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Waller Family Coat of Arms

Description: Print of the Waller family coat of arms. Painted by Odine Mhoon. Odine was married to Sam Rayburn's nephew Morris Lightfoot in 1956. They divorced and Morris eventually remarried. The ivory colored paper displays the Waller coat of arms in shades of brown, black, gold, gray, white, blue, green and red. A shield at center shows three gold walnut leaves between two silver bands. At the top is a walnut tree with a pendant shoing three fleurs de lis (the arms of France) with the motto above, "… more
Date: 1850/1969
Creator: Odine Mhoon
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Spanish] Florida.

Description: Map shows late seventeenth century geographical misconception of Spanish Florida territory in North America. Appalachian Mountain range, two lakes, and numerous rivers of the Mississippi basin are depicted. Relief shown pictorially. No scale provided.
Date: 1678
Creator: Duval, Pierre
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Idea naturalis Americae Borealis digito dei formata geographice proposita an MDCC.

Description: Map shows southern and eastern portions of North America, Central America, the northeast coast of South America, the Caribbean islands, and California (depicted as an island). Includes illustrations of animals, birds, plants, and sea creatures in subtitle cartouche and dispersed across map; global hemisphere atop title. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1700
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

America noviter delineata

Description: Map of North and South America showing political boundaries and place names. Includes inset of Greenland and illustrations of ships and sea monsters.
Date: 1633
Creator: Merian, Matthaeus
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Pervviae avriferae regionis typus.

Description: Map shows portion of Central America, northwestern South America, southern United States, and coast of Tamaulipas in Mexico. Relief shown pictorially. Scales differ.
Date: 1584
Creator: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Millionth volume added to Willis Library]

Description: Photograph of a page from the millionth volume to be added to the NTSU Library. The page is worn around the edges and on it are illuminations and a song in Latin with the notes above the words. At the top of the page is an inscription that reads "S. Benedicti M. V." and on the back of the print is a handwritten note that reads "A. M. Willis, Jr. Library Library's 1,000,000th volume".
Date: September 1974
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Presbyterian Merit Plaque]

Description: Photograph of an engraved plaque propped up on cement against the side of a building lined with rocks and shrubs. The plaque reads: "The Synod of Texas, Award of Recognition and Merit Presented to Central Presbyterian Church San Antonio, Texas, For having Assumed Full Responsibility for its own Maintenance and Growth in the Lord, On April 1, 1953 and Thereafter, David L. Stitt, Moderator of Synod, Ruben M. Armendariz, Pastor, Presented April 26, 1953, 'Lux Lucet In Tenebris'". The Latin phrase … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Amplissimæ regionis Mississipi seu provinciæ Ludovicianæ a R. P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss in America Septentrionali anno 1687. detectæ, nunc Gallorum coloniis et actionum negotiis toto orbe celeberrimæ nova tabula.

Description: Map shows areas of Native American habitation, settlements, and explorers' routes to 1716, through French Louisiana, Florida, New England and the British colonies, part of Canada, Nouveau Mexique [New Mexico] and northeastern portion of New Spain. Three of the Great Lakes are also shown. Includes legend and illustrations. Insets [illustrations]: "Catarrhacta ad Niagarum [Niagara Falls]," [Father Louis], and [Buffalo pictured with Native Americans]. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Scal… more
Date: [1759..1781]
Creator: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mappa Geographica Regionen Mexicanam et Floridam Terrague adjacentes: ut et Anteriores Americæ Insulas, Cursus itidem et reditus Navigantium versus flumen Missisipi et alias Colonias of ocidos ponens.

Description: Map shows cities, towns, and geographical details of Mexico, the West Indies, and Florida as known during the mid-eighteenth century. Insets: "Bahia Portus Belli," "Tractus bahiæ et civitatis Havana" (ca.1:135,000), "Tractus civitatis Carthagena Castel ejus" (ca 1: 125,000), and "La vera cruz" (ca. 1:86,000). Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1: 9,350,000].
Date: 1760?
Creator: Lotter, Tobias Conrad, 1717-1777
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae, Pensylvaniae, necnon insvlarvm archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali..

Description: Map shows cities, towns, and geographical details of Mexico, the West Indies, and Florida as known during the late eighteenth century. Includes historical notes. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,000,000].
Date: [1759..1784]
Creator: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Regni Mexicani seu Novæ Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae, Pensylvaniae, necnon insularum archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali.

Description: Map shows major settlements and areas of Native American habitation, political boundaries for French Canada, French Louisiana, the British colonies, New Spain, and the West Indies. Includes historical notes and illustrations of ships, sea battles, mining activity and indigenous peoples. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,000,000].
Date: [1712..1730]
Creator: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Amplissimae regionis Mississipi seu provinciae Ludovicianae a R. P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss in America Septentrionali anno 1687 detectae, nunc Gallorum coloniis et actionum negotiis toto orbe celeberrimae nova tabula.

Description: Map shows areas of Native American habitation, settlements, and explorers' routes to 1716, through French Louisiana, Florida, New England and the British colonies, part of Canada, Nouveau Mexique [New Mexico] and northeastern portion of New Spain. Three of the Great Lakes are also shown. Includes legend and illustrations. Insets [illustrations]: "Catarrhacta ad Niagarum [Niagara Falls]," [Father Louis], and [Buffalo pictured with Native Americans]. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Scal… more
Date: [1759..1781]
Creator: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Chapel]

Description: (Back of Photo) The Chapel - as you remember our old church, it is the east end of main church and is opened up for more seating - Really it is always open and a part of the church - but can be closed off for smaller services. From the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: unknown
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Writing and heraldry underneath pins and discs on a harp's neck]

Description: Photograph of writing underneath pins and discs on a harp's neck. The top line of text says "Sebastian Eraro's" while the second line reads "Patent," followed by a glyph, and "4996." The third line says "18. Great Marlborough Street London. To the left of the lines of text is the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, made up by a crowned crest flanked by a lion and a unicorn, below which is a ribbon of paper that has upon it the latin words "dieu et mon driot." This harp is one of multiple … more
Date: 2014-09~
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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