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Versailles on Paper: A Graphic Panorama of the Palace and Gardens of Louis XIV

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Rare Books and Special Collections

  Opening Lecture: Dr. Ian Thompson,author of The Sun King’s Garden and Reader in Landscape Architecture at Newcastle University, at 3:00 p.m. on 14 February 2015 in 101 McCormick Hall, sponsored by the Department of French & Italian and the Friends of … Continue reading →

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“Nova Caesarea: A Cartographic Record of the Garden State, 1666-1888” Celebrates New Jersey’s 350th

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Rare Books and Special Collections

“Nova Caesarea: A Cartographic Record of the Garden State, 1666-1888” opens in the Main Gallery of Firestone Library, Princeton University, on Saturday, August 16. Commemorating the 350th anniversary (1664-2014) of the naming of New Jersey, this exhibition introduces viewers to … Continue reading →

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“Wanted Poster” No Longer Still At Large

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

The latest issue of Town Topics, Princeton’s weekly community newspaper, highlights a recently discovered “Wanted Poster” for John Wilkes Booth following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln: “Lincoln Assassination ‘Wanted Poster’ Discovered at Princeton University Library” The broadside was discovered while researching … Continue reading →

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Treasures of American history featured in Princeton exhibition – Opening Friday, Feb. 22, 2013

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

From a first-hand account of Colonial life in Jamestown to a wanted poster for John Wilkes Booth following President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, a Princeton University Libraryexhibition opening Friday, Feb. 22, will trace the American experience from 1607 to 1865. Several items … Continue reading →

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Art Walk is on Thursday, December 6th from 5-8 pm – Come see this exhibit at Firestone!

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Come see this exhibit at Firestone in the Milberg Gallery – “The Elec­tion for Woodrow Wilson’s Amer­ica”. And this exhibit in the Main Gallery – “First X, Then Y, Now Z: Landmark Thematic Maps” .

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