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1601. Family tea establishment : Hollis, Walford & Co. : 2, Bold Street & 8, Dale Street, Liverpool.

Family tea establishment : Hollis, Walford & Co. : 2, Bold Street & 8, Dale Street, Liverpool.
Creator:
Hollis, Walford & Co.
Date:
[after 1842]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 21 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1602. Bill for house repairs provided to Mr. Wadsworth, 1822.

Bill for house repairs provided to Mr. Wadsworth, 1822.
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 13 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1603. Cut-paper diorama of the HMS Defiance.

Cut-paper diorama of the HMS Defiance.
Creator:
Walker, Augustine
Date:
1762
Physical Description:
1 diorama ; 48 x 59 x 7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1604. Hinton & Lock : toy makers, at the sign of the Orange Tree, the corner of Craborn Alley, in Little Newport Street near Leicester Fields.

Hinton & Lock : toy makers, at the sign of the Orange Tree, the corner of Craborn Alley, in Little Newport Street near Leicester Fields.
Creator:
Darly, M. (Mary)
Date:
[not after 1778]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1605. Collection of nine printed specimens of silver foil stamped labels.

Collection of nine printed specimens of silver foil stamped labels.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1606. A map of the Zoological Society Gardens in Regents Park commonly called The Zoo : first open'd to the public in 1828 and later containing "the most comprehensive assemblage of animated nature in the whole kingdom" : drawn by J.P. Sayer.

A map of the Zoological Society Gardens in Regents Park commonly called The Zoo : first open'd to the public in 1828 and later containing "the most comprehensive assemblage of animated nature in the whole kingdom" : drawn by J.P. Sayer.
Creator:
Zoological Society of London
Date:
[approximately 1947]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet : color maps ; 42 x 28 cm, folded to 21 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1607. A pottle of strawberries, to beguile a short journey, or a long half hour / by Albert Smith ; with illustrations by Gilbert and Henning.

A pottle of strawberries, to beguile a short journey, or a long half hour / by Albert Smith ; with illustrations by Gilbert and Henning.
Creator:
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Date:
MDCCCXLVIII [1848]
Physical Description:
62 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1608. Julia Maria Barmby and Charlotte Elizabeth Barmby commonplace books.

Julia Maria Barmby and Charlotte Elizabeth Barmby commonplace books.
Creator:
Barmby, Julia Maria, 1823–1892
Date:
ca. 1844-1865
Physical Description:
2 volumes ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1609. Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia.

Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia.
Creator:
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778–1823
Date:
1821
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 44 [i.e. 34] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Cornelius Osgood, transfer from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

1610. Album of animal drawings and lithographs.

Album of animal drawings and lithographs.
Date:
1832-1834
Physical Description:
1 v. ([9] leaves, with many blanks) : ill. ; 22 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1611. Little Gertrude's picture book, from mamma, 1864.

Little Gertrude's picture book, from mamma, 1864.
Creator:
Egerton, Mary Sarah Amherst, Lady, 1837–1892
Date:
1864
Physical Description:
1 v. (ca. 140 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1612. Robert Hesketh travel diary.

Robert Hesketh travel diary.
Creator:
Hesketh, Robert (Architect)
Date:
1839 October 22-1840 February 19
Physical Description:
1 v. ([64] p., with blanks) ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1613. Tractatus de armis.

Tractatus de armis.
Creator:
Bado Aureo, Johannes de
Date:
circa 1450
Physical Description:
1 v. (72 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1614. Bill for clothes, notions, and fabrics, 1801.

Bill for clothes, notions, and fabrics, 1801.
Creator:
Watson (Clothier)
Date:
1801
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 24 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1615. Emergency bulletin : lunch edition. No. 3, Thursday, May 6th.

Emergency bulletin : lunch edition. No. 3, Thursday, May 6th.
Date:
[1926]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 26 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1616. [Advertisement for Pinoli's Restaurant, London].

[Advertisement for Pinoli's Restaurant, London].
Creator:
Pinoli's Restaurant
Date:
[192-?]
Physical Description:
[4] pages : illustration ; 90 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1617. [Photographic postcard of an unidentified group of people seated in an open top bus].

[Photographic postcard of an unidentified group of people seated in an open top bus].
Date:
[approximately 1910-1920?]
Physical Description:
1 postcard : sepia tint ; 9 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1618. Harper's Magazine for September (Vol. 77, No. 460), published Aug. 1888.

