High School Library

INTERACTIONS & DISRUPTIONS: THE WORLD 1491-1750 
FINDING ARTIFACTS

WHAT IS AN ARTIFACT?

a manmade object or written record from the past that informs us about the time in which it was made or used

OBJECTS (TOOLS, POTTERY, WEAPONS, CLOTHING) ARTWORK (PAINTINGS, SCULTPTURE) ARCHITECTURE (CHURCHES, FORTS, PORTS) MAPS WRITTEN DOCUMENTS (SPEECHES, DIARY/LOG ENTRIES, LETTERS, MANIFESTOS, LAWS, TREATIES)

DATABASES

 

REFERENCE EBOOKS

Museums & More
British	Dutch	Portuguese	Spanish

GOOGLE BOOKS
The Story of Portugal	The Story of Holland	British India	Canada	Sao Paulo (Primary Source)

MAPS
Library of Congress (world maps)	Digital Public Library of America	NY State Historical Maps
The Mariners' Museum	Historic Cities	Osher Map Library

 

Artifacts and Primary Texts/Manuscripts
Met Museum: Heilbrunn Timeline	National Humanities Center: American Beginnings
Fordham University: The Early Modern World	UNESCO
European History Primary Sources	Google Art Project
Jamaica National Heritage Trust	PBS Learning - DPLA
Columbia University Map Links