Newberry Library

The frontier in American culture : an exhibition at the Newberry Library, August 26, 1994 - January 7, 1995 by Richard White ( Book )
4 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 1,203 libraries worldwide
Essays and illustrations explore the image of the frontier, examining Frederick Jackson Turner and Buffalo Bill's accounts of westward expansion and how these stories evolved in the 20th century.

The encyclopedia of Chicago ( Book )
7 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 859 libraries worldwide
Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, an online resource dedicated to becoming a dynamic and unprecedented collection of metropolitan history. Visitors will find thousands of historical resources, including photographs, maps, articles, and newspapers. Visit the user's guide section before you begin to learn about methods for browsing, searching, or purchasing elements of the encyclopedia.

Maps : finding our place in the world ( Book )
5 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 745 libraries worldwide
Introducing readers to a wide range of maps from different time periods and a variety of cultures, this book confirms the vital roles of maps throughout history in commerce, art, literature, and national identity.

The Oxford companion to world exploration ( Book )
3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 732 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: Covering all aspects of global exploration, from Antarctica to the North Pole, The Oxford Companion to World Exploration examines the lives and expeditions of heroic and influential explorers. This coverage includes biographies, including Lewis and Clark, Ferdinand Magellan, Cheng Ho, Hernan Cortes, Ibn Battuta, Vitus Bering, and Christopher Columbus; national expeditions, including Portuguese, British, French, Chinese, Dutch, and Spanish; and navigational and marine sciences, such as navigational techniques, ancient and medieval navigation, ocean currents and winds, longitude, cartography, and aerial surveys. The Companion's temporal scope ranges from the ancient cultures of Egypt, Persia, Greece, Byzantium, China, Polynesia, and Rome, through to modern space exploration. The articles have been written by leading scholars from across the globe, utilizing the most current scholarship in the field of exploration studies. The Companion contains 800 entries, supplemented by 150 black-and-white and 50 full-color photographs and maps. Annotated primary source materials, such as travel logs and personal letters, supplement select biographies. Each entry is signed by a leading scholar in the field, contains a bibliography for further reading, and is cross-referenced to other useful points of interest within the Companion. Published in association with the Newberry Library in Chicago, the Companion reproduces more than 100 images from that institution's world-renowned collection.

A gift of madrigals and motets by Newberry Library ( )
5 editions published in 1972 in Latin and held by 634 libraries worldwide

The Creeks : a critical bibliography by Michael D Green ( Book )
1 edition published in 1979 in English and held by 598 libraries worldwide

Colonial roots of modern Brazil; papers of the Newberry Library Conference ( Book )
1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 593 libraries worldwide

A catalogue of the Everett D. Graff collection of Western Americana by Newberry Library ( Book )
1 edition published in 1968 in English and held by 475 libraries worldwide

The last voyage of Thomas Cavendish, 1591-1592 : the autograph manuscript of his own account of the voyage, written shortly before his death : from the collection of Paul Mellon by Thomas Cavendish ( Book )
2 editions published between 1975 and 1976 in English and held by 400 libraries worldwide

A bibliography of Illinois imprints, 1814-58 by Cecil K Byrd ( Book )
1 edition published in 1966 in English and held by 389 libraries worldwide