The Collection:

The 212 images in this collection were scanned from rare books at Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections. Highlights of the collection include images from a 1683 edition of Plutarchs Lives, engravings from the excavation of Pompeii to 1831, chiaroscuro prints of Roman Emperors from 1645, and a large number of prints from Awnsham Churchill's 1704 "A collection of voyages and travels..." compiling multiple narratives of 17th century voyages of world exploration.

Searching the Database:

Entering search terms in the box located at the top of the page will search across all of the database fields. A select list subject topics is provided below in a drop-down box. Choose a topic from the options and click on the "go" button to see the results. Search results are displayed as a series of icons that may be browsed, both forward and backward. Any highlighted text in the description is searchable; clicking on the text will execute a search on that term.

Creating the Database:

Mark O'English selected images for this collection and added description, subject, genre, and place name headings. Al Cornish provided technical support for CONTENTdm. Michael Walpole designed the graphics. Trevor Bond selected images for this collection, created this page, and coordinated the project.

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