World Digital Library Twitter World Tour
In March of 2012 we began a world tour on Twitter in which we featured one item on wdl.org about one country every day. We finished in October. The tweets from the #WDLTour are listed below. Feel free to use any or all of them. Follow the World Digital Library on Twitter @WDLorg to find out about other primary sources and cultural treasures from libraries, archives, and museums around the world. And it's all free!
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | Y | Z
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Afghanistan
Prayers for Safety and Success: a fragment of Persian poetry created by Herat calligrapher, http://bit.ly/H9nQR8. #Afghanistan #WDLTour
Albania
Two Albanian boys on the morning of an earthquake in the town of Tepelenë, http://bit.ly/GXIP5w. #Albania #WDLTour
Algeria
The harbor of Algiers by moonlight, http://bit.ly/GXjuwT. #Algeria #WDLTour
Andorra
#Andorra and San Marino are two of the world’s smallest and oldest countries. 1913 travel book about both, http://bit.ly/HlVWyK. #WDLTour
Angola
1626 map of Luanda http://bit.ly/GYgGME. Luanda became center of Portuguese rule in #Angola and center of Angolan slave trade. #WDLTour
Antigua and Barbuda
Detailed 1821 map of British family estate on Antigua, http://bit.ly/HtdXf5. #AntiguaandBarbuda became independent in 1981. #WDLTour
Argentina
1893 issue of "El Mosquito," #Argentina’s “weekly independent, satirical, burlesque periodical...” http://bit.ly/HeNCna. #WDLTour
Armenia
First critical examination of the history of the Armenian people. Covers 2247 BCE to 1827 CE, http://bit.ly/HaYy7S. #Armenia #WDLTour
Australia
Adrien Brué accompanied French explorer Nicolas Baudin on his 1803 voyage to #Australia. Brué's 1826 map http://www.wdl.org/en/item/56/. #WDLTour
Austria
The University of Vienna invited students to resume studies after the end of the plague in 1578, http://bit.ly/Hb1q3q. #Austria #WDLTour
Azerbaijan
This 1856 card set includes 82 cards, each representing a province of the Russian Empire. #Azerbaijan, http://bit.ly/I2cwDq. #WDLTour
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Bahamas
1650 map of the #Bahamas and a portion of central Cuba from the Dutch West India Company, http://bit.ly/HVeyGq. #WDLTour
Bahrain
An 1874 geographical study of #Bahrain written by a German. Includes place names in Arabic and German, http://bit.ly/HM19oB. #WDLTour
Bangladesh
History of Dacca, now Dhaka, capital of #Bangladesh. It was under Buddhist, Hindu, Mughal, and British rule, http://bit.ly/HgFEMI. #WDLTour
Barbados
Playing folk music at the popular summer "Crop Over" festival in #Barbados, http://bit.ly/I2f0la. #WDLTour
Belarus
Minsk (capital of present-day #Belarus) depicted on a #JackofClubs. Part of Russian Empire playing card set, http://bit.ly/HNTcOo. #WDLTour
Belgium
Books of hours are collections of prayers used for private devotion. Heures de Notre-Dame, http://www.wdl.org/en/item/251/. #Belgium #WDLTour
Belize
1914 panorama of Belize City, of British Honduras, http://bit.ly/IJh4if. Zoom in to see detail. #Belize became independent in 1981. #WDLTour
Benin
Photo of King Béhanzin (1844-1906) of Dahomey (now #Benin), who was banished in 1894, http://bit.ly/HH51E9. #WDLTour
Bhutan
“Bhotan and the Story of the Dooar War.” This 1866 book was written to make #Bhutan better known in Europe, http://bit.ly/HRMJkk. #WDLTour
Bolivia
This 1789 map shows the present-day Bolivian provinces of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Chiquitos, http://bit.ly/HROtGW. #Bolivia #WDLTour
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian alphabet book for primary schools published in 1867, http://bit.ly/JrYg6T. #BosniaandHerzegovina #WDLTour
Botswana
“Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa” http://bit.ly/IXVGth. #Botswana #WDLTour
Brazil
Thereza Christina Maria, last empress of #Brazil, http://bit.ly/HO5UbP. Taken by famous photographer Joaquim Insley Pacheco. #WDLTour (@FBN)
Brunei Darussalam
