Letter from William Croswell to James [Lloyd], 1824 September 16

Draft of a letter chiefly concerning a proposal for a new edition of Croswell's Mercator map.

Letters from James Biddle to William Tudor,

Five letters discussing the political atmosphere in South America and offering information on the Brazilian emperor and Austrian minister and news of visitors he received.

Letters from James Biddle to William Tudor,

Five letters in which Biddle discusses politics, the movements of other naval officers, and general news of friends and associates, including John Quincy Adams. In one letter he asks Tudor to use his influence to persuade the Brazilian government to release captured American seamen.

Letters from Thomas James Maling to William Tudor,

Six letters providing information about British naval vessels and news of the movements of French vessels and South American belligerents. He also mentions the silver mining partnership and the agent B. Llaveria. Included are a letter from Maling’s wife, and one letter from Maling in Spanish

Letters from Thomas James Maling to William Tudor,

Four letters regarding the conflicts in South America, including the movements of military leaders Juan Manuel de Rosas, Juan Lavalle, and Simón Bolívar, as well as politics in Europe. Also included are mentions of communication with B. Llaveria, the agent for supplying the silver mining operation.

Letters from Thomas James Maling to William Tudor,

Two letters regarding peace negotiations in Buenos Aires and politics in Europe, and two letters from Maling’s wife regarding accommodations she was seeking in Lima and news regarding various sailing vessels.

Letter from the Navy Department to James O. Creighton,

One letter with instructions to give convoy to the vessel that would bring Tudor back to the United States.

Letter from James L. Swett,

One letter sent from Valparaiso, Chile, noting the achievement of peace between Peru and Colombia, and the status of the presidency in Chile. Swett also writes regarding the prospects of the Chanca silver mine and offers updates on two of the other partners in the enterprise, Nixon and McCall.

Vote of the immediate government for the suspension of James L. Murray,

Vote of the Corporation, signed by Kirkland.

Jerusalem, 1876 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ordnance survey of Jerusalem, by captain Charles W. Wilson R. F. under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, R.E., F.R.S., &c. director of the Ordnance Survey, 1864-5. It was published by Ordnance Survey Office in 1876. Rev. [of 1864-5 ed.]. Revised 1876. Scale 1:2,500. Covers primarily the Old City.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 36S, meters, WGS 1984) projected 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 (churches, synagogues, convents, schools), fortification, gates, religious sites, cemeteries, watch houses, cisterns, tombs, pools, aqueducts, and more. Relief shown by hachures, contours and spot heights. Includes also a list of references.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.