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201. Happy may they birthday be.

Happy may they birthday be.
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 item : color illustrations ; 22 x 8 cm, folded to 12 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

202. A general history of quadrupeds. The figures engraved on wood by Thomas Bewick.

A general history of quadrupeds. The figures engraved on wood by Thomas Bewick.
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
x, 525, [1] p. ill. 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

203. The Great Exhibition "wot is to be", or, Probable results of the industry of all nations in the year '51 : showing what is to be exhibited, who is to exhibit it; in short, how its [!] all going to be done / By Vates Secundus.

The Great Exhibition "wot is to be", or, Probable results of the industry of all nations in the year '51 : showing what is to be exhibited, who is to exhibit it; in short, how its [!] all going to be done / By Vates Secundus.
Creator:
Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
22 leaves : col. ill. 14 x 586 cm. fold. to 14 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Brian and Linda Gracie

204. The environs of London : reduced from an actual survey in 16 sheets / by the late John Rocque ... ; with new improvements to the year 1763.

The environs of London : reduced from an actual survey in 16 sheets / by the late John Rocque ... ; with new improvements to the year 1763.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
[1763]
Physical Description:
1 map on 4 sheets ; 86 x 125 cm., sheets 58 x 79 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

205. The particulars and inventories of the estates of the sub-governor, deputy governor, and directors of the South-sea company : and of Robert Surman, late deputy-cashier, and of John Grigsby, late accomptant of the said company : together with the abstracts of the same ...

The particulars and inventories of the estates of the sub-governor, deputy governor, and directors of the South-sea company : and of Robert Surman, late deputy-cashier, and of John Grigsby, late accomptant of the said company : together with the abstracts of the same ...
Date:
1721
Physical Description:
2 v. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

206. The grand historical picture of the storming of Seringapatam by the British troops and their allies, May 4th, 1799 : painted by Robert Ker Porter / Lee sc.

The grand historical picture of the storming of Seringapatam by the British troops and their allies, May 4th, 1799 : painted by Robert Ker Porter / Lee sc.
Date:
[1800?]
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; sheet 37 x 51 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

207. In loving memory of Emily Clifford, dearly beloved wife of George Clifford : who died October 24th, 1905 : aged 41 years.

In loving memory of Emily Clifford, dearly beloved wife of George Clifford : who died October 24th, 1905 : aged 41 years.
Date:
1905
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 70 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

208. [Set of three postcards made to accompany "Estate : a book of collected drawings."]

[Set of three postcards made to accompany "Estate : a book of collected drawings."]
Creator:
Dilnot, John
Date:
1991
Physical Description:
[3] postcards : color ; 11 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist

209. An historical account of the campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher : comprising the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo : with a detailed narrative of the political events connected with those memorable conflicts, down to the surrender of Paris, and the departure of Bonaparte for St. Helena / drawn up from the first authorities by William Mudford ; illustrated by numerous public and private official documents, and other papers, hitherto unpublished, communicated by officers of the highest distinction ; embellished with a series of plates descriptive of the country between Brussels and Charleroi ... by James Rouse ...

An historical account of the campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher : comprising the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo : with a detailed narrative of the political events connected with those memorable conflicts, down to the surrender of Paris, and the departure of Bonaparte for St. Helena / drawn up from the first authorities by William Mudford ; illustrated by numerous public and private official documents, and other papers, hitherto unpublished, communicated by officers of the highest distinction ; embellished with a series of plates descriptive of the country between Brussels and Charleroi ... by James Rouse ...
Creator:
Mudford, William, 1782–1848
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], xviii, [2], 368 p., [32] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : col. ill., maps ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

210. Airopaidia : containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from minutes made during the voyage : hints on the improvement of balloons, and mode of inflation by steam : means to prevent their descent over water : occasional enquiries into the state of the atmosphere, favouring their direction : with various philosophical observations and conjectures. To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain : with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to aërial navigation : with a copious index / by Thomas Baldwin, Esq. A. M.

Airopaidia : containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from minutes made during the voyage : hints on the improvement of balloons, and mode of inflation by steam : means to prevent their descent over water : occasional enquiries into the state of the atmosphere, favouring their direction : with various philosophical observations and conjectures. To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain : with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to aërial navigation : with a copious index / by Thomas Baldwin, Esq. A. M.
Creator:
Baldwin, Thomas
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
[3], viii, [1], 360 [i.e. 361], [1] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

211. Wanderings of a pilgrim in search of the picturesque : during four-and-twenty years in the East : with revelations of life in the zenāna / by [Fānī Pārks] ; illustrated with sketches from nature.

