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A photograph of Sheldon where the soil is very thin and the vegetation consists of low desert shrub with an occasional aloe or low tree.

A photograph of Ripon, a desert country with desert shrub composed of very low plants.

A photograph of the valley with mostly desert shrub with acacia horrida scattered throughout.

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]

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]

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…

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.

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.

A photograph of a view of the grasses, a tall Bushman's grass and a small aristida. There are hills in the background.

A photograph of an aristida, a grass vegetation, and Herb. 152, which are the prominent plants here.

A photograph of country area of Wolvefontein, showing the soil bank in the foreground and the low brush type in the background.

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

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,…