This 1881 map shows the divisions of Borneo, the world’s third-largest island, http://bit.ly/I9qoLI. #BruneiDarussalam #WDLTour
Bulgaria
The first Bulgarian grammar, by Neofit Rilski (1793–1881). He promoted secular education in #Bulgaria, http://www.wdl.org/en/item/4117/. #WDLTour
Burkina Faso
The Mossi are #BurkinaFaso's largest ethnic group. Their language is Mooré. English-Mooré phrasebook, http://www.wdl.org/en/item/635/. #WDLTour
Burundi
Germany established the colony of German East Africa (now Tanzania, Rwanda, and #Burundi) in 1891, http://www.wdl.org/en/item/2556/. #WDLTour
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Cambodia
1881 map of former Eastern Indochina shows #Cambodia and geographic terms in Cambodian and other languages. http://bit.ly/HOZq1Z #WDLTour
Cameroon
1959 manifesto declaring position of outlawed UPC party of #Cameroon, vis-à-vis the country's independence. http://bit.ly/HNRDMz #WDLTour
Canada
This 1889 handbook was published by the Dept. of the Interior of #Canada to recruit settlers from Sweden. http://bit.ly/IVklhW #WDLTour
Cape Verde
This watercolor map from the early 1700s shows #CapeVerde and the Island of Gorée (Senegal). http://bit.ly/IVlZjO #WDLTour
Central African Republic
This work describes former French colonies within the Congo River basin, including #CentralAfricanRepublic. http://bit.ly/I0JWCI #WDLTour
Chad
Interested in languages of #Chad? Look at page 225 of this 1912 study, which analyzes linguistics of Dazaga. http://bit.ly/Jqohtw #WDLTour
Chile
This 1646 map of #Chile by Jesuit priest Alonso de Ovalle appeared in the first history of the country. http://bit.ly/IaDGsm #WDLTour
China
Vivid 10th century work from #China reflects Naxi understanding of the natural world and origins of humankind. http://bit.ly/JkiR0X #WDLTour
Colombia
This striking hand-drawn watercolor map from 1764 depicts the Dagua River Region in #Colombia. http://bit.ly/Jk6tOr #WDLTour
Comoros
This 1840 account offers a detailed description of the Mohelian people of #Comoros. http://bit.ly/IjKzKv #WDLTour
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1886 preface to a dictionary of the Kongo language of the #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo. http://bit.ly/IFa1wi #WDLTour
Republic of the Congo
Speeches from 1960 session of the Congolese National Assembly, marking independence of Republic of the #Congo. http://bit.ly/I5VVV3 #WDLTour
Costa Rica
1970 photo from #CostaRica shows guitarists and man playing the marimba, a popular instrument in the country. http://bit.ly/JkiiEj #WDLTour
Côte D'Ivoire
1958 speech by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the first president of #CotedIvoire, outlining a path to independence. http://bit.ly/Ik135e #WDLTour
Croatia
This 1590 Mercator map, published by the Blaeu firm, shows Slavonia, #Croatia, Bosnia, and a part of Dalmatia. http://bit.ly/K3eqnv #WDLTour
Cuba
This 1639 map by cartographer Joan Vinckeboons shows #Cuba in remarkable detail. http://bit.ly/I5qj1m #WDLTour
Cyprus
Examples from 1873 of traditional clothing of residents in #Cyprus. http://bit.ly/KPGpdk #WDLTour
Czech Republic
13th-century Codex Gigas (or Devil's Bible) of #CzechRepublic. Known for its size and striking image of devil. http://bit.ly/KDA3uS #WDLTour
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Denmark
From 1911, stories by Hans Christian Andersen, fairy tale writer and one of the great authors of #Denmark. http://bit.ly/IU65FZ #WDLTour
Djibouti
Declaration of President Hassan Gouled Aptidon of #Djibouti, on eve of referendum for independence, May 1977. http://bit.ly/JrE0nG #WDLTour
Dominica
Detailed plan of the Atlantic side of the island of #Dominica, from 1776, with view of the Saint David parish. http://bit.ly/ICBfib #WDLTour
Dominican Republic
Joan Vinckeboons (business partner of Joan Blaeu) map of 1639 shows present-day Haiti and #DominicanRepublic. http://bit.ly/ISu4Su #WDLTour
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Ecuador
1793 survey of the Galapagos Islands, http://bit.ly/KWTYWH. #Ecuador #WDLTour.
