Recent Acquisitions

The curator is steadily adding materials to the collection. These materials are primarily selected with the research interests of LSU-Shreveport faculty and students in mind. Currently, the curator is also specifically seeking out acquisitions in the area of panoramas and other physically-extended, three-dimensional or simulated three-dimensional printed artifacts.

Below is a list of our most recent acquisitions.
the gamut and time-table book
Finch, C. The Gamut and Time-Table, in Verse. London: Dean and Munday, [1825]

New to the collection

January 2019
 
Manuscript
  • Anonymous British traveler. A two-volume Manuscript Travel Journal (Upper Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Georgia), 1895.
 
Books
  • Smiley, Will. From slaves to prisoners of war : the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and international law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.
  • Greenblatt, Stephen. Hamlet in purgatory. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2013.
  • Prosser, Eleanor. Hamlet and revenge. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1979.
  • Knight, G. Wilson. The Wheel of Fire : Interpretations of Shakespearian Tragedy with three essays.  London: Routledge, 1995.
  • Platt, Peter G. Reason diminished Shakespeare and the marvelous. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1997.
 
Maps
  • Heirs, Homann. Gallia Benedictina… Nuremberg, 1738.
  • Faden, William. The French Empire and the Kingdom of Italy with Part of the States of the Confederation of the Rhine From Lapie's Map 1811 . . . London, 1813.
  • Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel. Comparative Heights of Mountains. Boston, 1835.
  • Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel. Distribution of Vegetables and Snow Line [with] Comparative Lengths of Rivers. Boston, 1835.
  • Colton, Joseph Hutchins. Mountains & Rivers. New York, 1865.
  • W. H. Smith & Son. W.H. Smith & Son's Map of Afghanistan and Adjoining Countries. London, 1878.
 
December 2018

Maps
  • Homann, Johann Baptist Amplissimae Regionis Mississipi Seu Provinciae Ludovicianae A R.P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss In America Septentrionali Anno 1687. Nuremberg, c. 1715-1720.
  • Chatelain, Henri. Carte Contenant Le Royaume Du Mexique Et La Floride, Dressez sur les meilleures observations & sur les Memoires les plus Nouveaux. Amsterdam, 1719.
  • Kitchin, Thomas. A New Map of the British Dominions in North America; with the Limits of the Governments annexed thereto by the late Treaty of Peace and settled by Proclamation of October 7th, 1763. London, 1763.
  • Kitchin, Thomas. Map of the United States in North America: with the British, French and Spanish Dominions adjoining, according to the Treaty of 1783. London, 1783.
  • Desnos, Louis Charles. Nouvelle Carte de France Divisee en 90 Departements Dressee d'Apres Les Observations de Mr. de l'Academie Nat.le Des Sciences, Conformement aux Decrets de l'Assemblee Nationale, Sanctionne en 1792 avec les Principales Routes de la Repub... Paris, 1792.

November 2018

Maps
  • Magini, Giovanni Antonio. Tabula Asiae VII [Central Asia and Russia]. Venice, 1597.
  • Bonne, Rigobert. Carte De La Turquie D'Asie Presque entiere Contenant l'Anatolie, la Georgie, l'Armenie, le Curdistan, l'Alge-zira, l'Iraqu-Arabi, la Syrie &c. Paris, 1771.
  • Wilkinson, Robert. Turkey In Asia, Drawn from the most respectable Authorities. London, 1794.
  • Faden, William. Lower Egypt and The Adjacent Deserts, with a part of Palestine; to which has been added the Nomenclature of the Roman Age . . . London, 1802.
  • Wilkinson, Robert. Turkey in Asia. London, 1808.
  • Malte-Brun, Conrad. Egypte. Paris, 1812.
  • Malte-Brun, Conrad. Barbarie. Paris, 1812.
  • Malte-Brun, Conrad. Espagne Occidentale et Portugal. Paris, 1812.
  • Malte-Brun, Conrad. Angleterre. Paris, 1812.
  • Malte-Brun, Conrad. Turquie d'Asie. Paris, 1812.
  • Malte-Brun, Conrad. Perse. Paris, 1812.
  • Pinkerton, John. Turkey In Asia.  London, 1812.
  • Charte von der Asiatischen Turkey und von Persien den Landern am Caucasus und von Persien, 1814.
  • Esnauts, Jacques. Plan Routier de la Ville De Paris et de ses Faubourgs ou se trouvent indiques tous les Changemens operes jusqu'a ce jour avec les projets d'Embellissemens, les Nouvles. Rues et Pts. Pour serviur de uide au Voyageurs Divise en 12 Mairies Municipales et Par Quartiers . . .Paris, 1818.
  • Lucas, Fielding, Jr.Turkey in Asia. Baltimore, 1823.
  • Finley, Anthony. Louisiana. Philadelphia, 1824.
  • Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel. Louisiana and part of Arkansas. New York, 1835.
  • Mitchell, Samuel Augustus. Persia Arabia, etc. Philadelphia, 1846.
  • Morse, Charles. Louisiana. New York, 1856.
  • Ward, Benjamin P. & Alvin Jewett Johnson. Johnson's Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. New York, 1862.
 
Print
  • Kelen, Emery & Alois Derso. Roman Holiday In The Spanish Bull Ring. [Baltimore?], 1938.

October 2018

Manuscript
  • Hancock, Richard. History of the Bossier Volunteers and Ninth Louisiana Regiment.
 