Wanderings of a pilgrim in search of the picturesque : during four-and-twenty years in the East : with revelations of life in the zenāna / by [Fānī Pārks] ; illustrated with sketches from nature.
Creator:
Parlby, Fanny Parkes
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

212. Whitstable in an oyster shell.

Whitstable in an oyster shell.
Date:
[approximately 1930]
Physical Description:
1 postcard : color illustrations ; 10 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

213. The cabinet : containing portraits of Sir R. Peel, The Duke, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Stanley, Sir H. Hardinge, Earl Aberdeen, Sir J. Graham / drawn on stone by Charles J. Basebé.

The cabinet : containing portraits of Sir R. Peel, The Duke, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Stanley, Sir H. Hardinge, Earl Aberdeen, Sir J. Graham / drawn on stone by Charles J. Basebé.
Creator:
Basebé, Charles Jones, approximately 1818–1880
Date:
[1841?]
Physical Description:
1 print : hand-colored lithograph ; 26 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

214. Portrait plate of Albert Smith.

Portrait plate of Albert Smith.
Creator:
W.T. Copeland & Sons
Date:
circa [1859?]
Physical Description:
1 plate : ceramic, transferware ; 23 cm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

215. We must be united!

We must be united!
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 14 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

216. A new book of Chinese designs / by Pillement.

A new book of Chinese designs / by Pillement.
Creator:
Pillement, Jean, 1728–1808
Date:
1755
Physical Description:
[4] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

217. [Luncheon menu for the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge, Sept. 6th, 1939].

[Luncheon menu for the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge, Sept. 6th, 1939].
Date:
1939
Physical Description:
1 menu ; 19 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

218. Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby.

Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby.
Creator:
Siddall, Charles, 1804–
Date:
March 31st 1840
Physical Description:
1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

219. Stevens Art Gallery : fine etchings : picture frames made to order : Lowry Building, 340 St. Peter St., St. Paul, Minn.

Stevens Art Gallery : fine etchings : picture frames made to order : Lowry Building, 340 St. Peter St., St. Paul, Minn.
Creator:
Stevens Art Gallery (St. Paul, Minn.)
Date:
early 20th century
Physical Description:
1 label ; 50 x 50 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

220. Souvenir greeting card.

Souvenir greeting card.
Date:
[approximately 1890]
Physical Description:
1 greeting card : color illustrations ; 9 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

221. Butterflies.

Butterflies.
Creator:
Cockburn, Julie
Date:
2004
Physical Description:
1 altered book ; 39 x 47 x 8 cm, in box 55 x 72 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky in honor of Amy Meyers, Yale PhD, American Studies, 1985; Janice Neri (1970-2016), who worked with Meyers (as a predoctoral research assistant) at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens; and Neri's family

222. Field notes / by Helen Douglas.

Field notes / by Helen Douglas.
Creator:
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Date:
2006
Physical Description:
[72] p. : ill. ; 9 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

223. [Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]

[Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]
Date:
2d Novr. 1773
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 13 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

224. In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.

In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.
Date:
[1904]
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 90 x 130 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

225. To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated / by William Daniell.

To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated / by William Daniell.
Creator:
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
Date:
January 1st, 1805
Physical Description:
7 prints in 1 portfolio : soft ground etching and aquatint ; platemarks 48 x 72 cm, on sheets 53 x 78 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

226. Marchionatus Brandenburgicus / authore Olao Iohannis Gotho, Gustavi Mag. R.S. Cosmographo.

Marchionatus Brandenburgicus / authore Olao Iohannis Gotho, Gustavi Mag. R.S. Cosmographo.
Creator:
Gothus, Olaus Joannis, 1600–1644
Date:
[ca. 1681]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 46 x 52 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

227. The union of architecture, sculpture, and painting; exemplified by a series of illustrations, with descriptive accounts of the house and galleries of John Soane ... By John Britton ...

The union of architecture, sculpture, and painting; exemplified by a series of illustrations, with descriptive accounts of the house and galleries of John Soane ... By John Britton ...
Creator:
Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
1 p. l., [v]-xvi, 60 p. col. front., ill., 21 plates (incl. plan) 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

228. Description of the panorama of the superb city of Mexico : and the surrounding scenery / painted on twenty-seven hundred square feet of canvass by Robert Burford, Esq. ; from drawings made on the spot, at the request of the Mexican government, by Mr. W. Bullock, Junior.

Description of the panorama of the superb city of Mexico : and the surrounding scenery / painted on twenty-seven hundred square feet of canvass by Robert Burford, Esq. ; from drawings made on the spot, at the request of the Mexican government, by Mr. W. Bullock, Junior.
Creator:
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
16 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustrations, plan ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

229. The antiquities of Magna Graecia / by William Wilkins, Jun., M.A. F.A.S., fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

The antiquities of Magna Graecia / by William Wilkins, Jun., M.A. F.A.S., fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Creator:
Wilkins, William, 1778–1839
Date:
MDCCCVII [1807]
Physical Description:
[6], xxii, 74, [2] pages, [73] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 57 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

230. Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James Douglas Dick, naval officer.

Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James Douglas Dick, naval officer.
Creator:
Dick, James Nicholas, 1832–1920
Date:
1853-1898
Physical Description:
2 volumes ([150], [84] p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

231. Without.

Without.
Creator:
Lydiat, Anne
Date:
[1999]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves ; 21 x 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist

232. Terry, my blue-eyed Irish boy / written & composed by W.J. Scanlan ; sung by James Norrie.

Terry, my blue-eyed Irish boy / written & composed by W.J. Scanlan ; sung by James Norrie.
Creator:
Scanlan, Wm. J. (William James), 1856–1898
Date:
[189-?]
Physical Description:
1 score ([2], 3, [3] p.) ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson

233. Rawstorne, architect, Birmingham : estates surveyed, pleasure grounds laid out &c. / W. Platt of London fecit. ; Rawstorne deln.

Rawstorne, architect, Birmingham : estates surveyed, pleasure grounds laid out &c. / W. Platt of London fecit. ; Rawstorne deln.
Creator:
Rawstorne, John, 1761?-1832
Date:
approximately 1800
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; sheet 89 x 113 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

234. Wild flowers and their teachings.

Wild flowers and their teachings.
Date:
1848
Physical Description:
iv, 94 pages, [37] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

235. [Receipt from Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, E.C.].

[Receipt from Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, E.C.].
Date:
[approximately 1930?]
Physical Description:
1 bill ; 14 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

236. I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well.

I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

237. Oxford University : arms of the colleges of Oxford.

Oxford University : arms of the colleges of Oxford.
Creator:
Alfred Savage Ltd.
Date:
[between 1961 and 1963]
Physical Description:
1 postcard : color illustrations ; 14 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

238. The great glass house opend; the exhibition wot is!! ... / by G. A. Sala.

The great glass house opend; the exhibition wot is!! ... / by G. A. Sala.
Creator:
Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
24 leaves. : col. ill. : 14 x 555 cm. fold. to 14 x 25 cm. (in case 26 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

239. The artist's vade mecum : being the whole art of drawing : a new work : elegantly engraved on eighty quarto copper plates : containing great variety of examples in every branch of that noble art : as parts of the face, heads, hands, feet, academy, antiques, and groups of figures, beasts, birds, insects, flowers, fruit, shells, landscapes ... / collected from the works of the greatest masters ; to which is prefixed an essay on drawing ; with introductory rules for the use of learners ; wherein the first principles of that useful and noble art are explained in such manner that it may be attained in a short time without a master.

The artist's vade mecum : being the whole art of drawing : a new work : elegantly engraved on eighty quarto copper plates : containing great variety of examples in every branch of that noble art : as parts of the face, heads, hands, feet, academy, antiques, and groups of figures, beasts, birds, insects, flowers, fruit, shells, landscapes ... / collected from the works of the greatest masters ; to which is prefixed an essay on drawing ; with introductory rules for the use of learners ; wherein the first principles of that useful and noble art are explained in such manner that it may be attained in a short time without a master.
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
8 p., [80] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

240. Oriental scenery.

Oriental scenery.
Creator:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
Date:
1795-1807 [that is, 1808]
Physical Description:
(plate volumes): 6 volumes : illustrations, plans ; 80 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

241. Palatial and parliamentary edifices of Westminster.

Palatial and parliamentary edifices of Westminster.
Date:
[1835]
Physical Description:
[126] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

242. Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert.

Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert.
Creator:
Silver & Co. (London, England)
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 26 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

243. Extra Behar amateur lithographic scrap book : containing a variety of Indian subjects.

Extra Behar amateur lithographic scrap book : containing a variety of Indian subjects.
Creator:
D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845
Date:
[1829?]
Physical Description:
[29] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 26 x 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

244. Album of cut-paper flowers.

Album of cut-paper flowers.
Creator:
W., Ellen
Date:
circa 1835
Physical Description:
1 volume (23 collages) : cut paper, collage ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

245. Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander McBean & Sons, clothiers, Inverness.

Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander McBean & Sons, clothiers, Inverness.
Creator:
Alexander McBean & Sons
Date:
1900
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 26 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

246. Plunge / Chisato Tamabayashi.

Plunge / Chisato Tamabayashi.
Creator:
Tamabayashi, Chisato, 1975–
Date:
[2010]
Physical Description:
[12] pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

247. To the diletanti [sic] and lovers of the fine arts : drawings let out to copy at Stoddart & Craggs' literary repository, Lowgate, Hull.