Harper's Magazine for September (Vol. 77, No. 460), published Aug. 1888.
Creator:
Harper & Brothers
Date:
1888
Physical Description:
[4] pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1619. Funeral biscuits : made by A. Butterworth, Confectioner, Ardwick.

Funeral biscuits : made by A. Butterworth, Confectioner, Ardwick.
Date:
[approximately 1825]
Physical Description:
1 biscuit wrapper ; 110 x 100 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1620. Vere Foster's Copy books : Original series.

Vere Foster's Copy books : Original series.
Creator:
Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
Date:
[approximately 1897?]
Physical Description:
[24] pages : illustrations ; 17 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1621. May the first fruits of your undertakings be timely and bountiful.

May the first fruits of your undertakings be timely and bountiful.
Date:
[1890?]
Physical Description:
1 card : color illustrations ; 13 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1622. G. H. Hovey & Sons : general drapers, cabinet makers and upholsterers, Angel Street and Castle Street, Sheffield.

G. H. Hovey & Sons : general drapers, cabinet makers and upholsterers, Angel Street and Castle Street, Sheffield.
Creator:
Smith, J.A.
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1623. In affectionate remembrance of [George Christopher Woods] : who died [1st June] 190[5] : aged [1 years 8 months] : interred at Forest Hill Cemetery : in grave no. [blank]

In affectionate remembrance of [George Christopher Woods] : who died [1st June] 190[5] : aged [1 years 8 months] : interred at Forest Hill Cemetery : in grave no. [blank]
Date:
1905
Physical Description:
1 folded card : letterpress ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1624. Lady Fanny Flutter, at home on midsummer night : for waltzing and flirting, (the latter the natural consequence of the former).

Lady Fanny Flutter, at home on midsummer night : for waltzing and flirting, (the latter the natural consequence of the former).
Date:
circa 1800
Physical Description:
1 card ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1625. Forget me not bookmark.

Forget me not bookmark.
Date:
ca. 1870?
Physical Description:
1 bookmark ; 21 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1626. John Palmer mail coach token.

John Palmer mail coach token.
Date:
1797
Physical Description:
1 token : copper ; diameter 27 mm, depth 1 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1627. Mary Linwood letter, to an unidentified recipient, July 27, about trilobite and fossil specimens she has obtained : manuscript.

Mary Linwood letter, to an unidentified recipient, July 27, about trilobite and fossil specimens she has obtained : manuscript.
Creator:
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
Date:
circa 1830? July 27
Physical Description:
1 item (4 pages) ; 19 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1628. Ornamental groups, descriptive of flowers, birds, shells, fruit, insects, &c. and illustrative of a new theory of colouring, from designs and paintings by M. Gartside. The whole engraved and coloured under her immediate inspection ...

Ornamental groups, descriptive of flowers, birds, shells, fruit, insects, &c. and illustrative of a new theory of colouring, from designs and paintings by M. Gartside. The whole engraved and coloured under her immediate inspection ...
Creator:
Gartside, Mary
Date:
1808 [that is, 1811?]
Physical Description:
[4], 44 pages, [18] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 57 x 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1629. Remembrances of the Great Exhibition : a series of views beautifully engraved on steel, from drawings made on the spot : including a general history of its origin, progress, and close.

Remembrances of the Great Exhibition : a series of views beautifully engraved on steel, from drawings made on the spot : including a general history of its origin, progress, and close.
Date:
[1852]
Physical Description:
10 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 x 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1630. Fragments on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts in possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written : the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton, esq. ; assisted by his son, J. Adey Repton, F.A.S.

Fragments on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts in possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written : the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton, esq. ; assisted by his son, J. Adey Repton, F.A.S.
Creator:
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
xii, 238, [2] pages, [43] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1631. Ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia.

Ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia.
Creator:
Adam, Robert, 1728–1792
Date:
1764
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1632. Rokeby : a poem / by Walter Scott, Esq.

Rokeby : a poem / by Walter Scott, Esq.
Creator:
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
[8], 330, cxvi, 3 p. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1633. Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works : applied to the arts of smithing, joinery, carpentry, turning, bricklayery : to which is added Mechanick dyalling : shewing how to draw a true sun-dyal on any given plane ... / by Joseph Moxon, ...

Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works : applied to the arts of smithing, joinery, carpentry, turning, bricklayery : to which is added Mechanick dyalling : shewing how to draw a true sun-dyal on any given plane ... / by Joseph Moxon, ...
Creator:
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Date:
1703
Physical Description:
[viii], 287, [305]-352 p., [26] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1634. Britannia illustrata, or, Views of all the palaces, several seats and other publick buildings of England, very neatly engrav'd = Les veües de les palais, et de diverses belles maisons, et d'aütres publiques batiments de l'Angleterre, graves fort curieusement.

Britannia illustrata, or, Views of all the palaces, several seats and other publick buildings of England, very neatly engrav'd = Les veües de les palais, et de diverses belles maisons, et d'aütres publiques batiments de l'Angleterre, graves fort curieusement.
Date:
1724
Physical Description:
[14] leaves : all ill. ; 18 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1635. Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America, from the year 1772, to 1777 : elucidating the history of that country ... with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea / by Captn. J. G. Stedman ...

Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America, from the year 1772, to 1777 : elucidating the history of that country ... with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & Negroes of Guinea / by Captn. J. G. Stedman ...
Creator:
Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744–1797
Date:
1796
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., maps, plans ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1636. China, in a series of views : displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire / drawn, from original and authentic sketches, by Thomas Allom, esq. ; with historical and descriptive notices by the Rev. G.N. Wright, M.A.

China, in a series of views : displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire / drawn, from original and authentic sketches, by Thomas Allom, esq. ; with historical and descriptive notices by the Rev. G.N. Wright, M.A.
Creator:
Allom, Thomas, 1804–1872
Date:
1843
Physical Description:
4 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1637. Portraits of children of the mobility / drawn from nature by J. Leech ; with memoirs and characteristic sketches by the author of "The comic English grammar," etc.

Portraits of children of the mobility / drawn from nature by J. Leech ; with memoirs and characteristic sketches by the author of "The comic English grammar," etc.
Creator:
Leech, John, 1817–1864
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
[4], 47, [1] p., 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1638. Signal manual from the French ship Neptune.

Signal manual from the French ship Neptune.
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
1 v. (44 pages) : ill. ; 18 x 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1639. Bill for school expenses for Miss H. Townley at Mrs. Laurie's school, Bath Place, Reading.

Bill for school expenses for Miss H. Townley at Mrs. Laurie's school, Bath Place, Reading.
Creator:
Laurie, Mrs, active 1831
Date:
June 16th, 1831
Physical Description:
1 sheet (2 pages) ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1640. [Print of 2 gentlemen in a field with two dogs].

[Print of 2 gentlemen in a field with two dogs].
Date:
[186-?]
Physical Description:
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 15 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ken Spelman Books

1641. Verandering van woonste : Chs. Everts & Cie : van Kronenberg (Pruyssen) : magazyn van alle soorten van yzer-waeren.

Verandering van woonste : Chs. Everts & Cie : van Kronenberg (Pruyssen) : magazyn van alle soorten van yzer-waeren.
Creator:
Defferrez, L.
Date:
[1840s?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 21 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1642. Project Ocean : Selfridges fish guide.

Project Ocean : Selfridges fish guide.
Date:
2011
Physical Description:
[56] pages : color illustrations ; 7 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1643. Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) and eggs, with red currant (Ribes cf. rubrum L.) and Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), both closed and open, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) and eggs, with red currant (Ribes cf. rubrum L.) and Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), both closed and open, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

1644. Thy Christmas be happy.

Thy Christmas be happy.
Date:
[approximately 1900]
Physical Description:
1 Christmas card : color illustrations ; 70 x 50 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1645. The supernatural visitor, or, Warnings from the world of spirits relating the appearance of persons after death, for the purpose of detecting murders, forewarning death, and discovering hidden treasures / by C. Williams, author of numerous popular works.

The supernatural visitor, or, Warnings from the world of spirits relating the appearance of persons after death, for the purpose of detecting murders, forewarning death, and discovering hidden treasures / by C. Williams, author of numerous popular works.
Creator:
Williams, C., active 1840
Date:
1840
Physical Description:
24 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1646. Characters of trees : in a series of seven plates / drawn and etched by F. [i.e. J.] Martin ...

Characters of trees : in a series of seven plates / drawn and etched by F. [i.e. J.] Martin ...
Creator:
Martin, John, 1789–1854
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
7 leaves : all ill. ; 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1647. Description of a view of the island and harbour of Bombay : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Mr. R. Burford.

