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Massachusetts : T. G. Bradford, 1838. 2 maps, color ; sheet 41 x 33 cm. 1996-916-54 & -55

Single issues of newspapers relating to South Florida or the Caribbean area. Most of these papers were acquired for artifactual rather than informational value, from many donors over many years.

HistoryMiami does not specialize in newspapers, and is not actively collecting newspapers. This collection, therefore, is unlikely to grow.

Paris : Binet, [1840]. 1 map ; sheet 24.5 x 31 cm. 1996-916-15

[i]Originally issued in Indian Key, 1840 July 4, the license authorized "any ordained minister or Justice of the Peace" within Dade County, Territory of Florida, to marry Temple Pent, Jr., and Eliza Bulward. The document further attests that Robert Dryce, Minister, married the couple on the 5th day of July at the house of William Pent, Key Vacas. A transcription of the record was ordered by the Board of County Commissioners in 1893.[/i]

Shows the districts of San Lázaro, Pueblo Nuevo, Guadalupe, and Jesus Maria with an insert note explaining the distribution of neighborhoods.

A collection of maps of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the coast of Africa published between 16th and 19th centuries. The collection documents the evolution of colonialism and trade in the “New World,” showing the shifting geographic borders of various empires and kingdoms, the expansion of Atlantic trade and sea shipping routes, and the movement of people and goods.