qua orbis terrarum, per... [Read more]

[approximately 1716?]
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Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484–1566

Narratio regionum Indicarum per Hispanos quosdam deuastatarum... [Read more]

Anno M.D.XCVIII [1598]
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Allard, Carel, 1648–approximately 1709

Orbis habitabilis oppida et vestitus

[not after 1698?]
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Smith, John, 1580–1631

The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles

1624
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Mercator, Gerhard, 1512–1594

Atlas siue Cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et... [Read more]

anno 1595
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Speed, John, 1552?-1629

The theatre of the empire of Great-Britain

MDCLXXVI [1676]
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The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the... [Read more]

anno 1599-1600
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Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Brown Booby, after the original by John White in the British Museum [Caribbean and... [Read more]

undated
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Mela, Pomponius

Pomponij Mellae Cosmographi geographia

.15. Calen[das] Augusti anno salutis nostr[ae] 1482 [18 July 1482]
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Schedel, Hartmann, 1440–1514

Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu[m] figuris et... [Read more]

duodecima mensis Iulij anno salutis n[ost]r[a]e. 1493
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Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574–1649

Arcano del mare

MDCLXI [1661]
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Vooght, Claes Janszoon, -1696

Le nouveau & grand illuminant flambeau de la mer, de tout le monde

1736
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Ptolemy, active 2nd century

Claudii Ptholemaei Alexandrini Liber geographiae cum tabulis et universali... [Read more]

Anno Domini. M.D.XI. die. xx. mensis Martii. [March 22, 1511]
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Bry, Theodor de, 1528–1598

Wunderbarliche, doch warhaftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit und... [Read more]

1590[-1630]
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Osborn, Sherard, 1822–1875

Stray leaves from an Arctic journal, or, Eighteen months in the polar regions, in... [Read more]

1852
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Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616

Translation of a report by Álvaro de Bazan, marquês de Santa Cruz, on the... [Read more]

circa 1597
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Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769–1859

Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland

1805-34
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Green, John, -1757

A chart of North and South America

1753
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Lewis, James Otto, 1799–1858

The aboriginal port folio ...

1835-[1836]
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Smith, William, 1727–1803

An historical account of the expedition against the Ohio Indians, in the year... [Read more]

MDCCLXVI [1766]
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Linschoten, Jan Huygen van, 1563–1611

Iohn Huighen van Linschoten, his Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West... [Read more]

[1598]
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La galerie agreable du monde

[1729?]
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Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832

The private journal of Captain G.F. Lyon, of H.M.S. Hecla, during the recent... [Read more]

1824
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The principall navigations, voiages and discoveries of the English nation,... [Read more]

1589
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Ptolemy, active 2nd century

[World map]

[1482]
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Ross, John, Sir, 1777–1856

Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in... [Read more]

1835
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J. G. (John Gibson)

A new and compleat map of all America

[1763]
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Mercator, Michael, d. 1600

America, siue, India Nova

between 1613 and 1630]
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Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484–1566

The Spanish colonie, or Briefe chronicle of the acts and gestes of the... [Read more]

1583
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Overton, Henry, 1675 or 1676–1751

America

[after 1727]
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Baziliōlogia

1618
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Seutter, Matthäus, 1678–1757

Recens edita totius Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali siti

[1730]
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Cook, James, 1728–1779

A voyage to the Pacific ocean

1784
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Mandeville, John, Sir

Iohannes von Monteuilla, Ritter

1488
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Lederer, John

The discoveries of John Lederer

1672
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McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier, Sir, 1807–1873

The discovery of the North-west Passage

1856
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Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616

Diuers voyages touching the discouerie of America, and the... [Read more]

1582
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Bullock, William, b. 1617?

Virginia impartially examined, and left to publick view

1649
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May, Walter W.

A series of fourteen sketches made during the voyage up Wellington channel in... [Read more]

[1855]
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Blome, Richard, 1635–1705

A description of the island of Jamaica

1672

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