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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
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Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682–1761
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Chetwood, W. R. (William Rufus), -1766
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Cowley, J. (John)
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Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
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Gardiner, Richard, 1723–1781
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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
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Laet, Joannes de, 1581–1649
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Matthews, John, lieutenant in the Royal Navy
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Philoponus, Honorius
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Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660–1753
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18th century
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17th century
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engraving
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armorial bookplates (provenance)
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map
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woodcut
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cancellation (publishing)
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captivity narrative
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early work
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morell
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travel writing
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West Indies -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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West Indies -- Description and travel.
4
America -- Discovery and exploration.
2
Jamaica -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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West Indies -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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Adventure and adventurers.
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Adventure stories.
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America -- Description and travel.
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Barbados -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826–1889 -- Bookplate.
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Benedictines -- Missions.
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Botanical illustration -- Early works to 1800.
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Botany -- Pre-Linnean works.
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Buccaneers -- Early works to 1800.
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Canada -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
1
Canada -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800.
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Caribbean Area -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Caribbean Sea -- Windward Passage.
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Coastal mapping -- Caribbean Area -- Early works to 1800.
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Coastwise navigation -- Caribbean Area -- Early works to 1800.
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West Indies
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America
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Jamaica
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Latin America
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Spanish Main
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United States
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Barbados
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Birmingham
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Canada
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Caribbean Area
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Caribbean Sea Windward Passage
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Chester
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Dublin
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East Indies
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Great Britain
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Hispaniola
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Leeward Islands (West Indies)
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Mississippi River Valley
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New France
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North America
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L'Olonnais, 1630–1671
1
Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688
1
Randal, Thomas, 1641–1699
1
Sharpe, Bartholomew, active 1679–1682
1
Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660–1753
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)
2
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12)
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Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30)
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English
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Dutch
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Latin
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Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660–1753
A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica
1707-1725
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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
A description of the Spanish islands and settlements on the coast of the West Indies
1762
3
Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
A description of the island of Jamaica
1672
4
Cowley, J. (John)
A description of the windward passage, and Gulf of Florida, with the course of the British trading-ships to, and from the island of Jamaica
5
Chetwood, W. R. (William Rufus), -1766
The voyages, dangerous adventures and imminent escapes of Captain Richard Falconer
1720
6
Gardiner, Richard, 1723–1781
An account of the expedition to the West Indies against Martinico
1762
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Philoponus, Honorius
Nova typis transacta navigatio
1621.]
8
Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
The history of the bucaniers of America
1704
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Matthews, John, lieutenant in the Royal Navy
Twenty-one plans, with explanations of different actions in the West Indies, during the late war
MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
10
Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën
1707
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Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682–1761
A voyage to North-America: undertaken by command of the present King of France
MDCCLXVI [1766]
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Laet, Joannes de, 1581–1649
Nieuvve wereldt ofte Beschrijvinghe van West-Indien
1625