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Cuius animorum illuminationis amatorem te, novum Praesidem noistrum, salutamus, te, virum dignum ad haec officia invitamus spe magna omnes oppleti. Et nobiscum hodie virl, ab omni parte orbis terrarum, clarissime, virum clarissimum Lowell, salutant, luminis sapientiae studiorum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LATIN ORATION | 10/6/1909 | See Source »

...Minnesota Historical Society has just been presented by the Hon. L. D. Gilfillan with an ancient work on Geography, in three volumes. The books, which are printed in Latin and bound in parchment, are entitled "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive Atlus Novus." It was printed in 1645 at Amsterdam, and bears the name of a famous geographer of that time, Joannes Bloev, as author. The "Atlas Hovus is full of maps, all beautifully colored by hand and frequently surrounded by emblematic devices, together with scenes in the country represented. The unknown regions of the world are populated by horrid monsters creatures...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gift to the Minnesota Historical Society. | 6/2/1888 | See Source »

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