Books
  • Meynell, Henry. Conversations with Napoleon at St. Helena. London, 1911.
  • Varin, Amedee. Les Papillons. Metamorphoses terrestres des peuples de l’air, texte par Eug. Nus et Antony Meray. Paris, 1852.
  • Valles, Jules and Auguste André Lançon. La Rue a Londres. Édition Ornée de Vingt-Deux Eaux-Fortes Et de Nombreux Dessins par A. Lançon. France, 1884.
  • Warden, William. Letters written on Board of His Majesty’s Ship The Northumberland and Saint Helena in which the Conduct and Conversations of Napoleon Bonaparte and His Suite, During the Voyage and the First Months of his Residence in that Island are Faithfully Described and Related. London, 1816.
  • Wight, John and George Cruikshank. Mornings at Bow Street. London, 1824.
 
Atlases
  • Vaugondy, Gilles Robert de. Atlas universel. Paris, 1757.
 
Maps
  • Sanson, Nicolas. Description De L'Empire du Sophi Des Perses tiree en partie de l'Arabe de Nubie, et en partie de plusieurs et diverses Relations..., 1659.
  • Val, Pierre du. Il Carte de l’Itineraire de Perse, 1665. (two maps)
  • Val, Pierre du. Chemin de Moscovie au Cathai dresse sur les Relations des Tartares de Boghar, et sur les observations qu'en ont faites Antoine Jenkinson et Richard Johnson Anglois…, 1665.
  • Val, Pierre du. Route ou Itineraire de Goa a Visapour et de Visapour a Dabul; tire de la Relation du Voyage de Mandeslow, 1665.
  • Homann, Johann Baptist. Provinciarum Persicarum Kilaniae nempe Chirvaniea Dagestniae..., 1720.
  • Homann, Johann Baptist. Imperii Persici In Omnes Suas Provincias..., 1720.
  • Arrowsmith, John. The Caspian Sea. Khivah and the Surrounding Country, c. 1728.
  • Pinkerton, John, Map of Persia, 1815.
  • Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. Persia, Arabia etc. 1850.
  • Sanford, Edward. Persia and its Communications with The Black Sea The Mediterranean and The Red Sea, 1860.
  • Mitchell, Samuel. Map of Persia, Turkey in Asia, Afghanistan, Beloochistan, 1861.
  • Mitchell, Samuel. Map of Persia, Arabia, Turkey in Asia, Afghanistan, Beloochistan, 1881.
 
Prints
  • Sayers, James. Brissot’s Visit to his Friend Lord Leveller. H. Humphrey. 17 March, 1794. Uncoloured etching.
  • Sayers, James. Achitophel, an old Jew scribe lately turned Greek. Greeks. Persians (stowed together) worshipping the rising sun. H. Humphrey, 11th July, 1804. Uncoloured etching.
  • Seymour, Robert. Night. Morning. Thomas McLean, c.1833. Hand-coloured etching.
  • Williams, Charles. The Triumphal Entry into St. James's; or, The downfall of the modern colossus. S.W. Fores, Jan. 1811. Hand-coloured etching.
  • Cruickshank, George. The Affecting Farewell of Othello, 1809. Broadside with hand-colored engraved illustration.
 
Optical
  • Bury, Thomas Talbot. Fantascope. United Kingdom, 1833.
 
Peepshows
  • Optique No. 10 - Les Tuileries. France, 1830.
  • Optique No. 4 - Promenade de Longchamp. France, 1818.
  • The Tunnel under the River Thames. United Kingdom, 1850.
  • Te Deum Chante à Notre-Dame. France, 1 Janvier 1852.
 
Panoramas
  • Delkeskamp, F.W. Panorama of the Rhine and the Adjacent Country, from Cologne to Mayence Drawn from Nature. Engraved by John Clark… United Kingdom, 1831.
  • The Grand Panorama of London from the Thames..., United Kingdom, 1844.

September 2018

Books
  • Balzer, Richard. Peepshows: A Visual History. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998.
  • Hood, Thomas. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood. Edited, with a critical memoir, by William Michael Rossetti. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. London, 1875.
  • Hyde, Ralph. Paper Peepshows: The Jacqueline & Jonathan Gestetner Collection. Woodbridge [UK]: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2015.
  • Oleksijczuk, Denise Blake. The First Panoramas: Visions of British Imperialism. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.

Maps
  • Merian, Matthaus.Turcicum Imperium. Turckiche Reich. Concordia res parvae crescunt Discordia maximae dilabuntur. Frankfurt, 1636.
  • Merian, Matthaus. Persia Sive Sophorum Regnum. ca. 1636.
  • Moll, Herman. Persia, Caspian Sea, done by ye Czar, and Part of Independent Tartary By ... With His Tract from Astracan in Gilan in Persia Above 2700 English Miles. London, 1728.
  • Wilkinson, Robert. Turkey in Asia, Drawn from the most respectable Authorities. London, 1794.
  • Pinkerton, John. Persia. London, 1811.
  • Arrowsmith, John. France. London, 1842.

Prints
  • Gans, S. Blowing Up The Fire -- Europe Plate - 1st A small spark will kindle a Flame That oceans cannot quench. London, 1830.
  • Ville d'Auxerre Album de la retraite illuminée 4 aout 1900. Auxerre, 1900.