Egypt
When Napoleon invaded #Egypt in 1798 he brought scientists, scholars. The spectacular Description de l'Egypte http://bit.ly/IUms2r. #WDLTour
El Salvador
United Provinces of Central America included Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua, #ElSalvador, Costa Rica. 1826 map http://bit.ly/L5c0G6. #WDLTour
Equatorial Guinea
1912 book about the African colony of Spanish Guinea, now #EquatorialGuinea, http://bit.ly/JRLlNd. They became independent in 1968. #WDLTour
Eritrea
Italy took control of present-day #Eritrea in 1885. These maps were used in the colonization effort, http://bit.ly/J6Sfi3. #WDLTour
Estonia
The first complete atlas of Latvia and #Estonia took its creator 28 years to produce, http://bit.ly/JS6Jlf. #WDLTour #sschat
Ethiopia
This rare manuscript includes the text of “Aethiopica,” a third-century Greek romance, http://bit.ly/LKGteL. #Ethiopia. #WDLTour
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Fiji
Captain Cook's observations of the Friendly Islands, including Feejee, http://bit.ly/LckDlP. #Fiji #WDLTour
Finland
This Alexander II statue in Helsinki was completed in 1894, http://bit.ly/JzPGdh. In 1917 #Finland became independent from Russia. #WDLTour
France
Play the "Game of #France," a 1659 chutes-and-ladders game about France's geography, people: http://bit.ly/MtFHDu. #WDLTour #langchat #frimm
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Gabon
1743 map shows west Africa, including #Gabon. Key in Latin indicates examples of dress, buildings and homes. http://bit.ly/KXBMNz #WDLTour
Gambia
Travel account from 1738 that serves as a significant resource on pre-colonial #Gambia. http://bit.ly/K0LEsr #WDLTour
Georgia
One of 60 early 19th-century Imperial playing cards that shows local costume and the provincial coat of arms of #Georgia. http://bit.ly/KXFUgm #WDLTour
Germany
"Ship of Fools", satire on human foolishness. Early popular illustrated work printed in German in 1494. http://bit.ly/Lvwb38 #WDLTour
Ghana
First prime minister of #Ghana explains country's progress after six months of independence, in 1957 speech. http://bit.ly/Jg4tne #WDLTour
Greece
A chorus of "Orestes" (200 BCE) by Euripides. One of few surviving Greek texts with musical notation. #Greece http://bit.ly/KDrMH3 #WDLTour
Grenada
Photo of a parade of police in ceremonial dress on February 7, 1974, the Independence Day of #Grenada. http://bit.ly/KZP2B9 #WDLTour
Guatemala
Photograph of a musician in #Guatemala, playing a marimba crafted from gourds of different sizes. http://bit.ly/KBFtvi #WDLTour
Guinea
1906 report on #Guinea (then a French colony), produced by French administration for the Marseille exposition. http://bit.ly/KN0Ec8 #WDLTour
Guinea Bissau
A 1909 account of a Portuguese army officer's military expedition to #GuineaBissau. http://bit.ly/JrT5to #WDLTour
Guyana
From 1598, this detailed, hand-colored map shows #Guyana. Zoom in to check out the drawings. http://bit.ly/KvpK0l #WDLTour
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Haiti
1805 report on #Haiti containing earliest depictions of Toussaint L'Ouverture, hero of the Haitian Revolution: http://bit.ly/KPgMLR #WDLTour
Honduras
This 1826 map shows what was known at the Kingdom of Guatemala, which included the then-province, #Honduras. http://bit.ly/MkaRhT #WDLTour
Hungary
This rich 1567 map of #Hungary by Matthias Zündt was used as a source in Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. http://bit.ly/LyhBpK #WDLTour
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Iceland
Read about a journey across central #Iceland made in the summer of 1900 by a party of five men and one woman, http://bit.ly/L5CWte. #WDLTour
India
Striking painting of 1687 siege of Golconde, #India by last great Mughal emperor. Open image to zoom in, http://bit.ly/Mpu5mi. #WDLTour
Indonesia
Beautiful 1670 depiction of the Maluku Islands (present-day #Indonesia), http://bit.ly/LEOoYf. #WDLTour
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Gorgeous Persian book includes symbols of unconditional love: nightingale/rose, http://bit.ly/L4rFLd. #Iran #WDLTour
Iraq
"Layla" was the first women's magazine published in #Iraq. See this issue from June 1925, http://bit.ly/LXT93p. #WDLTour
Ireland
A “Modern Depiction of #Ireland” from 1598 by the creator of the world’s first atlas, Abraham Ortelius, http://bit.ly/LHa616. #WDLTour
Israel
This map of Holy Land as it would have appeared at the time of Jesus is from popular 1585 travel book http://bit.ly/LOOfXT. #Israel #WDLTour
Italy
Building a palace? See design for Reale Palazzo di Caserta, one of largest buildings in 1700s Europe http://bit.ly/Lon0AP. #Italy #WDLTour
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Jamaica
"The History and the State of #Jamaica under Lord Vaughan" chronicles events in Jamaica in the 1700s, http://bit.ly/M3TTok. #WDLTour
Japan
Toyohara Kunichika's (1835–1900) gorgeous triptych of Kanjinchō, a #Kabuki play set in the 12th cent, http://bit.ly/KQHTDZ. #Japan #WDLTour
Jordan
“Lawrence of Arabia” in Amman in 1921, http://bit.ly/Mb3ZUq. #Jordan #WDLTour
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Kazakhstan
Polyglot poet Abai Ibrahim Kunanbayev helped develop a new Kazakh written literature. His verses: http://bit.ly/NYhNEr #Kazakhstan #WDLTour
Kenya
Members of a Royal Family Gathered for a Group Portrait, in #Kenya, circa 1900. http://bit.ly/NoutSD #WDLTour
Kiribati
1910 report by a British colonial official on the islands presently known as #Kiribati and Tuvalu. http://bit.ly/MCo2GU #WDLTour
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
One of the first novels written in Hangul alphabet of #Korea, the 16th/17th-century "Tale of Hong Gildong". http://bit.ly/KHSvmM #WDLTour
Republic of Korea
“Seokbosangjeol” is about Buddha’s life, sermons. Written in Korean prose; compiled in 1447 http://bit.ly/PpxvCS. #RepublicofKorea #WDLTour
Kuwait
Map from Ptolemy’s "Geographia", published in 1578, shows historical names of places in present-day #Kuwait. http://bit.ly/LJJWZM #WDLTour
Kyrgyzstan
Late-19th-century photo of a woman from #Kyrgyzstan wearing an example of traditional dress. http://bit.ly/LKFF8H #WDLTour
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic
A 1910 brochure for tourists to French Indochina, which included present-day #LaoPeoplesDemocraticRepublic. http://bit.ly/LwKtn8 #WDLTour
Latvia
This 1944 memorandum was a call to resist reoccupation of #Latvia by the Soviet Union after defeat of Germany. http://bit.ly/LzMzRt #WDLTour
Lebanon
A 1687 lectionary from #Lebanon containing biblical texts in Garshuni to be read according to church calendar. http://bit.ly/OrToYd #WDLTour
Lesotho
This 1912 work collects oral traditions of the Basotho people to "preserve the historical memory" of #Lesotho http://bit.ly/Ms0acj. #WDLTour
Liberia
Sketch of Careysburg Road (named after former slave & first American Baptist missionary to Africa), #Liberia. http://bit.ly/MQNryN #WDLTour
Libya
A mosque in Tripoli, #Libya, in the 19th century. See what Baedeker's 1911 travel guide said about the city. http://bit.ly/LpbTa4 #WDLTour
Lithuania
Detailed court record from Kaunas, #Lithuania, covering legal acts from the years 1555 to 1564. http://bit.ly/M0a8kE #WDLTour