Description of a view of the island and harbour of Bombay : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Mr. R. Burford.
Creator:
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
12 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1648. Histoire de l'entree de la reyne mere dv roy tres-chrestien, dans la Grande-Bretaigne : enrichie de planches / par le sr. de la Serre ...

Histoire de l'entree de la reyne mere dv roy tres-chrestien, dans la Grande-Bretaigne : enrichie de planches / par le sr. de la Serre ...
Creator:
La Serre, M. de (Jean-Puget), ca. 1600–1665
Date:
1639
Physical Description:
72 p., [9] leaves of plates (some folded) : port., ill. ; 41 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1649. Here in thys boke afore ar contenyt the bokys of haukyng and huntyng with other plesuris dyuerse as in the boke apperis and also of cootarmuris a nobull werke. ...

Here in thys boke afore ar contenyt the bokys of haukyng and huntyng with other plesuris dyuerse as in the boke apperis and also of cootarmuris a nobull werke. ...
Creator:
Berners, Juliana, 1388?-
Date:
[1486]
Physical Description:
[180] p. : ill. ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1650. Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia.

Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia.
Creator:
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778–1823
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 44 [i.e. 34] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 62 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1651. The life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B. : from His Lordship's manuscripts / by the Rev. James Stanier Clarke, F.R.S., Librarian to the Prince, and Chaplain of His Royal Highness's Household, and John M'Arthur, Esq. LL.D., Late Secretary to Admiral Lord Viscount Hood.

The life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B. : from His Lordship's manuscripts / by the Rev. James Stanier Clarke, F.R.S., Librarian to the Prince, and Chaplain of His Royal Highness's Household, and John M'Arthur, Esq. LL.D., Late Secretary to Admiral Lord Viscount Hood.
Creator:
Clarke, James Stanier, 1765?-1834
Date:
1809
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 36 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1652. Life in Bombay, and the neighboring out-stations : with illustrations.

Life in Bombay, and the neighboring out-stations : with illustrations.
Date:
1852
Physical Description:
xvi, 350 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1653. Panorama of the Rhine and the adjacent country from Cologne to Mayence / drawn from nature by F. W. Delkeskamp ; engraved by John Clark ; to which are now added maps showing the routes from Calais, Ostend, and Rotterdam, to Cologne, and from Mayence to the sources of the Rhine, together with the steam boat companion, describing the places between Rotterdam and Mayence.

Panorama of the Rhine and the adjacent country from Cologne to Mayence / drawn from nature by F. W. Delkeskamp ; engraved by John Clark ; to which are now added maps showing the routes from Calais, Ostend, and Rotterdam, to Cologne, and from Mayence to the sources of the Rhine, together with the steam boat companion, describing the places between Rotterdam and Mayence.
Creator:
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863
Date:
[between 1834 and 1839]
Physical Description:
3 prints on 6 sheets : engraving ; sheets end-to-end 284 x 28 cm, accordion folded to 19 x 23 cm, in covers 21 x 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1654. [Collection of prints illustrating Victoria and Albert and their children].

[Collection of prints illustrating Victoria and Albert and their children].
Date:
ca. 1845]
Physical Description:
[10] sheets : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1655. The Queen's visit to Jersey, September 3rd, 1846.

The Queen's visit to Jersey, September 3rd, 1846.
Creator:
Le Capelain, John, 1814?-1848
Date:
1847
Physical Description:
[6] pages, [25] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 65 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1656. Coloured views on the Liverpool and Manchester railway : with plates of the coaches, machines, &c., from drawings made on the spot / by Mr. T.T. Bury ; with descriptive particulars, serving as a guide to travellers on the railway.

Coloured views on the Liverpool and Manchester railway : with plates of the coaches, machines, &c., from drawings made on the spot / by Mr. T.T. Bury ; with descriptive particulars, serving as a guide to travellers on the railway.
Creator:
Bury, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1811–1877
Date:
1833 [i.e. 1834]
Physical Description:
2 pt. : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1657. A collection of English grasses.

A collection of English grasses.
Creator:
Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847
Date:
circa 1792-1808
Physical Description:
1 v. ([1], 105 leaves) : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1658. Asiatic costumes drawn by Captn. R. Smith 44th. Regt, 1826.

