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Depot and trees
A panorama just back of the depot - shows the depot at right with mopane, oleander, mango and the mango trees all through to a house at the left. Kapok lines the road and from the severe drought, they are now badly damaged. [Shantz travel journal,…
Derrotero de Veracruz a México por el Camino de los Virreyes
Twelve-page handwritten document detailing the itinerary of the fortieth Viceroy of Veracruz, as well as the route from Veracruz to Mexico City along the Road of the Viceroys. The document details the distance between locales, overnight stops,…
Desde mi destierro
Catechetical instructions (number 11) that Bishop of Sonora Juan Navarrete directed from exile to his diocese. It contains reflections on Jesus’ will to die on the cross as well as on Protestantism
Desert country
A photograph of country area of Wolvefontein, showing the soil bank in the foreground and the low brush type in the background.
Desert grass
A photograph of an aristida, a grass vegetation, and Herb. 152, which are the prominent plants here.
Desert grass
A photograph of a view of the grasses, a tall Bushman's grass and a small aristida. There are hills in the background.
Desert grass
A photograph of pure grassland. It was taken looking back from a train just before teaching Modder river. There are many springbuck in the pastures.
Desert grass
A photograph that shows grassland and acacias with pentzia, schmidtia, eragrastis, and a large thorny asparagus at the right. There are also a spiny, trifoliate leaved shrub, elysium, and a small pennyroyal.
Desert grass
A photograph shows acacia-desert grass with an occasional acacia tree, here protected from grazing. The principle grasses are themeda triandrea forsk, aritida rangii, aristida capensis, panicum madasgascar spring, erogrostis, and aristida stipoides…
Desert island
The southwest side of the north island, Santo Antão of the Cape Verde group. Barren, mountainous, with one slightly cultivated valley - apparently terraced (vineyard). [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]
Desert island
The south side of the north island, Santo Antão of the Cape Verde group. Barren, mountainous, with one slightly cultivated valley - apparently terraced (vineyard). [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]
Desert shrub
A photograph of the valley with mostly desert shrub with acacia horrida scattered throughout.
Desert shrub
A photograph of Ripon, a desert country with desert shrub composed of very low plants.