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Court coat

Description: Court coat of medium blue and off white striped silk satin with floral embroidery. Knee-length, long sleeves, high standing collar, long vent at center back. Embroidery in silk threads in shades of pink, yellow, brown, white, and green with medium and small scale floral motifs repeating at the collar, center front opening, on and around the side pocket and flaps, center back vent, and wide sleeve cuffs. Lined in off white silk. Significant damage and losses throughout, particularly at armscye … more
Date: 1770/1790
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Streights of Magellan: from the latest authorities.

Description: Map shows detailed view of the narrow Strait of Magellan between the coasts of "Terra del Fuego" and "Patagonum Regio." Inset: [Map of southern tip of South America]. Includes notes. Relief is shown pictorially and by descriptive statement. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1790
Creator: Kincaid, Alexander, 1710 or 11 to 1777
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[List of Testimonies from José González]

Description: Document sent from José González containing testimonies regarding a previous attack by Lipan Indians in Laredo on April 7, 1790. This document contains several signatures of witnesses acknowledging their respective testimonies.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

The Cosmopolitan Hand-book of Rules and Tables

Description: Educational book about business and agriculture. Includes tables for conversions of various weights and measures, population and census data, information for making purchases and sales in agriculture, and business advice, along with an extensive section of advertisements.
Date: 1884
Creator: Coryell, E. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

German-Texan Heritage Society, The Journal, Volume 26, Number 1, Spring 2004

Description: Quarterly publication of the German-Texan Heritage Society providing information about news and events related to the work of the organization as well as stories, articles, genealogical data and other information of interest to members collected from representatives across Texas.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: German-Texan Heritage Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

Nouvelle Espagne, Nouveau Méxique, Isles Antilles

Description: This map shows southern North and Central America and the surrounding area. Different regions are outlined and shaded in color, including Mexican states and Central American countries which are outlined in green. Bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). An inset in the upper right corner is titled, "Isles Açores ou Tercères."
Date: 1791?
Creator: Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Decree from the Conde la Sierra Gorda]

Description: Decree from the Conde de la Sierra Gorda saying that government employees are not allowed to marry persons within their jurisdiction. The document itself has a few stains, tears along the edges of the paper and a hole in the middle.
Date: 1791-09~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

L'Amérique : dressée pour l'étude de la géographie

Description: This map shows the western hemisphere including North and South America and the surrounding areas. The continents and different countries are outlined in red and shaded in various colors. Some major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown pictorially). There are illustrations of ships in the oceans and of various objects around the title in the lower left corner. There are columns of text to the left and right of the map including information regard… more
Date: 1790
Creator: Brion de la Tour, Louis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map to Illustrate War with Mexico

Description: This sheet contains two principal maps and a series of ancillary maps. The left half of the page contains a "Map to Illustrate War With Mexico" which uses colors to shade the areas delineating Mexico, the United States, and the territory acquired from Mexico by the United States. U.S. states are also outlined and labeled. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There are two insets in the lower left corner titles "Vicinity of Matam… more
Date: 1885
Creator: A. S. Barnes & Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Lakes of Mexico.

Description: Map shows late eighteenth or very early nineteenth century geography and settlements in or near "Lake Tezcuco" [Lake Texcoco], "Lake Chalco," and smaller bodies of water in the Valley of Mexico. No scale indicated. This map, engraved by Alexander Lawson, appeared in the book 'The History Of Mexico. Collected From Spanish And Mexican Historians' by Francesco Saverio Clavijero.
Date: 1817
Creator: Lawson, A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Tracks on the Land: Stories of Immigrants, Outlaws, Artists, and Other Texans Who Left Their Mark on the Lone Star State

Description: Book containing articles by Texas high school students regarding local histories. Histories of pioneer and immigrant families, businesses, methods of travel, and development are included.
Date: 1985
Creator: De Boe, David C. (David Cornelius), 1942- & Ragsdale, Kenneth Baxter, 1917-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

West Indies: from the best authorities.

Description: Map shows the islands of the Caribbean area, the Yucatan and Central America, Florida and the coastline along the Gulf of Mexico, and the northern coast of South America. Coastal cities and ports are noted throughout. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not noted.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baker, Benjamin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Finders Keepers, Volume 14, Number 3, Fall 1997

Description: The quarterly newsletter of Johnson County Genealogical Society contains information related to the activities of the society and its members as well as genealogical notes and history for the Johnson County, Texas and surrounding areas. An index for 1996 begins on page 154.
Date: Autumn 1997
Creator: Johnson County Genealogical Society (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Johnson County Genealogical Society

[Ordinances from José González]

Description: Ordinances from José González, Justicia Mayor of Laredo, listed out over four pages. Ordinances include: no alcohol sold or brought in; no illegal games; one must report when leaving town; all outsiders must report upon entering; no butchering animals without permission; permission must be granted for dances, etc.
Date: 1790-08~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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