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Seeing the world anew : the radical vision of Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 & 1516 world maps /
No full text9781929154470 (ISBN). 192915447X (ISBN). First edition 2012. Accompanied by 2 foldeds map in front and back pockets: 1507 map -- 1516 map.; Includes bibliographical references: pages 98-107.; Maps from pockets also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-vn6254227; Original version of the 1507 map: Universalis cosmographiae secundum Ptholomaei traditionem et Americi Vespucii alioru que lustrationes. [St. Dié, France? : s.n., 1507]; Original version of the 1516 map: Carta marina, navigatoria Portugallen, navigationes atque tocius cogniti orbis terre marisque formam naturamq[u]e situs et terminos nostris temporibus recognitos et ab antiquorum traditione differentes eciam quor[um] vetusti non meminerunt auctores hec generaliter indicat / consumatum est in oppido S. Deodati compositione et digestione Martini Waldseemuller Ilacomili. [St. Dié, France? : s.n., 1516]. Prologue: In a Renaissance Vision, a Glimpse of the Modern / John W. Hessler -- "An island surrounded on all sides by sea" : The World Map, 1507 / John W. Hessler -- "Land of Cuba, part of Asia" : The Carta marina, 1516 / Chet Van Duzer -- Epilogue: A Renaissance That Resonates Still / John W. Hessler -- Notes -- Afterword / Ralph E. Ehrenberg -- About the authors -- Acknowledgments -- The Maps: The 1507 World Map, 12 sheets, with commentary -- Composite: front pocket -- The 1516 Carta marina, 13 sheets, with commentary -- Composite: back pocket
Creighton University Magazine Spring 2010
No full textAT THE FOREFRONT OF A DIGITAL REVOLUTION
Creighton’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication is educating students for a new world of professional communication — one that blurs the lines among forms of media. So what is this phenomenon — which some have dubbed “backpack journalism” — and how has Creighton grabbed a leading role? Page 8.
STEP RIGHT UP
She is one of the most dominant athletes at her position in Creighton’s storied sports history, and she’s back for one more year. Meet Creighton senior Tara Oltman, a three-time All-American, exceptional student in the classroom and one of the top softball pitchers in the nation. Page 12.
AFGHANISTAN’S TALIBAN
Last month, coalition troops and Afghan forces launched their largest offensive yet to drive the Taliban from their strongholds in Afghanistan. But exactly who are the Taliban, and how did they gain prominence in Afghanistan? John Calvert, Ph.D., the Fr. Henry W. Casper, S.J., Professor of History at Creighton, provides a historical perspective. Page 14.
CARING FOR HAITI
For a nation ravaged by a devastating earthquake, teams of Creighton University health professionals have provided critical health care and a measure of hope. “The gates of hell” was how one Creighton University surgeon described the scene upon arriving in Jimaní, a border town in the Dominican Republic and the base for Creighton’s volunteer operations. Page 18.
A PASSION TO HEAL: MEDICAL STUDENTS FOLLOW IN FAMILY FOOTSTEPS / A PASSION TO HEAL
For these medical students, the road to becoming a Creighton-educated physician is not only a personal calling or desire, it’s a family tradition. Creighton School of Medicine alumni and their Creighton medical school student son or daughter share their stories about their education, their profession and the state of health care in the United States. Page 22.
CHANCE, CHOICE AND GOD
Robert Heaney, BS’47, MD’51, the John A. Creighton University Professor, writes about the role of chance in our lives — which may be more than we care to admit — and how God can be seen operating in this seemingly fickle universe. Page 26.22
Letter from W. Miller to Hagan
No full textHolograph letter from W. Miller, Braganza House, Carlow, to Hagan, enclosing a petition on behalf of the bishop (not extant), asking his opinion; its author is Fr. Brophy, Newbridge. Also asking to obtain the papal blessing for Miss Susanna Marsden and Captain Walter Lentaigne
Correspondence, C. W. Tayleure to John Brown, Jr., June 18, 1879
No full textA letter to C. W. Tayleure to John Brown, Jr. concerning the death of Brown's brother, Watson. 5 pages
Prospect Park Plaza
No full textGrand Army Plaza, Memorial Arch, view though the arch; Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York is an 11-acre (4.4 hectare) oval plaza that forms the main entrance to Prospect Park. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1867. It consists of concentric rings arranged as streets, with the outer ring being named Plaza Street. Originally known as Prospect Park Plaza, but renamed in 1926, it is perhaps best known for the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch, Brooklyn's version of the Arc de Triomphe. It is also the site of the Bailey Fountain, and a monument to John F. Kennedy, as well as statues of Civil War generals Gouverneur Kemble Warren and Henry Warner Slocum, along with busts of notable Brooklyn citizens Alexander J.C. Skene and Henry W. Maxwell. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 2/9/2008
Genuine memoirs of the celebrated Miss Maria Brown [electronic resource] : Exhibiting the life of a courtezan, in the most fashionable scenes of dissipation. Published by the author of a W** of P*** In two volumes.
No full textAuthor of a W** of P*** [Woman of Pleasure] = John Cleland, to whom this work is sometimes attributed.Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from British Library
Correspondence from John Hulett to John Lewis, October 11, 1971
No full textCorrespondence from Sheriff John Hulett to John Lewis about supporting the promotional campaign of the Voter Education Project after the 1969 Tax Reform Act
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