Luxembourg
This colorful circa 1730 map of #Luxembourg shows fortifications as well a pictorial view of the capital city. http://bit.ly/NXqU2C #WDLTour
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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
This photo from shows a high school in Bitola, #Macedonia, a city known in Ottoman Empire as Monastir http://bit.ly/TsbLsd. #WDLTour
Madagascar
A two-volume account, from 1840 and in French, describing the culture and history of #Madagascar. http://bit.ly/NfeHaC #WDLTour
Malawi
Note the symbolism on the cover of this 1966 souvenir program honoring declaration of #Malawi as a republic. http://bit.ly/MODeWe #WDLTour
Malaysia
1602 map of the Strait of Malacca in #Malaysia. Why was this place so important to the Portuguese? See here: http://bit.ly/M2egED #WDLTour
Maldives
1782 account by a French naturalist describing travels to countries in Africa and Asia, including #Maldives. http://bit.ly/L6T3Yx #WDLTour
Mali
Have a look at the wonderful calligraphy on this precious 18th-century #Timbuktu manuscript, from #Mali. http://bit.ly/OfZMvO #WDLTour
Malta
This 1575 set of maps includes one of #Malta that shows an unsuccessful siege by an Ottoman armada. http://bit.ly/M6j0ZJ #WDLTour
Marshall Islands
From 1946, natives of Bikini Atoll, #MarshallIslands, scene of first atomic tests carried out by US post-WWII. http://bit.ly/N2cW2K #WDLTour
Mauritania
One of the few scholarly accounts about #Mauritania and the Western Sahara region before the mid-20th century: http://bit.ly/MifVzP #WDLTour
Mauritius
View this late-18th century Spanish manuscript map of Port Louis and vicinity on the island of #Mauritius. http://bit.ly/N0pPvU #WDLTour
Mexico
Works by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a central figure of the literature of #Mexico. http://bit.ly/NQ7AFU #WDLTour
Micronesia
Striking map of the volcanic island of Kosrae, one of the four states of the Federated States of #Micronesia. http://bit.ly/PPXSXW #WDLTour
Moldova
1856 geographic card shows Bessarabia Province which roughly corresponds to territory of present-day #Moldova. http://bit.ly/MnQ7EL #WDLTour
Monaco
The principality of #Monaco is one of world’s smallest countries. How small? This 1764 map helps! http://bit.ly/NbB6ZM #WDLTour
Mongolia
A study on #Mongolia, part of the "Peace Handbooks" series, published in 1920 by the British Foreign Office. http://bit.ly/LmW6aF #WDLTour
Montenegro
This 1890s print shows Cetinje, the former capital of #Montenegro. See how Baedeker described the small city: http://bit.ly/SE5awU #WDLTour
Morocco
The Great Mosque of Tetouan, #Morocco. The largest in the medina of Tetouan (a #UNESCO World Heritage Site). http://bit.ly/O5Lcsf #WDLTour
Mozambique
1741 map shows the fortress of San Sebastian, #Mozambique, inscribed as a #UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991. http://bit.ly/Ne8Ber #WDLTour
Myanmar
This detailed account of #Myanmar was published in 1907 and contains a glossary that includes Burmese words. http://bit.ly/Q5X42O #WDLTour
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Namibia
#Namibia was once German South-West Africa with over 9,000 German settlers by 1914. The hydrology, climate, http://bit.ly/PlZ4Ok. #WDLTour
Nauru
#Nauru was named Pleasant Island by John Fearn, British whaling captain and first westerner to visit in 1798, http://bit.ly/SM1Jo3. #WDLTour
Nepal
Isabelle Massieu became the first French woman to visit #Nepal. A first-hand account of her 1908 voyage, http://bit.ly/Nnu1Ga. #WDLTour
Netherlands
1791 map of the #Netherlands coast, http://bit.ly/OGIL11, based on the calculations of Dutch mathematician Willebrord Snellius. #WDLTour
New Zealand
Tawhiao, Maori chief, ruled 1860-94, http://bit.ly/OiNaY8. Renounced warfare with Europeans. #NewZealand #WDLTour
Nicaragua
#Nicaragua, Costa Rica were part of Spain's Captaincy General of Guatemala http://bit.ly/QFtrEq. Both declared independence in 1821 #WDLTour
Niger
1743 map of western Africa from present-day Gabon in the south to #Niger, Mali, and Mauritania in the north, http://bit.ly/NvaB2e. #WDLTour
Nigeria
Robert Campbell, Martin Robison Delany explored colonizing parts of West Africa in 1859-60 with black immigrants from America http://bit.ly/M8QEyx. #Nigeria #WDLTour
Norway
Photo of a Lapp, or Sami, family in northern #Norway. The Sami were traditionally reindeer herders. http://bit.ly/OtuTsJ. #WDLTour
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Oman
Ptolemaic atlases included 12 maps of Asia. This “Sixth Map of Asia” from 1478 covers Arabian Peninsula http://bit.ly/ODr9mR. #Oman #WDLTour
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Pakistan
History of first higher education institution in majority Muslim area, in present-day #Pakistan (then India). http://bit.ly/OHyP7F #WDLTour
Palau
Popular 1790s story of Prince Lee Boo of #Palau, one of the first Pacific Islanders to visit Great Britain. http://bit.ly/N2AItV #WDLTour
Panama
Scene from the construction of the Pedro Miguel Locks, of the #Panama Canal. http://bit.ly/QfLboS #PhotoFriday #WDLTour
Papua New Guinea
1888 account of German ornithologist and ethnographer's travels in #PapuaNewGuinea. http://bit.ly/PmJvoE #WDLTour
Paraguay
1616 map of #Paraguay and the Rio de la Plata basin, made by the well-known Dutch mapmaker Willem Blaeu. http://bit.ly/N2ByXx #WDLTour
Peru
A pair of dancers in #Peru, performing the Huayno folk dance. http://bit.ly/Ophy0E #WDLTour
Philippines
A short film shot on February 18, 1900, made to document the war effort in the #Philippines at the time. http://bit.ly/OOoaZ4 #WDLTour
Poland
Circa 1890 photochrome print showing the first iron bridge to span the Vistula River in Warsaw, #Poland. http://bit.ly/RiPam2 #WDLTour
Portugal
Detailed 1785 map of Lisbon, capital of #Portugal, showing reconstruction after devastating 1755 earthquake. http://bit.ly/RrwUT2 #WDLTour
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Qatar
1662 Blaeu map of Arabia, including #Qatar. One of the first to show internal features of Arabian Peninsula. http://bit.ly/MVe0Yt #WDLTour
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Romania
D. Cantemir completed this work of logic, philosophy in 1697. First Romanian imprint by any author http://bit.ly/T5a8Dg. #Romania #WDLTour
Russian Federation
Album of watercolors belonged to Tsar Nicholas II, http://bit.ly/MUD81o. Scenes of Tobol'sk and life in Siberia. #RussianFederation #WDLTour
Rwanda
First Constitution of the Republic of #Rwanda was proclaimed in 1962, http://bit.ly/M6HNvS. #WDLTour
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
This 1709 work is a first-hand description of Saint Kitts during the colonial period, http://bit.ly/OsY7El. #SaintKittsandNevis #WDLTour
Saint Lucia
Britain and France vied for control of #SaintLucia in the 17th and 18th centuries. The 1722 fight to colonize http://bit.ly/NWD3as. #WDLTour
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Yesterday’s #WDLTour for St Lucia applies to #StVincentandGrenadines too. King George I granted both to Duke of Montagu http://bit.ly/OwFqm4
Samoa
