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Atlas of Senegal and the Coast of West Africa. Contains navigational information and an overview of the settlements on the West African coastline.

The Assembly of Jamaica assures the King of England of her loyalty and need of security and protection while also criticizing the Colonies of North America. The rhetoric seeks to assuage the crown and parallels that of the British, underscoring the…

A newspaper printed in Albany for the week of July 15, 1782.

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The Stanly House, a landmark of New Bern, North Carolina, is an icon of Georgian architecture that memorializes American patriot and merchant, John Wright Stanley. The house clearly reflects the wealth and renown of Stanly and his family, who served…

Oil on canvas

In this cartoon Admiral Rodney straddles the French Admiral DeGrasse after a decisive victory in the Battle of the Saintes while a British sailor cheers on as French officers beg at his feet.

Written by a West Indian Planter, “The West India Merchant” first appeared in the London Evening Post in January of 1776. The pamphlet highlights the concerns of the West India interest namely the threat of economic catastrophe if relations between…

A hand colored map of the island of Jamaica, depicting colonial Jamaica's counties, mills, slave quarters, ports, places to drop anchor, pictorial reliefs. The map also includes two images alluding to the wealth of Jamaica.

A hand colored map of the island of Jamaica, depicting colonial Jamaica's counties, mills, slave quarters, ports, places to drop anchor, pictorial reliefs. The map also includes two images alluding to the wealth of Jamaica.