John and Linda Greene manuscript collection
Content Description
Collection contains prints of eighteenth century engraved plates, including those by J. Blundell, E. Bowen, C. Grignion, and several from Cornelis de Bruyn's Voyage au Levant. The prints primarily feature artistic engravings of architectural ruins, geography, and historical events in modern-day Turkey, Italy, Iran, Israel, and Cyprus. The collection also contains genealogical tables titled "The Tribe of Koreish," "A Genealogical Table of the Tribes of the Genuine Arabs, descended from Kahtan or Joktan," and "A Genealogical Table of the Tribes of the naturalized Arabs, being the Descendants of Ishmael, the son of Abraham by a Daughter of Modad the Jorhamite" which were likely published in A Universal History: From the Earliest Account of Time (London, 1747). These items are stored in Box 1 of the collection. The collection also contains engravings and reprints related to early American history, primarily created in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, including two prints by Muller, Luchsinger and Co. in New York which feature scenes from the Spanish-American War, the Battle of Cardenas and the Battle of Manila. These items are stored in Box 2 of the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 18th and 19th century
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Extent
0.8 Cubic Feet (2 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Latin
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Sheridan Libraries by John Greene in 2021.
Processing Information
This collection was minimally processed by Kristen Diehl in March 2024.
Source
- Greene, John (Collector, Person)
- Greene, Linda (Collector, Person)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the John and Linda Greene manuscript collection
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu