Document Collection (page 2)

Letter from Mandela
Arrest and trial of Nelson Mandela. Signed letter from Mandela while awaiting trial, September 1962 Date: 1962

Declaration of Guy Fawkes
Declaration of Guido Fawkes, with signature, 17 November 1605 (3 of 3) Date: 17th November 1605

Herodotus, Greek historian, artwork
Herodotus. Historical artwork of Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484-425 BC), a Greek historian from Iona who documented the Greco-Persian wars, which occurred in 490 and 480-479 BC

Elizabeth Is Signature
A Facsimile of Queen Elizabeth Is signature on the death warrant of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (this original published in 1807)

Magna Carta / Rogers
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

The Titanic Slip, c1910s, (1928)
The Titanic Slip, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

First page of signatures on the Declaration of Independence
DECLARATION: SIGNATURES. First page of signatures on the Declaration of Independence

CONSTITUTION. Preamble and beginning of Article I of the Constitution of the United States, 1787

Kadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty. Terra
Kadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty between Ramesses II and Hattusilis III. Terracotta. Hittite version. From Hattusas (Bogazkoy). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Antique map of South Australia with vignettes

Gutenberg Bible page
Page of the Gutenburg Bible. Color lithograph reproduction of the document

Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land (early 19th century engraving)
A view of the town and harbour of Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land (now known as Tasmania), an island to the south of the Australian mainland

Hotel Kitchens
The chefs and staff in the restaurant kitchen of the Hotel Cecil. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Antique map of the Middle East with Egypt, Syria, and Israel. Date unknown

Map of Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
Vintage engraving from 1863 of a map of Map of Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds at the time of the American Civil War

Antique map of Arabian peninsula and Persia

Antique map of Israel

Antique map of the Middle East by Halma

Antique map of Denmark

Confederate Five Dollar Bill, 1864
Confederate five dollar bill bearing the picture of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, 1864. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Heruben papyrus, divinity on solar boat of Seth
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XX. Heruben papyrus, divinity on solar boat of Seth

Title-page of Thomas Paines pamphlet Common Sense, which urged Americans to declare their independence from Great
PAINE: COMMON SENSE, 1776. Title-page of Thomas Paines pamphlet Common Sense, which urged Americans to declare their independence from Great Britain

Letter of marque issued by President James Madison for the privateer ship Abaellino of Boston, Massachusetts
LETTER OF MARQUE, 1812. Letter of marque issued by President James Madison for the privateer ship Abaellino of Boston, Massachusetts, during the War of 1812

The Domesday Book, Nottinghamshire
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Nottinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085

Convict transportation to Australia
List of convicts embarked on the ship Merchantman from Portland to Western Australia, June 1864 Date: 1864

The Domesday Book, Surrey
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Surrey, including Guildford, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085

Dick Turpin
Indictment of Richard Dick Turpin, for stealing a mare worth three pounds from Thomas Creasy, at Welton, Yorkshire, 1st March 1739 Date: 1st March 1739

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited

Railroad land for sale in Iowa and Minnesota
Farmland in Minnesota and Iowa for sale by the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad Company, 1870s. Handset type advertisement with a watercolor wash

Smallpox treatment document, New England, 1677
" A Brief Rule, " a printed guide to the treatment of smallpox, or measles, in New England, 1677. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Part of the Magna Carta preamble
Portion of the Preamble to the Magna Carta. Watercolor wash on a 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an original copy in the British Museum

EVRV2A-00074
American Declaration of Independence, 1776. Watercolor wash over a 19th century woodcut reproduction of the document

Page 3, Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March - 5 April 1776 (ink on paper)
3427859 Page 3, Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March - 5 April 1776 (ink on paper) by American School, (18th century); Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA

Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, c1550 BC
Detail of the Rhind mathematical papyrus, showing mathematical problems, from Thebes, Egypt, End of the Second Intermediate Period, c1550 BC

Corpus Iuris Civilis. Code of Justinian. 529. Legislative compilation for a Roman law unification. Parchment codex. Folio 63v. 13th century

Antique map of Van Diemen Island off Australia with vignettes

Antique map of holy land including Syria and Lebanon

Antique map of the Black Sea and surrounding lands

Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo Graeca)
Antique illustration of Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo Graeca)

LETTER OF INDULGENCE, 1455. A letter of Indulgence (Ablass-brief) printed in 1455 by Johann Gutenberg on his first press

Detail of the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Detail of the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776

Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496176)
496177 Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496176) by Dutch School, (17th century); 44.8x26.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496177)
496176 Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496177) by English School, (17th century); 44.8x24.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair. Date: circa 1990s

Antique map of Israel with vignettes

Agreement made between Fred Karnos Companies and Charles Chaplin, 25th July 1908
XJF282998 Agreement made between Fred Karnos Companies and Charles Chaplin, 25th July 1908 (print) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Declaration of the Rights of Man, 1793 (coloured engraving)
XIR219653 Declaration of the Rights of Man, 1793 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Course of river Nile, map by Arab geographer and astronomer Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (780-850)
Cartography, Africa, 9th century. The course of the river Nile. Map by Arab geographer and astronomer Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (780-850)

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