This early-20th century photo shows group of Samoans, a Polynesian people famous for seafaring skills http://bit.ly/Rw4NYp. #Samoa #WDLTour
San Marino
#SanMarino is in the Appennine Mountains of northeastern Italy. It is the oldest republic in the world. http://bit.ly/RcnE8G. #WDLTour
Sao Tome and Principe André Thevet helped establish geography as a science in 1500s. His trip to African coast, http://bit.ly/NZ6PeE. #SaoTomeAndPrincipe #WDLTour
Saudi Arabia
One of the best compilations of litanies of peace and blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, http://bit.ly/R11jH0. #SaudiArabia #WDLTour
Senegal
Léopold Sédar Senghor delivered this speech after his election as the first president of #Senegal in 1960 http://bit.ly/NhkIsi. #WDLTour
Serbia
Miroslav’s Gospel, created ~1180, is the most important and beautiful of Serbian manuscript books, http://bit.ly/PDecZ6. #Serbia #WDLTour
Seychelles
This set of documents is an important source for the study of the early history of the #Seychelles, http://bit.ly/QrywLc #WDLTour
Sierra Leone
In 1839 the Spanish slave ship Amistad carried 53 Africans who were abducted from present-day #SierraLeone http://bit.ly/MNiSxH. #WDLTour
Singapore
Pic of workers gathering rattan http://bit.ly/PDkhVk. From studio of G.R. Lambert, immigrant from Dresden, arrived #Singapore 1875. #WDLTour
Slovakia
Devín Castle in southwestern #Slovakia http://bit.ly/Nvo4YB. Many Slovaks consider it a symbol of the beginnings of Slovak history. #WDLTour
Slovenia
1897 portrait of Berta Lergetporer in Slovenian national costume taken by her father, Benedikt http://bit.ly/U8RIlm. #Slovenia #WDLTour
Solomon Islands
Warriors and war canoes at Vella Lavella, #SolomonIslands, http://bit.ly/SOMlrY. Canoes were “magnificent pieces of workmanship...” #WDLTour
Somalia
Depiction of 1903 conflict between British and Mohammed bin Abdulla Hassan in British Somaliland, http://bit.ly/N3YBEc. #Somalia #WDLTour
South Africa
Compilation of Zulu literature in Zulu and English http://bit.ly/RuVL7U. Native storytellers dictated to missionary. #SouthAfrica #WDLTour
Spain
Sole surviving manuscript copy of Poema del Cid, crowning piece of Castilian medieval epic literature http://bit.ly/PVsmVA. #Spain #WDLTour
Sri Lanka
Weighing tea in Ceylon, http://bit.ly/Oa67us. Ceylon became independent country in 1948. Changed name to #SriLanka in 1972. #WDLTour
Sudan
Henri Carbou was a French colonial official and ethnographer who studied Chad and #Sudan and their languages, http://bit.ly/PHJM6r. #WDLTour
Suriname
1881 watercolor of people from various backgrounds in the Dutch colony of #Suriname, http://bit.ly/Q9F2Xq. #WDLTour
Swaziland
"Adventures in #Swaziland: the Story of a South African Boer” http://bit.ly/SkJhGH. Swaziland became independent in 1968. #WDLTour
Sweden
How did Heinrich Neuhaus depict the buildings so accurately on this 1870 map of Stockholm? http://bit.ly/NMTWbn. #Sweden #WDLTour
Switzerland
Swiss chalet in Bernese highlands, http://bit.ly/OQ6JGv. Style was typified by rustic, unpainted wooden architecture. #Switzerland #WDLTour
Syrian Arab Republic
Photo of Great Umayyad Mosque of Damascus (Jāmi' al-Umawī al-Kabīr) from late 19th century http://bit.ly/Q5DBuz #SyrianArabRepublic #WDLTour
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Tajikistan
Fortune telling in #Tajikistan: http://bit.ly/U6bvAd. From Turkestan Album: richest, visual source of info about 1800s Central Asia. #WDLTour
Tanzania
An 1892 account of the Central African Mission of 1877–88 to Ujiji, a town in the eastern part of #Tanzania. http://bit.ly/QGb6rF #WDLTour
Thailand