Asiatic costumes drawn by Captn. R. Smith 44th. Regt, 1826.
Creator:
Smith, Robert, 1792–1882
Date:
1826
Physical Description:
1 v. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1659. Coffin furniture catalog.

Coffin furniture catalog.
Date:
circa 1823?
Physical Description:
1 volume (41 folded leaves) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1660. Six views of the most important towns, and mining districts, upon the table land of Mexico / drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward, and engraved by Mr. Pye ; with a statistical account of each.

Six views of the most important towns, and mining districts, upon the table land of Mexico / drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward, and engraved by Mr. Pye ; with a statistical account of each.
Creator:
Ward, Emily Elizabeth, 1798–1882
Date:
MDCCCXXIX [1829]
Physical Description:
[8] leaves, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 33 x 50 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1661. Behar amateur lithographic scrap book.

Behar amateur lithographic scrap book.
Creator:
D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845
Date:
[1828?]
Physical Description:
[24] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 29 x 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1662. Billhead of N. Kelly & Son, stationer, for a purchase by Blake.

Billhead of N. Kelly & Son, stationer, for a purchase by Blake.
Creator:
N. Kelly & Son
Date:
1835
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 10 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1663. Day & Martin : proprietors of the real Japan blacking, London and Liverpool.

Day & Martin : proprietors of the real Japan blacking, London and Liverpool.
Creator:
Day and Martin
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : chromolithograph ; 9 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1664. Sciagraphs of British batrachians and reptiles.

Sciagraphs of British batrachians and reptiles.
Creator:
Green, James (Zoological Artist)
Date:
1897
Physical Description:
13 photographs : albumen prints, on card mounts ; sheets 14.3 x 10 cm, on mounts 16.1 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1665. Pond life.

Pond life.
Creator:
Dilnot, John
Date:
2014
Physical Description:
[12] pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1666. ?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria L.), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), both closed and open, with wasp cocoon, ants and cocoons, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria L.), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), both closed and open, with wasp cocoon, ants and cocoons, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

1667. The Kinora.

The Kinora.
Date:
[1911?]
Physical Description:
1 mutoscope : mahogany, steel, glass ; 16 cm wide x 32 cm deep x 27 cm high (unfolded)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1668. Rose Hannah Hands sampler.

Rose Hannah Hands sampler.
Creator:
Hands, Rose Hannah, 1831 or 1832–1893
Date:
1840
Physical Description:
1 sampler : embroidery ; visible area 41 x 31 cm, in frame 53 x 43 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1669. The hare and the tortoise : a new game.

The hare and the tortoise : a new game.
Date:
Novr. 5th. 1849
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored lithograph ; 43 x 54 cm, folded to 14 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

1670. Crowned heads, or, Contemporary sovereigns : an instructive game.

Crowned heads, or, Contemporary sovereigns : an instructive game.
Date:
[ca. 1845?]
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored lithograph ; 56 x 76 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

1671. Pigot, engraver & copper plate printer : no. 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.

Pigot, engraver & copper plate printer : no. 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.
Creator:
Pigot, James, 1769–1843
Date:
[between 1810 and 1821]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 60 x 78 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1672. [Metallic cut paper greeting card].

[Metallic cut paper greeting card].
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 folded card : color illustrations ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1673. The Eastern puzzle.

The Eastern puzzle.
Date:
[approximately 1885]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1674. America [cartographic material].

America [cartographic material].
Creator:
Valck, G. (Gerard), 1651–1726
Date:
[ca. 1686]
Physical Description:
1 map : hand colored ; 56.5 x 95 cm, on sheet 63.5 x 102 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1675. [Chart of the Thames estuary with a view of the English fleet burning in the Medway] [cartographic material].

[Chart of the Thames estuary with a view of the English fleet burning in the Medway] [cartographic material].
Creator:
Allard, Hugo, approximately 1628–1691
Date:
1667
Physical Description:
1 map ; 34 x 45 cm, on sheet 45 x 49 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1676. A book of caricaturas : on sixty copper plates, with ye principles of designing in that droll & pleasing manner / by M. Darly ; with sundry ancient & modern examples & several well known caricaturas, taken from the Tabernacles, Newmarket Playhouses, &c., &c.

A book of caricaturas : on sixty copper plates, with ye principles of designing in that droll & pleasing manner / by M. Darly ; with sundry ancient & modern examples & several well known caricaturas, taken from the Tabernacles, Newmarket Playhouses, &c., &c.
Creator:
Darly, M. (Mary)
Date:
[1762]
Physical Description:
60 leaves : chiefly ill. ; 14 x 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1677. [Views on the River Wye].

