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Total number of records: 67

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Books and printed items53
Textiles14

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International Textile Collection14
Brotherton Collection8
Cookery Collection2
English Literature1
Leeds Russian Archive1
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1

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natural history9
voyages and travels8
scientific expeditions5
geology4
slavery3
voyages around the world3
black people2
democracy2
enslaved persons2
fuegians2

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South America67
America4
Australia3
California3
Mexico3
West Indies3
Amazon River2
Central America2
Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)2
Antarctica1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bolivar, Simon, 1783-183017
Humboldt, Alexander Von (1769-1859)7
Darwin, Charles (1809-1882)4
Beagle Expedition (1831-1836)3
Bonpland, Aime3
Bonpland, Aime (1773-1858)3
Gerstacker, Friedrich (1816-1872)3
Ross, Thomasina3
Acuna, Cristobal De2
Acuna, Cristobal De (1597-)2

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From 180038
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Voyage autour du monde, commencé en 1708 & fini en 1711 (v.1)

Rogers, Woodes (1732); De Gomberville, Marin Le Roy (1600-1674); Acuña, Cristobal de (1597-); Grillet, Jean (1624-1677); Béchamel, François Jean (1637-1676)

1716

Vol. 2 includes: "Suplément, ou description des côtes, rades, havres, rochers, bas-fonds, isles, caps, aiguades, criques, anses, aspects, gisemens, & distances, depuis Acapulco, sous le 17 degré de...

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Voyage autour du monde, commencé en 1708 & fini en 1711 (v.2)

Rogers, Woodes (1732); De Gomberville, Marin Le Roy (1600-1674); Acuña, Cristobal de (1597-); Grillet, Jean (1624-1677); Béchamel, François Jean (1637-1676)

1716

Vol. 2 includes: "Suplément, ou description des côtes, rades, havres, rochers, bas-fonds, isles, caps, aiguades, criques, anses, aspects, gisemens, & distances, depuis Acapulco, sous le 17 degré de...

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Histoire des colonies européennes dans l'Amérique, en six parties (v.1)

Burke, William (1730-1798); Burke, Edmund (1729-1797); Eidous, Marc Antoine; Bowen, Emanuel (1767)

1767

The first French edition. Generally considered the joint work of Edmund and William Burke. The map is by Emanuel Bowen and is dated 1747. Translated by Marc Antoine Eidous.

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Histoire des colonies européennes dans l'Amérique, en six parties (v.2)

Burke, William (1730-1798); Burke, Edmund (1729-1797); Eidous, Marc Antoine; Bowen, Emanuel (1767)

1767

The first French edition. Generally considered the joint work of Edmund and William Burke. The map is by Emanuel Bowen and is dated 1747. Translated by Marc Antoine Eidous.

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The observations of Sir Richard Hawkins

Hawkins, Sir Richard (1562?-1622); Williamson, James Alexander (1886-1964); Argonaut Press

1933

"This edition... is the thirteenth publication of the Argonaut Press and is limited to 475 copies on Japon vellum, numbered 1 to 475 ... The volume has been printed by Walter Lewis, M.A., at the Unive...

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Sunny memories of foreign lands

Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896)

1854

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