Remarkable 19th century illustrated manuscript from #Thailand containing poems on the loss of a beloved woman. http://bit.ly/UIrVRk #WDLTour
Timor Leste
An early historical study from 1867 of #TimorLeste (then a Portuguese colony), written by a former governor. http://bit.ly/OmfmXi #WDLTour
Togo
Interested in #constitutions? Take a look at this one from the Republic of #Togo, from 1963. http://bit.ly/OL6wne #WDLTour
Tonga
Learning about #Tonga? See these accounts of British navigators (e.g. Sir Francis Drake) on their voyages: http://bit.ly/TQD4Sn #WDLTour
Trinidad and Tobago
The Old Oak Starlift Steel Orchestra in 1976, playing steel pan music, which originated in #TrinidadAndTobago. http://bit.ly/QK2XjR #WDLTour
Tunisia
Kairwan, former political and religious center of #Tunisia, in 1899. Once known as the country's holiest city. http://bit.ly/RkMkrV #WDLTour
Turkey
From #Turkey: a 1366 illuminated poem (also known as "Qaṣīdat al-burdah") in honor of the Prophet Muhammad. http://bit.ly/PLB9fq #WDLTour
Turkmenistan
An early 20th-century Prokudin-Gorskii photo of a railroad station in the village of Farab, #Turkmenistan. http://bit.ly/PLGsvq #WDLTour
Tuvalu
1899 account of scientific expedition to Funafuti (part of #Tuvalu), to test Darwin's theories on coral reefs. http://bit.ly/O9pOau #WDLTour
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Uganda
Religion, magic, witchcraft and names are all discussed in this 1923 study of the Lango people of #Uganda. http://bit.ly/OOgs3W #WDLTour
Ukraine
An early 20th-century album of 25 views of Kiev, #Ukraine, with captions in Russian, French, and German. http://bit.ly/ROuUdd #WDLTour
United Arab Emirates
Falconer in #UnitedArabEmirates. @UNESCO listed falconry as an #IntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity in 2010. http://bit.ly/QkuVQp #WDLTour
United Kingdom
Vividly illustrated "Book of Urizen" by English poet/artist William Blake. http://bit.ly/QAzYQ9 #UnitedKingdom #WDLTour
United States of America
Earliest known draft of the famous Gettysburg Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln. http://bit.ly/Vx2cf9 #UnitedStatesofAmerica #WDLTour
Uruguay
Women dance Candombe (an #IntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity per @UNESCO) for Carnival in #Uruguay, 1959. http://bit.ly/P0dqnB #WDLTour
Uzbekistan
The elaborately dressed Emir of Bukhara in #Uzbekistan (1905). @UNESCO listed Bukhara as a #WorldHeritageSite. http://bit.ly/UVrwvW #WDLTour
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Vanuatu
On the V's of our #WDLTour. Only a few more to go. Capt Cook arrived at #Vanuatu, which he named New Hebrides, in 1774 http://bit.ly/UwCkOi.
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Early 20th century photo of a market in #Venezuela, http://bit.ly/STrDUh. #WDLTour
Viet Nam
#Vietnam map uses classical Chinese calligraphy, the writing system of Chinese, Vietnamese scholar-officials http://bit.ly/UT53Bb. #WDLTour
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Yemen
Hand-colored engraving depicts Yemeni horsemen with lances exercising in the courtyard of a fort, http://bit.ly/SUB0TX. #Yemen #WDLTour
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Zambia
Victoria Falls is on the Zambezi River that separates #Zambia from Zimbabwe. A local tribe calls it "the smoke that thunders." http://bit.ly/Ou0Brw #WDLTour
Zimbabwe
From 1892, impressions of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill on present-day South Africa, Botswana, and #Zimbabwe, http://bit.ly/Qgfaf3. #WDLTour
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