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Landing of Henrick Hudson.

One engraving entitled "Landing of Henrick Hudson" dated 1857. Depicts the landing of Hudson and his men in 1609. Native Americans wait on the shore to greet them. Published by Martin, Johnson & Co, New York, from the original painting by Robert...

GLC08878.0003

to John Blighe

Writes to his cousin to ask him to lend him money. In 1585, Grenville sailed to Virginia with 300 settlers that he successfully disembarked on Roanoke Island (off the coast of what is now North Carolina).

GLC00496.027

[Antiphon]

Single sheet of music. Date inferred. An antiphon is a verse usually from Scripture sung before and after a canticle or psalm as part of the liturgy.

GLC00496.124

Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris adiacentibus [Map of the Americas]

A map entitled, "Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum Terris adiacentibus" dated circa 1671. The map features Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, the island of Espanolia which is modern day Haiti and Dominican Republic, Jamacia, Puerto...

GLC09789