Letter from William Winthrop to William Bentley, 1810 November 24

Two octavo-sized leaves with a two-and-a-half-page handwritten letter from William Winthrop to Bentley responding to a request to return a book, speculating about the identity of Harvard graduate Peter Cutler (Harvard AB 1698), and questioning Bentley about the interests of "F. Moore," likely referring to Francis Moore (1782-1856).

Journal of the British expedition from Detroit to Vincennes and its defeat by George Rogers Clark : manuscript, 1778-1782

Account of the British forces' expedition which captured Vincennes, Indiana in Dec. 1778, with an account of their eventual defeat in 1779 at the Battle of Vincennes by the American Revolutionary forces led by Col. George Rogers Clark.

Estonia and Latvia, ca. 1696-1698 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatuum Livoniae et Curlandiae novissima tabula : in quibus sunt Estonia, Litlandia et aliae minores provinciae, per Justum Danckerts. It was published by per Justum Danckerts between 1696 and 1698. Scale [ca. 1:1,000,000]. Covers Estonia, Latvia, and a portion of Russia and Lithuania. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

Newport, Rhode Island, 1782 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la position de l'armée française au tour de Newport dans Rhode jsland et du mouillage de l'escadre dans la rade de cette ville. It was published in 1782 Chéz le Rouge. Scale [ca. 1:22,200]. Covers the Newport, Rhode Island region including a portion of Narragansett Bay. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Rhode Island State Plane Coordinate System (Feet) (FIPS 3800). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected buildings, American Revolution military fortifications, French army camps, French naval vessels with lines of fire, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes "legende." This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

Dublin, Ireland, ca. 1782 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Dublin : taken from an actual survey from the Universal Scots Almanack. It was printed by John Robertson ca. 1782. Scale [ca 1:1,200]. Covers a portion Dublin, Ireland. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Irish National Grid coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, ground cover, and more. Includes index. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

Siyar al-mutaʼakhkhirīn: tārīkh-i mamlakat-i Hind az ibtidā-yi sanah-i 1118 h. tā 1194 h. mutābiq-i 1782 m. mubtanī bar aḥvāl-i salṭanat-i haft salāṭīn-i mutaʼakhkhirīn-i Hindūstān ʻumūman (...)

taṣnīf-i Nawwāb Sayyid Ghulām Ḥusayn Khān Ṭabāṭabāʼī ; bi-ihtimām-i ʻAbd al-Majīd.

Zeylü's-Siyer : manuscript, 1698

Continuation of Veysî's Dürretü't-tâc fi sîreti sâhibi'l-mi'râc: first biography of the Prophet Muḥammad divided into sections on Mecca and Medina.