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Exciting and Historic Find! Map of Miami, 1849: THE First Known View of a Settlement on the Spot Where the City of Miami Would Flourish!

by walnutts Posted on February 24, 2012

We are proud to be able to announce the discovery of an exceptionally important 1849, hand drawn, bird’s-eye-view of Miami, Florida. In fact, it is the first known view of a settlement on the spot where the City of Miami … Continue reading →

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The Description of America: A 17th Century Interpretation of the Western Hemisphere

by walnutts Posted on January 27, 2012

If you were holding this, you’d be holding the world in your hands. Or, the Western Hemisphere, at least, as interpreted in the mid-1600′s. It is an original, 1646 / 1662, “Miniature Speed” Map of the Western Hemisphere depicting North … Continue reading →

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The Ache That Providence Bears: “Armless Wonder” Anne E. Leak, CDV Photograph and Her Story

by walnutts Posted on January 23, 2012

Ann E. Leak was born without arms in Georgia in 1842. Her mother’s physician predicted that she would die within a few days but she survived and, while behind others her age in learning to walk, she eventually learned to … Continue reading →

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WALNUTTS NEEDS YOUR HELP: An Early American Prank, Information Needed About a Ship’s Passport from Marblehead, Mass, Signed by Pres. Fillmore and “Mac”

by walnutts Posted on January 20, 2012

The “Mediterranean Passport” (more commonly referred to as a “Ship’s Passport”) was a document issued by the United States Government from 1795 through the mid-19th century to American Ships leaving port and headed to Europe or Africa. The document identified … Continue reading →

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