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Early Images of Latin America

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Arts and Architecture, Business and Industry, Community and Culture, Land and Resources, People and Cultures, Race and Ethnicity, Science and Technology, Transportation, Work and Labor

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Photographs

"Early Images of Latin America" provides an array of images of various cities in the region from the mid-19th century to c. 1910, along with some scenes of rural areas. Included are images of people, places, landscapes and urban scenes from Buenos Aires, Guatemala, Havana, Lima, Mexico City, Montevideo, Panama, Rio de Janeiro, San José de Costa Rica, and Tegucigalpa.

Mexican Incunabula (1559-1600) at the Latin American Library

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The Latin American Library

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Community and Culture, People and Cultures, Race and Ethnicity, Religion and Philosophy

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Provides digitized images of early Mexican books produced during the first century of printing (1539-1600). In addition to making available some of the earliest imprints produced in the New World, this collection provides important sources for the study of the first phases of the Spanish enterprise in the New World, as well as initial forms of encounter between Native Americans and Europeans. These works also provide valuable insights into native languages and customs during the first decades of contact.