[Views on the River Wye].
Creator:
Jukes, Francis, 1745–1812
Date:
[1797-1802]
Physical Description:
16 prints : aquatint and etching ; platemarks 37 x 47 cm, on sheets 41 x 54 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1678. Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura egizia, etrusca, e greca : con, Un ragionamento apologetico in difesa dell'architettura egizia, e toscana / opera del cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi = Divers manners of ornamenting chimneys and all other parts of houses taken from the Egyptian, Tuscan and Grecian architecture : with An apologetical essay in defence of the Egyptian and Tuscan architecture / by John Baptist Piranesi, Knight = Différentes manières d'orner les cheminées et toute autre partie des édifices tirées de l'architecture égyptienne, étrusque, et grèque : avec, Un discours apologetique en faveur de l'architecture égyptienne, et toscane / par le chevalier Jean Baptiste Piranesi.

Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura egizia, etrusca, e greca : con, Un ragionamento apologetico in difesa dell'architettura egizia, e toscana / opera del cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi = Divers manners of ornamenting chimneys and all other parts of houses taken from the Egyptian, Tuscan and Grecian architecture : with An apologetical essay in defence of the Egyptian and Tuscan architecture / by John Baptist Piranesi, Knight = Différentes manières d'orner les cheminées et toute autre partie des édifices tirées de l'architecture égyptienne, étrusque, et grèque : avec, Un discours apologetique en faveur de l'architecture égyptienne, et toscane / par le chevalier Jean Baptiste Piranesi.
Creator:
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720–1778
Date:
MDCCLXIX [1769]
Physical Description:
[4], 30, [2], 31-35, [3] pages, [4], 66 leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 55 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1679. Picturesque antiquities of Bristol / drawn from nature & on stone by J.S. Prout.

Picturesque antiquities of Bristol / drawn from nature & on stone by J.S. Prout.
Creator:
Prout, J. S. (John Skinner), 1806–1876
Date:
[1835]
Physical Description:
29 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1680. The Gentleman's magazine.

The Gentleman's magazine.
Date:
1731-1907
Physical Description:
v. [plates (part col.) ports., maps (part fold.) facsims. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1681. Paul Etienne Lincoln : New York, New York, hot cold.

Paul Etienne Lincoln : New York, New York, hot cold.
Creator:
Lincoln, Paul Etienne
Date:
[1991]
Physical Description:
[1] portfolio [20 p., [6] cards, [26] bank notes, [3] cards] : ill. ; 7 x 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1682. A list of pictures at Kingsweston, taken July 1695.

A list of pictures at Kingsweston, taken July 1695.
Date:
1695
Physical Description:
1 v. ([22] p.) ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1683. Drawings and notebooks on porcelain painting.

Drawings and notebooks on porcelain painting.
Creator:
Hancock, John, 1804–1839
Date:
circa 1821-1836
Physical Description:
6 v. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 27 small sheets of drawings
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1684. Gladiatoria fencing manual.

Gladiatoria fencing manual.
Date:
1440s
Physical Description:
1 v. ([86] p.) : ill. ; 18 x 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1685. H. Repton, landscape gardener [graphic] : Hare Street, near Romford, Essex / H. Repton inv. & delin. ; T. Medland sculpt.

H. Repton, landscape gardener [graphic] : Hare Street, near Romford, Essex / H. Repton inv. & delin. ; T. Medland sculpt.
Creator:
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:
[ca. 1797?]
Physical Description:
1 print : engraving ; sheet 66 x 95 mm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1686. Account of the last voyage of Thomas Cavendish.

Account of the last voyage of Thomas Cavendish.
Creator:
Cavendish, Thomas, 1560–1592
Date:
1592
Physical Description:
1 v. (38 leaves) ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1687. Wallis's new dissected map of America : engraved from the latest authorities, for the use of young students in geography [cartographic material].

Wallis's new dissected map of America : engraved from the latest authorities, for the use of young students in geography [cartographic material].
Creator:
Wallis, J. (John), -1818
Date:
[between 1812 and 1818]
Physical Description:
1 jigsaw puzzle (39 pieces) : paper on wood, hand colored ; 26 x 21 cm, on sheet 28 x 23 cm, in wooden box 16 x 13 x 4 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1688. Miss Cooper educates a limited number of young ladies.

