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Geosciences and Geography

Resources to get you started on your research in geosciences and geography.

Primary Sources for Historical Geography

Making of the Modern World
Full text primary sources from 1450-1850 in economics, trade, business, political science, history.
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Most of the books printed in English from 1473 - 1700.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
18th-century English-language books.
American Periodicals Series (Collection I)
American magazines and journals that originated between 1740 and 1900.
JSTOR
Journals 1838 - present.
Economist Historical Archive
1843-2003.

Primary News Resources - Early Newspapers

Early American Newspapers
American newspapers, 1690-1922
17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
17th and 18th century British newspapers.
19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Full article access to major, rural, and specialty news sources.
19th Century British Newspapers
Full article access to newspapers from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Includes both major news publications and penny papers. Coverage: 1800-1900.
Times Digital Archive
1875-1985