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A true report of a voyage made this last summer by a fleete of 73. shippes, sent forth at the command and direction of the states generall of the vnited prouinces, to the coast of Spaine and the Canary-Isles: : and in what sort the said fleet tooke the principall town, and two castles of the Grand Canaria; as also an other towne in the island of Gomera: with the successe of part of the saide fleete in their returne homeward. Which set saile for Spaine the 25. of May, and returned home the 10. of Septemb. 1599
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Return, of the superintending committee of Montpelier concerning schools in said town for the year ending September 30th, A.D. 1829
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The Jay T. Last collection of education prints and ephemera contains over 1,800 printed items related to education in the United States from 1788 to approximately 1930, with the bulk of the items dating from 1850 to 1910. Most of these items are lithographs, but engravings and woodcuts are also included. The collection includes over 30 large-size items comprised mainly of lithographed views of colleges and universities, diplomas and other certificates, penmanship examples, and uncut sheets of rewards of merit. Small-size items number approximately 1,800 and contain a variety of materials, including copy and writing books (composition books), arithmetic and ciphering books, tuition bills, programs and tickets to graduations and other school events, certificates, trade cards, student identification cards, postcards, ribbons, and printed billheads and letterheads (with and without manuscript text). The collection highlights institutions, products, and services relating to personal knowledge, understanding, character building, and moral and social qualities including the tools, equipment, supplies, and structures used for learning and teaching these disciplines in the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This includes items associated with academic achievement, exhibits, lectures, and institutions of learning.
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A Chart shewing the several places of action between the English and Spanish Fleets, with the places where several of the Spanish Ships were destroyed in their return to Spain, North about the British Islands
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Accompanying note from donor Willard O. Waters explains this is from the tapestries hanging in the House of Lords. Map surrounded by allegorical figures. Figures: In surround, allegorical figures. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Figures .
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