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Place Guiana, South America

1. Add MS 4149

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RALPH STARKEY TRANSCRIPTS Transcripts of State Papers and political tracts made chiefly by Ralph Starkey (d. 1628), relating with few exceptions to the royal marriages of England; 1474-1624. Viz.:- (1) Covenant for a proposed marriage of Cicely, dau. of Edward IV, with Prince James of Scotlan...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1474-1624
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1 item

2. Add MS 13987

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VOL. IV. Paper relating to the discovery of an Indian nation in the centre of Peru, 1759, f. I ;-" Sobre lo que pasa entre Agustinos y Jesuitas, 1749, " by Austin de Cordova, f. .5;-Reflexions on the prejudice to Spain of the peace between France and Portugal, in Sept. 1801, f. 9; -"Proyecto de ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
1745-1800
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1 item

3. Add MS 17940 A

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Roll A. A MAP of Guiana, by Sir W. Ralegh, aft. 1596. Holograph?. Guiana: Map of: 1650.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1596
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1 item

4. Add MS 22587

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COPIES of historical letters, and other papers, of the XVIIth cent., viz.: 1. "Sir Walter Rawleighes letter to his Maiestye after the Retorne of his voyage from Guyana," f. 3. 2. "King James his extemporary speech at the first touchinge of a diseased child of the kinges evill att Woodstocke, 1...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
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1 item

5. Add MS 24907

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"DEL nuevo Reyno de Granada [S. America], sus Riquezas y demas qualidades, y de todas sus Poblazones y Curatos, con especifica noticia de sus Gentes y Govierno. . . .por el Dr. Dn. Basilio Vicente de Oviedo, Parroeo . . . . de Santa Barbara de Mogotes. . . .año 1761." On f. 1 is an "estado de las Misiones de los Rdos Pes Capuchinos Catalanes de la Provincia de Guayana," by Padre Hermenegildo de Viche; 31 Aug. 1788. See the Catalogue of Spanish MSS. Paper; xviiith cent. Folio.
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Basilio Vicente de Oviedo, Parish Priest of S Barbara de Mogotes: Account of New Granada: 1761.: Span. New Granada, S. America: Account of, by B. V. de Oviedo: 1761.: Span. includes: f. 1 Hermenegildo de Viche, Padre: Account of the missions of Capuchin friars in Guiana: 1788. f. 1 Guiana, So...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
18th century
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1 item

6. Add MS 29598

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MISCELLANEOUS Original letters, etc.; 1611[?]-1749. 1. William Camden, Clarencieux, to [Sir Nicholas Throckmorton- Carew]; Chiselhurst, 20 Sept. [1611 ?], f. 1. 2. [Sir.] Walter Rawleighe to [Sir Ralph Winwood], giving an account of his expedition to Guiana; [1618]. Copy. f. 2. 3. E[lizabe...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1611?-1749
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 34240 N

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N. Coloured map of Guiana from the Punto di Araya, opposite the Isle of Margarita, to the mouth of the Amazon, with the Island of Trinidad. "Gabriell Talton made this Platt, anno Domini 1608 The date is doubtful, being apparently re-written, over an erasure. Vellum ; 2 ft. 7 1/4 in. X 1 ft. 11 1...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1608
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1 item

8. Add MS 36314

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VENEZUELA PAPERS. Vol. I. (fr. 245). 1530-1584. 1. Royal Privilege to Antonio Sedeño, Contador of the island of Sane Juan, to build a fortress in the island of La Trinydad and to be governor thereof for twenty years; Madrid, 12 July, 1530. f. 1. Followed (f. 8) by an undated petition of Sedeño...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
1530-1584
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1 item

9. Add MS 36314-36353

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VENEZUELA, PAPERS: a collection of transcripts of official letters and documents relating to the occupation by the Spaniards of Trinidad, Margarita, Guiana, Venezuela and other adjacent provinces and islands of Central and South America, and to their differences there with the English, Dutch. French and Portuguese; 1530-1824. Mostly in Spanish. Forty volumes. Folio. The originals, with a few exceptions, are preserved in the Spanish Archives, and the transcripts were made for the British Gove...
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Venezuela, S. America: Official papers relating to: 1530-1824. Spain, General: The Venezuela papers, relating to the occupation of Trinidad, Margarita, Guiana, Venezuela, etc.: 1530-1824. Portugal: The Venezuela Papers, relating to Portuguese occupation of portions of Central and South America...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
1530-1824
Extent:
40 items

10. Add MS 36315

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VENEZUELA PAPERS. Vol. II. (ff. 292). 1585-1591. 1. Doctor Francisco Guillen Chapano to the king, giving news of Capt. Antonio de Berrio, who has explored " La Guayana que llaman el dorado," with a report by Alonso de Pontes, who made the journey from the R. Ariporo to the R. Meta; Santa Fe, 2...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
1585-1591
Extent:
1 item