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Certain long cloths of coarser varieties and Salampore were among recognized Indian materials; the Dutch merchants called them ''Guinea or Negro cloth.'' [15] [16] [17] ''Guinea cloth'' was a generic term for various inferior Indian piece goods traded for the purpose, [18] such as inexpensive dyed plain and patterned calicoes like stripes and ...
Atlases at DavidRumsey.com includes many important atlases from the 18th-20th centuries; Charting North America, maps and atlases in the New York Public Library Digital Collection; Ryhiner Collection Composite atlas with maps, plans and views from the 16th-18th centuries, covering the globe, with about 16,000 images in total.
Atlases published nowadays are quite different from those published in the 16th–19th centuries. Unlike today, most atlases were not bound and ready for the customer to buy, but their possible components were shelved separately. The client could select the contents to their liking, and have the maps coloured/gilded or not. The atlas was then ...
A pair of jeans Microscopic image of faded fabric. Jeans are a type of trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with the addition of copper pocket rivets added by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 [1] and patented by Davis and Levi Strauss on May 20, 1873.
Lawman Bat Masterson wearing a bowler hat.The bowler hat was later replaced by the cowboy hat.. In the early days of the Old West, it was the bowler hat rather than the slouch hat, center crease (derived from the army regulation Hardee hat), or sombrero that was the most popular among cowboys as it was less likely to blow off in the wind. [1]
A. Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas; Atlant (book) Atlante Internazionale del Touring Club Italiano; Atlante Veneto; Atlas Cosmographicae; Atlas der Neederlanden
Sedona, Arizona, is known for its scenic landscape, red rocks and desert resorts — and city officials weren't happy with the interference the chain's bright colors would bring for its aesthetics.
The upper dress shall be of French or Saxon cut, and the lower dress...--waistcoat, trousers, boots, shoes, and hats--shall be of the German type During the French Revolution of 1789 and following, many male citizens of France adopted a working-class costume including ankle-length trousers, or pantaloons (named from a Commedia dell'Arte ...