Letter by Cardinal Richelieu, to Monsieur de la Motte Buddhism Two monks present silkworms smuggled

Two monks present silkworms smuggled from China to the Byzantine Emperor Justinian

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Print from Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-1855

Letter by Cardinal Richelieu, to Monsieur de la Motte Buddhism Two monks present silkworms smuggledLetter by Cardinal Richelieu to Monsieur de la Motte, 17th century (1865). A print from The Autograph Souvenir, A collection of Autograph Letters, Interesting Documents, &c, Executed in Facsimile, by Frederick George Netherclift, by Richard Sims, 1st Series, FG Netherclift, London, 1865.