Exploring the Early Americas

The Jay I. Kislak Collection

Interactives

Pre-Contact America - Language and Context

reading pre-columbian artifacts interactive

Reading Pre-Columbian Artifacts Interactive

Investigate the Maya writing system by exploring the writing and hieroglyphs on vessels and artifacts.

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Pre-Contact America - Recording History

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Recording History Interactive

Explore the nature of recorded history among the Maya and select examples from other areas of the world.

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Explorations and Encounters - Conquest of Mexico Paintings

“Entrance of Cortés La Conquista de Mexico” (90)

Conquest of Mexico Paintings Interactive

Explore the paintings that tell the story of the 1521 conquest of the Aztecs by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.

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Aftermath of the Encounter - Competition for Empire - Pirates and Privateers

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The Buccaneers of America Interactive

Explore the pages of The Buccaneers of America, chronicling the bold feats of raiders who disrupted shipping on the high seas and terrorized Caribbean settlements.

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Aftermath of the Encounter - Documenting New Knowledge

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Heavens And Earth Interactive

From children’s stories to modern science, people across the ages have explained and ordered the universe in visual forms in order to better comprehend it.

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Aftermath of the Encounter - Documenting New Knowledge - Cartographic Treasures

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Waldseemüller Maps Interactive

Examine the only surviving copies of what are arguably two of the most important maps in the history of cartography, the 1507 and 1516 world maps by Martin Waldseemüller.

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Aftermath of the Encounter - Documenting New Knowledge - Natural History

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Historia Naturae Interactive

The Historia Naturae is an encyclopedic work that describes and categorizes the flora and fauna of North and South America, particularly of Mexico.

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