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	The Suez Isthmus. The Joining of Two Seas
		Dossier coproduced by the Napoleon Foundation and the Centre historique des Archives Nationales. «This story, one of the most extraordinary in the history of the 19th century, is the tale of the passion, the almost super-human will, and the genius of just one man, Ferdinand de Lesseps, who by his piercing of the Suez Isthmus joined East to West and brought life to the desert.» «On 15 August, 1869, the waters of the Mediterranean finally flowed into the Red Sea via the Bitter Lakes. The maritime canal from Suez to Port Said, passing a little West of the Peluse, was 164Km long, 54Km wide and 8m deep. 75 million m3 of debris had been extracted, 3 towns founded (Suez, Ismailia and Port Said), 2 ports created (Suez and Port Said), and millions of hectares were now covered with rich farmland thanks to the fresh water canal. It cost Frf 432,807,882. Enthusiasm for it was as great in Great Britain as it was in France. Russia too was pleased. The US, however, owing to its geographic position, felt only marginally interested in the event.» The Inauguration The Canal Francia

	The Unveiling of Britain
		The British Library. Collect Britain. «This set of 1,000 maps and views traces the growing awareness of the form of British Isles and their place in the wider world during the years between 800 and 1600.» Reino Unido

	Them Days: Oral and Photo History of Labrador
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «Labrador, which forms the easternmost portion of the Canadian Shield, is approximately 112,000 square miles. The eastern coast is about 700 miles long and the 400 mile baseline lies along the 52 parallel.» Canadá

	Topographical Books
		The British Library. Collect Britain. «A survey of the British landscape through 3,000 engravings and coloured aquatints by travelling artists, reflecting the 19th century's celebration of national identity.» Reino Unido

	Topographical Drawings
		The British Library. Collect Britain. «Work by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, George Scharf and John Buckler features among 3,000 images from the country's largest collection of topographical drawings.» Reino Unido

	Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
		Library of Congress. «...incorporates 49 diaries, in 59 volumes, of pioneers trekking westward across America to Utah, Montana, and the Pacific between 1847 and the meeting of the rails in 1869. In addition to the diaries, the collection includes 43 maps, 82 photographs and illustrations, and 7 published guides for immigrants. Stories of persistence and pain, birth and death, God and gold, trail dust and debris, learning, love, and laughter, and even trail tedium can be found in these original "on the trail" accounts.» EEUU - inglés

	Turbulent Landscapes
		Exploratorium. The museum of science, art and human perception. «Turbulent Landscapes is made up of 21 exhibits, 18 graphic stands, seven curved walls, a credit and introduction wall, 6 full benches (each in two sections), and an optional audio tour (with check-out desk). You can see the exhibit and read descriptions and comments for each exhibit.» EEUU - inglés

	Virtual Journey: The Signing of Treaty Nine
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «This is a record of the journeys undertaken by Duncan Campbell Scott and his party in 1905 and 1906 to offer Treaty Nine to the Ojibway and Cree people. This is a presentation of a historical event that occurred during the signing of Treaty Nine and there fore; it does not reflect the opinions and views of Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Institute, Nishnawbe Aski Nation or the First Nations of Nishnawbe Aski Nation.» Canadá

	Voyage en Orient
		Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Expositions Virtuelles. «L'espace méditerranéen, à la fois ottoman, musulman, juif et chrétien, qu'on appelle tour à tour Levant ou Orient, a suscité dans l'imaginaire occidental une fascination et une curiosité jamais démenties depuis l'époque des croisades. Les termes qui le désignent attestent de la dimension symbolique qui lui est attachée : le Levant, c'est ce lieu sacré où se lève le soleil, où la naissance du jour a vu briller l'aube des civilisations. L'Orient, c'est, au XIXe siècle, cette irrésistible aimantation vers l'Est, ce désir d'un espace magique, "image même du chaos dans sa splendide nudité", selon Maxime Du Camp.» Francia

	Voyages en Afrique
		Gallica. Bibliothèque Nationale de France. «Découvrez l'Afrique à travers les récits des voyageurs. 900 volumes de textes, 30 titres de revues, 80 cartes venant des collections imprimées de la BnF, 20 heures d'enregistrements sonores des fonds du Musée de la parole et du geste et 6500 photographies issues des fonds de la Société de géographie.» Africa

	Voyages en France
		Gallica. Bibliothèque Nationale de France. «Découvrez la France à travers les récits des voyageurs. 3000 imprimés, 6000 images (estampes, cartes, photographies...), 130 documents sonores recomposent ici un panorama de la France du Moyen Age au début du XXe siècle. Invité au voyage, le lecteur peut choisir sa destination, son moyen de transport: départ immédiat.» Francia

	Wild-Eyed Alaska
		Howard Hughes Medical Institute. «Imagine watching a bald eagle close up. Or joining a puffin inside its burrow. Or plunging over rocky cliffs into the water to gaze at giant barnacles and other sea life. Now you can do all this and more — virtually. An HHMI grant enabled the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska, to place several video cameras on nearby Gull Island in Kachemak Bay. Soon the birds on the island became accustomed to their electronic companions, even as students and other visitors controlled the cameras remotely from the museum. You can check out the action, too, in six video clips that bring Alaska to your computer.» EEUU - inglés

	Year Book of British Columbia and Manual of Provincial Information 1901
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «The Year Book of British Columbia and Manual of Provincial Information by R.E. Gosnell (1860-1931), the first British Columbia Legislative Librarian and first Provincial Archivist, is a fascinating look at life in this province at the turn of the century. This is the 1901 edition, which includes information back to 1897. Gosnell’s Year Book went through five editions between 1897 and 1914. Except for the first edition, which Gosnell self-published at a loss, all other editions were published by the Province of British Columbia and are in the pubic domain (copyright expired 50 years after publication).» Canadá

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