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1	Author:	Souza Palher, Joao de.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Descripcão e uso do dynamomêtro, 1807
	Dates:	1807-1907
	Abstract:	This volume contains descriptions of various tools and other devices, some of which were used to measure strength; others seem to depict electrical devices. There are many detailed engravings that show how the tools worked. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.531.3.So8
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Language and Linguistics
	Genre:	Foreign Language
	Subjects:	Dynamometer. \| Scientific apparatus and instruments.

2	Author:	Pérez, Antonio,d. 1611.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	El conocimiento de las naciones, 1599
	Dates:	1599
	Abstract:	This volume contains a long essay written in Spanish that appears to chronicle the history and operation of Spain and its colonies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.320.P41
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Political science -- Spain.

3	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Vocabulario de la lengua Cakchiquel y Guatimalteca...
	Dates:	undated
	Abstract:	This large volume is from Guatamela and is written in Spanish and Cakchiquel. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.43.C82
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Language Material
	Subjects:	Cakchikel language \| Mayan languages

4	Author:	Unidentified author	Requires cookie*
	Title:	History of the prophets
	Dates:	Circa 1830
	Abstract:	This volume written sometime in the early nineteenth century contains the history of the prophets. The manuscript essay is written in Malay and Arabic. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.224.H62
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Religion
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	History.

5	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Turkish Manuscripts
	Dates:	19th century?
	Abstract:	These Turkish manuscripts reflect Stephen DuPonceau's attempt to acquire a wide-array of language materials for the APS's archives in the early 19th century View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.494.9.T84
	Extent:	2.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Language and Linguistics
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Language Material
	Subjects:	Letter-writing, Turkish \| Turkey--Politics and government \| Turkish language

6	Author:	Mandrillon, Joseph,1743-1794.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Recherches philosophiques sur la découverte de l'Amérique, 1783
	Dates:	1783
	Abstract:	This small leather bound volume contains an essay by APS member Joseph Mandrillon. The essay discusses the discovery of America, early exploration, and colonization. It is written in French. Mandrillon was a Frenchman who became a member in 1785. This volume was also printed. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.1.M31
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| International Affairs
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays

7	Author:	Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Collection of Peruvian manuscripts,1790-1800, 1820
	Dates:	Bulk, 1790-1800
	Abstract:	Although outside the bounds of the Early American Guide's parameters, this collection may be of interest to early Americanists. MOLE contains further details on this items content. The documents are in Spanish. There is a detailed table of contents that describes the content of each document in English. Among the documents are diaries, proclamations, and affidavits relating to the Peruvian rebellion. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.980.P75
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| International Affairs
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Incas. \| Indians of South America

8	Author:	Fabbroni, Giovanni Valentino Mattia, 1752-1822	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Giovanni Valentino Mattia Fabbroni papers, ca. 1770s-1875
	Dates:	Circa 1770-1875
	Abstract:	This Collection of Giovanni Fabbroni letters contain a range of correspondence that Fabbroni carried on with fellow scientists throughout Europe. Although much of Fabbroni’s travel and correspondence focused on Continental Europe, his wide-ranging correspondence can offer insight into the British Atlantic World and the flow of ideas and information within it. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F113
	Extent:	8.0 Linear feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Botany. \| Bridges. \| Coinage. \| Geology. \| Locks (Hydraulic engineering) -- Middle Atlantic states -- History. \| Machinery -- Drawings. \| Manufacturing processes. \| Museums -- History. \| Natural history. \| Tools -- Drawings. \| Weights and measures.

9	Author:	Du Ponceau , Peter Stephen, 1760-1844	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Essai de solution du problème philologique proposé en l'année 1823 par la commission de l'Institut de France, 1823
	Dates:	1823
	Abstract:	The Essai de Solution ... is part of the Stephen Du Poneau Collection. The collection as a whole has a wide array of material, although it is particularly strong in of Native American language material from the nineteenth century. This essay was likely submitted for the Volney Prize in linguistics and reflects Du Ponceau's interests in language more generally. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.410.D92.1
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Language and Linguistics
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Language Material \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Linguistics. \| Philology.

10	Author:	Saz, Antonio del.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Libro de sermones. . . Cakchiquel
	Dates:	1647
	Abstract:	This large, bound volume contains seven Kaqchikel sermons delivered by Antonio Saz. A gift from the Academy of the Sciences in Guatemala in 1836, the sermons lend insight into sixteenth century religion in Latin America. The manuscript is calligraphy is very well done. The Kaqchikel are an ethnic group of the Mayans. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.4.Sa9
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Religion
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Cakchikel language \| Mayan languages

11	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Electrologia, ca. 1785
	Dates:	Circa 1785
	Abstract:	This Italian language notebook contains a range of information on scientific information, especially information pertaining to electrical experiments. It was likely written in the late-18th century and contains references to Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestley. The manuscript, likely kept by an Italian, provides insight into the transmission of knowledge in the broader Atlantic World. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.537.EL23
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Natural History
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Electricity -- Experiments -- History. \| Science and technology

12	Author:	Beccaria, Giambatista, 1716-1781	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Giambatista Beccaria Papers
	Dates:	1766-1780
	Abstract:	The Beccaria Collection consists of a folio size volume of collected letters and essays. Giovanni Battista Beccaria was a leading scientist in eighteenth century Italy. The collection includes letters Beccaria wrote to Franklin as well as drafts of essays he prepared for publication. The topics of the letters include discussions of electricity, meteorology, and astronomy. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B385
	Extent:	0.75 Linear feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Auroras. \| Earthquakes--Early works to 1800 \| Electricity--Early works to 1800 \| Electricity--Experiments \| Lightning \| Lightning rods \| Meteorology--Italy--Observations \| Phosphorescence \| Physics--Early works to 1800 \| Scientific apparatus and instruments--18th century \| Sunspots

13	Author:	Unidentified author	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Uae nima vutz rij theologi aindox ubinaan nima
	Dates:	1553-1605
	Abstract:	This volume is one of two from the sixteenth or seventeenth century Latin America that deals with the Kiche language. The two volumes contain translations of Kiche, common phrases, verbs, and a prayer. The bound volume is not printed, perhaps because its content was too controversial, and is instead written in a beautiful script. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.4.Ual3
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Language and Linguistics \| Native America \| Religion
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Language Material
	Subjects:	Mayan languages \| Quiché language \| Sermons, Cakchikel.

14	Author:	Brillon, Mme	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Musical compositions, late 18th century
	Dates:	Circa 1775-1800
	Abstract:	This collection contains a number of musical compositions by Madame Anne Louise Boyvin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Juoy, a prominent Parisian salon hostess and musician. Her most famous composition, Le Marche des Insurgents, which was inspired by the American victory at Saratoga, is included in this collection. Many of these compositions are handwritten and appear to be from the eighteenth century, although it is unclear when they were written and who wrote them. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.781.508.B762
	Extent:	26.0 Item(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Women's History
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Literature \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Marches. \| Music - France - 18th century \| Sonatas. \| Songs, French.

15	Author:	Brillon, Mme	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Plays, late 18th century
	Dates:	Circa late 18th century
	Abstract:	This collection includes a number of plays apparently written by Madame Anne Louise Boyvin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Juoy, a prominent Parisian salon hostess and musician. The authorship of some of the plays is not entirely clear. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.842.5.B76
	Extent:	0.25 Linear feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Women's History
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Literature \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	French drama -- 18th century. \| French literature -- 18th century.