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Süd America.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century South American political divisions and geography. Provinces of come countries are indicated. Includes pronunciation guide. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:15,000,000].
Date: 1874
Creator: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Pérou et Brésil.

Description: Map shows cities, towns, and provinces of Peru and Brazil, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes illustrated title and French, Spanish, and Portuguese scales. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:20,000,000]
Date: 1809
Creator: Chamouin, Jean Baptiste Marie, b. 1768
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Nova & accuratissima totius terrarum orbis tabula nautica variationum magneticarum index juxta observationes anno 1700.

Description: Map shows magnetic variations, trade routes, seasonal currents, coastal ports and settlements for six continents; continents of Australia and North America are incomplete. Includes text notes, illustrated title cartouche, and dates of discovery. Inset: "Asin que rien ne manquast à cette carte, nou arons ajoûté ce Cercle Polaire en partie pour montrer l'inclinaison de Meridien vers le Pole en partie pour évitar le trop grand rétrecissement de nôtre échelle." Scale not given.
Date: [1739..1750]
Creator: Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Ceremony for Missionaries #1]

Description: Photograph of an unknown ceremony involving missionaries from the Rockwall First Baptist Church in Brazil. A woman in a dress (center) holds a bouquet of flowers, looking to the right and standing in front of an altar with a flower vase. A man with a banner reading "B. VOS SAÚDAM" ("we salute you" in Portuguese) stands to her left; Black women also stand along with the group at far left and right. Confetti falls from the air onto a small model of a church building placed on a table with a call … more
Date: unknown
Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall

[Ceremony for Missionaries #2]

Description: Photograph of an unknown ceremony involving missionaries from the Rockwall First Baptist Church in Brazil. A man, seated next to a woman in a chair, is donned with a banner across his chest reading "B. VOS SAÚDAM" ("we salute you" in Portuguese). The woman at right watches onward with a basket of flowers at her feet. Two children flank the missionaries, watching intently.
Date: unknown
Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall
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