Miss Cooper educates a limited number of young ladies.
Creator:
Cooper, Miss, active 19th century
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([2] leaves) ; 19 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1689. Selections from George Edwards' A natural history of uncommon birds : with additional watercolors and engravings by Eleazar Albin.

Selections from George Edwards' A natural history of uncommon birds : with additional watercolors and engravings by Eleazar Albin.
Creator:
Edwards, George, 1694–1773
Date:
approximately 1746
Physical Description:
1 volume (53 leaves, with blanks) : illustrations ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1690. A. Gotelee, bookseller, stationer, binder and a general printer, Post Office, Oldham : begs to announce that his Christmas Sale will be opened on Tuesday, November 22nd, 1892, and following days, when a choice selection of English & foreign goods, suitable for presents, will be on view.

A. Gotelee, bookseller, stationer, binder and a general printer, Post Office, Oldham : begs to announce that his Christmas Sale will be opened on Tuesday, November 22nd, 1892, and following days, when a choice selection of English & foreign goods, suitable for presents, will be on view.
Creator:
A. Gotelee (Oldham, England)
Date:
1892
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1691. Many happy returns of the day.

Many happy returns of the day.
Date:
[1896?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : color illustrations ; 12 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1692. Rose Bruce, of Dublin.

Rose Bruce, of Dublin.
Creator:
Andras, Catherine, 1775–1860
Date:
1799
Physical Description:
1 sculpture : painted wax ; figure 18 cm high x 19 cm wide (at base), in shadow box 33 x 28 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1693. Souvenir of the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow 1938.

Souvenir of the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow 1938.
Creator:
Empire Exhibition (1938 : Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:
[1938]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 15 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1694. The road to the temple of honour and fame : an instructive and entertaining game.

The road to the temple of honour and fame : an instructive and entertaining game.
Date:
May 20, 1811
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 59 x 43 cm, folded to 20 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

1695. Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785.

Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785.
Creator:
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759–1806
Date:
1785
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket : engraving ; 7.5 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1696. A U.P.L. shopping expedition.

A U.P.L. shopping expedition.
Date:
[ca. 1945?]
Physical Description:
1 game ; in box 22 x 15 x 2 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk

1697. The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng, : on Salisbury plain, restored, / by Inigo Jones ... To which are added, the Chorea Gigantum, or, Stone-Heng restored to the Danes, By Doctor Charleton; and Mr. Webb's Vindication of Stone-Heng restored, In answer to Dr. Charleton's reflections; with observations upon the orders and rules of architecture in use among the antient Romans. Before the whole are prefixed, certain memoirs relating to the life of Inigo Jones ...

The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng, : on Salisbury plain, restored, / by Inigo Jones ... To which are added, the Chorea Gigantum, or, Stone-Heng restored to the Danes, By Doctor Charleton; and Mr. Webb's Vindication of Stone-Heng restored, In answer to Dr. Charleton's reflections; with observations upon the orders and rules of architecture in use among the antient Romans. Before the whole are prefixed, certain memoirs relating to the life of Inigo Jones ...
Creator:
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652
Date:
MDCCXXV [1725]
Physical Description:
[12], 72, [10], 48 p., [6], 228, [13] p., [12] leaves of plates (some folding) : ill., ports. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1698. Skelton's Engraved illustrations of the principal antiquities of Oxfordshire / from original drawings by F. Mackenzie ; accompanied with descriptive & historical notices.

Skelton's Engraved illustrations of the principal antiquities of Oxfordshire / from original drawings by F. Mackenzie ; accompanied with descriptive & historical notices.
Creator:
Skelton, Joseph, 1783–1871
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
1 v. (various pagings) : ill., map ; 42cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1699. Pen & pencil reminiscences of a campaign in South Africa / by Thomas J. Lucas ... ; illustrated with beautiful colour-tinted lithographs.

Pen & pencil reminiscences of a campaign in South Africa / by Thomas J. Lucas ... ; illustrated with beautiful colour-tinted lithographs.
Creator:
Lucas, Thomas J
Date:
[1861]
Physical Description:
[10], 35 p., 20 leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1700. A dream of John Ball and A king's lesson / by William Morris.

A dream of John Ball and A king's lesson / by William Morris.
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834–1896
Date:
1892
Physical Description:
123 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts