#Henry J. Warre

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Staff Pick of the Week

In 1846 the British and Americans finally settled their land dispute over the Oregon Territory, potentially preventing another war from breaking out, as both countries had begun to populate the land. One year before the treaty was finalized, the British sent out Lt. Henry J. Warre and another officer to do a reconnaissance mission of the territory. The primary goal was to get a lay of the land if war was truly to break out. While taking military notes, Lt. Henry J. Warre also completed at least 80 sketches of the natural environment and the groups of people they encountered. Although his findings were never used since both governments had reached peace before his journey was completed, a folio of his work started to circulate in London, published two years after his return. Why the artwork had been made wasn’t released to the public.

Our edition of Warre's Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory was published in Barre, Massachusetts by the Imprint Society in 1970 and printed by the Meriden Gravure Company in Connecticut in an edition of 1,950. Warre’s 71 watercolors were reproduced from the originals in four-color duotone offset lithography. The font is Monotype Bell set A. Colish in Mt. Vernon, New York, on paper made by the Curtis Paper Company in Newark, Delaware. Finally, the binding was done by the Russel-Rutter Company in New York.

I really liked the art in this book, especially how soft the colors are, and even though there isn’t a lot of details, Warre managed to capture the beauty of his environment. It’s also fascinating that his evocative watercolors were not made simply to capture the beauty of the journey but were an act of reconnaissance. Flipping through the pages truly gives you an idea of what his journey looked like and what he thought was important to capture. When I picked this book up I didn’t realize it had such a cool story behind it!

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- Sarah W, Special Collections Undergraduate Intern

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Delaware

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Formed From:

Colony of Delaware

Region:

Mid-Atlantic

Bordering:

Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the Atlantic Ocean

Nicknames:

· The First State

· The Small Wonder

· Blue Hen State

· The Diamond State

Motto:

Liberty and Independence

Anthem:

Our Delaware

Before Statehood:

Delaware Colony, New Netherland, New Sweden

Admitted to the Union:

December 07, 1787 (1st)

Flag of State:

Seal of State:

Living Insignia:

* Bird:

Delaware Blue Hen

* Butterfly:

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

* Wildlife Animal:

Grey Fox

* Fish:

Weakfish

* Flower:

Peach Blossom

* Insect:

7-Spotted Ladybug

* Tree:

American Holly

Inanimate Insignia:

* Beverage:

Milk

* Colors:

· Colonial Blue

· Buff

* Food:

· Strawberry

· Peach Custard Pie

* Fossil:

Belemnite

* Mineral:

Sillimanite

* Slogan:

Endless Discoveries

[Formerly: It's Good Being First]

* Soil:

Greenwich

State Route Marker:

State Quarter:

Original Inhabitants:

Eastern Algonquian tribes known as the Unami Lenape, or Delaware, who lived mostly along the coast; and the Nanticoke who occupied much of the southern Delmarva Peninsula.

Date Settled:

1631

Settlers:

Dutch

Twenty (20) Famous People From Delaware:

· Wilbur L. Adams [1884-1937]

· Caleb P. Bennett [1758-1836]

· Isaac Collins [1746-1817]

· Henry du Pont [1812-1889]

· Oliver Evans [1755-1819]

· William H. Forwood [1838-1915]

· George Gray [1840-1925]

· David Hall [1752-1817]

· Kensey Johns, Jr. [1791-1857]

· Robert Kirkwood [1756-1791]

· Daniel J. Layton [1879-1960]

· Sarah McBride [born 1990]

· John A. Nicholson [1827-1906]

· John W. O'Daniel [1894-1975]

· Aubrey Plaza [born 1984]

· Cynthia Rothrock [born 1957]

· Melanie Sloan [born 1965]

· James Tilton [1745-1822]

· Mabel Vernon [1883-1975]

· David Weigel [born 1981]

Five (5) Facts:

· Since the turn of the 20th century, Delaware is a de facto onshore corporate haven.

· The state was named after the Delaware River, which in turn derived its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr.

· Within a year of settling, all of the Dutch settlers were killed in a dispute with area Native American tribes.

· Like the other middle colonies, the Lower Counties on the Delaware initially showed little enthusiasm for a break with Britain.

· By 1810 three-quarters of all blacks in Delaware were free.

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Varsity matches: Nigel Owens to referee Oxford v Cambridge men

Varsity matches: Nigel Owens to referee Oxford v Cambridge men

Varsity matches: Nigel Owens to referee Oxford v Cambridge men

Nigel Owens (centre) will be supported by assistant referees Clare Daniels and Greg Garner

Varsity matches: Oxford v Cambridge Venue: Twickenham Date: Thursday, 6 December Kick-off: 15:00 GMT Coverage: Women’s match live on BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website and app from 11:20 GMT Men’s match live on BBC Two, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and BBC Sport website and app from 14:45 GMT.

World Cup final referee Nigel Owens will take charge of the 137th men’s Varsity match between Oxford and Cambridge on Thursday.

He will lead the game for the first time and becomes the first Welshmen since Tom Williams in 1903 to do so.

The game will be at Twickenham, where Owens refereed the 2015 World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia.

“So many of the greatest referees have officiated at the Varsity Match at Twickenham,” Owens said.

The 47-year-old will be in the middle of the European Champions Cup tie between Racing 92 and Leicester in Paris on Sunday, but has been given special dispensation by referee manager Joel Jutge to referee the Varsity match.

“I’m very grateful to him and I’m really looking forward to being a part of such an historic occasion,” added Owens.

He follows in the footsteps of Derek Bevan, who took charge of the Varsity game in 1993 – two years after refereeing the World Cup final.

“It is fantastic to have the endorsement of the world’s leading referee for our fixture at Twickenham,” said Varsity Match Company CEO David Searle.

The 30th edition of the women’s match between the two university sides will be played beforehand.

Oxford men: Ransom; Barley, Kearns, Waldouck, Stileman; Humberstone, Tresidder; Parker, Henry, Morris, Dix, Robson, Pozniak, Miller, Kerneis.

Replacements: Navarajasegaran, Hennessy, King, Warr, Jones, McGagh, Jackson, Martin.

Cambridge men: Gatus; Baines, King, Hennessey, Story; Phillips, Bell; MacCallum, Huppatz, Dean, Eriksen, Hunter, Leonard, McMahon, Koster.

Replacements: Schusman, Somers, Dixon, Beckett, Smart, Saunders, Gnodde.

Oxford women: Hurton; Wigginton, Trott, D’Cruz, Potts; Kennedy, Ling; Ellender, Bidgood, Sopher, Opara, Collis, Bernier, Murison, Cooper.

Replacements: Cartwright, Rees, Durbin, Vodounon, Male, Wellens, Carter, Simpson.

Cambridge women: Gibson; Farrant, Nicholls, Coleman, Miller; Gimson, Marks (capt); Orriss, Chan, Pierce, Elgar, Bramley, F Shuttleworth, J Shuttleworth, Pratt.

Replacements: Abele, Taylor, Spruzen, Hoshizaki, Clark, Bradshaw, Meju, Brough.

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