Seventeenth to Nineteenth Century Italy

EuroDocs > History of Italy: Primary Documents > Seventeenth to Nineteenth Century

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• Parnassus Scientiarum

Digital catalogue of the Waller Collection of history of Science and Medicine kept at the Uppsala University Library. Contains books, manuscripts, and letters.

Joint project by the Museo Galileo in Florence, the Office for History of Science – Uppsala University and Uppsala University Library.

(15th century - present; facsimiles and transcriptions)

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• Manuscripts from the Archive of the Commissioner of the Venetian Arsenal, Giacomo Contarini

from ECHO: European Cultural Heritage Online.

(late 16th century; Italian facsimiles and transcriptions)

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• Il Cracas digitale

Italian-language digital archive of the "Diario di Roma" (Journal of Rome) or "Diario d'Ungheria" (Journal of Hungary), commonly called Cracas.

The newspaper is a fundamental source for the history of Italy and foreign countries throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

(1716-1836; TIFF and PDF format facsimiles)

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• The Interactive Nolli Map of Rome

Interactive map of Rome created by Giambattista Nolli in 1748.

(1748; facsimiles and descriptions)

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• Les ruines de Paestum

French-language account of the ancient and modern history of the city of Paestum.

(1769; book facsimile)

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• The Austrian Circle

18th-century French map of the Austrian Circle, which included parts of present-day Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland.

(1792; zoomable map)

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• Historical Documents of Italy

Important historical parchments digitized by the Martynas Mazvydas Lithuanian National Library

(14th-18th centuries; Latin and Italian facsimiles)

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• Accounts of American Travelers to Italy

• Accounts of British Travelers to Italy

(Facsimiles & transcriptions; 17th - 20th centuries with emphasis on 19th century).

In cooperation with Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerche sul Viaggio in Italia (CIRVI)

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• 19th Century Italy

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.

(19th century; transcriptions and translations)

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• Riviste Digitalizzate del Fondo Marengo

A large number of digitized Italian newspapers available through the Progetto Marengo at the University of Milan.

(19th-20th centuries; newspaper and magazine facsimiles)

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• Garibaldi and the Risorgimento

Visual records of Garibaldi's part in the unification of Italy:

Grand panorama narratives, art prints, images in the 19th century illustrated press.

Digitized by the Brown University Library's Center for Digital Initiatives.

(1815-1871; facsimiles and commentary)

• Garibaldi Encourages his Soldiers

during the battles for unification and independence.

(1860; English translation)

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• Feuillets militaires : Italie, 1852-1862 : souvenirs, notes et correspondances / du général de Bailliencourt

Military leaflets on Italy between 1852 and 1862: correspondance and notes by the General Bailliencourt.

From the Europeana collection.

(1894; French-language facsimile)

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• Venise: histoire, art, industrie, la ville, la vie

Charles Yriarte's French-language account of the history of Venice in terms of its art, industry, city, and lifestyle.

(1878; book facsimile)

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EuroDocs > History of Italy: Primary Documents > Seventeenth to Nineteenth Century

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EuroDocs Creator: Richard Hacken, European Studies Bibliographer,
Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
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