II. Academic notebook, [ca. 1745]

This paper notebook contains undated and unattributed handwritten summaries and notes from published texts on world history, religion, and natural history, and was presumably kept by William Sever. The first page notes the death of poet Alexander Pope in 1744, constituting the latest date referenced in the notebook. The entries are typically short and offer condensed information on subjects including the histories of England, Japan and Siam; early Christian history; and natural religion.

Burma Region, 1829 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Birmah, with part of Anam and Siam, by Sidney Hall. It was printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green in April 1st, 1829. Scale [ca. 1:3,300,000]. Covers Burma and portions of Bangladesh, India, China, Laos, and Thailand. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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 and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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.

Southeast Asia, 1742 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Royaume de Siam, avec les royaumes qui luy sont tributaires, et les isles de Sumatra, Andemaon, etc., corrigés selon les observations des six Peres Jesuites ... ; dressé et dedie à Mr. l'abbé de Dangeau par ... le Pere Coronelli, Cosmographe de la Republique de Venisse. It was published by chez Jean Baptiste Nolin in 1742. Scale [ca. 1:4,400,000]. Covers a portion of Southeast Asia including: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 48N, 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depth shown by sounding. Includes notes.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.

Commonplace book : manuscript, 1820-1841

Written in several hands, some in red and black. Texts nos. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 are in the hand of Abdullah bin Abdulkadir.