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A British medal with Dutch inscriptions depicting the Battle of Rhode Island. The medal was struck as a manner of propoganda, attempting to dissuade the Dutch from joining the Treaty of Armed Neutrality.
Porcelain; bird's nest containing two eggs, built from separate straws and twigs; white glaze.
Portrait of Catherine Schuyler, wife of John Schuyler, in her thirties, wearing a fashionable gown.
The map of Kingston Harbor includes depths, places to drop anchor, landmarks, and ways to enter ports, as well as descriptions of how to pilot between the ports. In other words, it is a navigation chart.
Detailed map of Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Harbour of Chebucto.
Depicts the townships of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut and maps the geographical landmarks of these areas, including rivers, forests, mountains and coastlines.
A map from 1773 made by James Cook
A letter published inHonestus Mercator in July 1740 that argued against the continuation of the slave trade in the British Empire.