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A description of a Native American political structure.

Introduction to Cuvier's Le Regne animal

Index of Volume 1 of Cuvier's Le Regne animal

All five volumes of Cuvier's 2nd edition of Le Regne animal

Entry on hippopotamuses from Vol 1. of Cuvier's Le Regne animal

Title Page of Le Regne animal

Original Manuscript commissioned by Lorenzo Medici; Copyist: Demetrio Damilas; Illuminations credited to Mariano del Buono and the Master of the Hamilton Xenophon.

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (pronounced [tʰɛˈaːtrʊm ˈɔrbɪs tɛˈrːaːrʊm], "Theatre of the World") is considered to be the first true modern atlas. Written by Abraham Ortelius and originally printed on May 20, 1570, in Antwerp,[2] it consisted of a…

Engraving of the title-page: title in central cartouche, surmounted by John of Austria's coat-of-arms, adorned with the Order of the Golden Fleece; three horses on either side, those in the forefront tied to the cartouche by their reins; stable…