To the diletanti [sic] and lovers of the fine arts : drawings let out to copy at Stoddart & Craggs' literary repository, Lowgate, Hull.
Date:
[1830]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

248. Baxter's gems of the Great Exhibition. Dedicated by special command to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria, by his most humble servant, George Baxter.

Baxter's gems of the Great Exhibition. Dedicated by special command to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria, by his most humble servant, George Baxter.
Creator:
Baxter, George, 1804–1867
Date:
[1854]
Physical Description:
[11] p. ill., mounted col. plates. 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

249. A plan of Rome / survey'd & publish'd by Mr. G.B. Nolli, this plan has been reduced to the same scale as those of Paris & London, survey'd & publish'd by J. Rocque ... = La topographia di Roma / da G.B. Nolli è stato ridotta alla medemo scalo di quella di Londra è Parigi che sona publicate de me J.R. = Plan de Rome / levé & publié en 1748 par le Sr. G.B. Nolli, ce plan a été reduit sur la meme echelle de ceux de Paris & de Londres ; levé et publie par Jean Rocque ...

A plan of Rome / survey'd & publish'd by Mr. G.B. Nolli, this plan has been reduced to the same scale as those of Paris & London, survey'd & publish'd by J. Rocque ... = La topographia di Roma / da G.B. Nolli è stato ridotta alla medemo scalo di quella di Londra è Parigi che sona publicate de me J.R. = Plan de Rome / levé & publié en 1748 par le Sr. G.B. Nolli, ce plan a été reduit sur la meme echelle de ceux de Paris & de Londres ; levé et publie par Jean Rocque ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1750
Physical Description:
1 map ; 43 x 53 cm., on sheet 55 x 74 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

250. The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated : from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes, and armes : beautified with maps, prospects, and portraictures / by Sir William Dugdale.

The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated : from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes, and armes : beautified with maps, prospects, and portraictures / by Sir William Dugdale.
Creator:
Dugdale, William, 1605–1686
Date:
MDCCXXX [1730]
Physical Description:
2 v. ([6], x, [4], 1153, [31] p.) : ill., port., maps, tables ; 49 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

251. Behar amateur lithographic scrap book.

Behar amateur lithographic scrap book.
Creator:
D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845
Date:
[1830?]
Physical Description:
[54] pages : 57 lithographs ; 26 x 41 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

252. Costumes of the French Pyrenees : drawn on stone by J.D. Harding ; from original sketches by J. Johnson.

Costumes of the French Pyrenees : drawn on stone by J.D. Harding ; from original sketches by J. Johnson.
Creator:
Johnson, John
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
[2], iv, [2], 60 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

253. [Twelve views of the island of Bombay and its vicinity].

[Twelve views of the island of Bombay and its vicinity].
Creator:
Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795
Date:
[May 1, 1800]
Physical Description:
12 prints : hand-colored etchings ; images 39 x 65 cm, on sheets 44 x 71 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

254. Relics of old London.

Relics of old London.
Date:
1875-1886]
Physical Description:
2 portfolios (120 carbon photoprints) ; 49 x 38 cm. + 14 leaves of text.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

255. A collection of landscapes / drawn by P. Sandby, Esq. R.A. and engraved by Mr. Rooker, and Mr. Watts, with descriptions.

A collection of landscapes / drawn by P. Sandby, Esq. R.A. and engraved by Mr. Rooker, and Mr. Watts, with descriptions.
Creator:
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
Date:
MDCCLXXVII [1777]
Physical Description:
[4], 39, [1] p., 32 leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

256. Description of a view of the city of Delhi, with an action between Her Majesty's troops and the revolted Sepoys : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford and Henry C. Selous and assistants, from drawings by Captain Robert Smith, R.E.

Description of a view of the city of Delhi, with an action between Her Majesty's troops and the revolted Sepoys : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford and Henry C. Selous and assistants, from drawings by Captain Robert Smith, R.E.
Creator:
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
Date:
1858
Physical Description:
16 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

257. Cyder Cellars, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden.

Cyder Cellars, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden.
Date:
[early 19th century]
Physical Description:
1 advertisement : illustration ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

258. George Fisher : 149 Leadenhall Street.

George Fisher : 149 Leadenhall Street.
Creator:
Fisher, George (Barber)
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

259. Simpson's in-the-Strand, Grand Divan Tavern : bill of fare.

Simpson's in-the-Strand, Grand Divan Tavern : bill of fare.
Creator:
Simpson's-in-the-Strand
Date:
1960
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 28 x 36 cm, folded to 28 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

260. [Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship] [realia].

[Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship] [realia].
Creator:
Wood, Charles H., fl. 1840–1870
Date:
[ca. 1859]
Physical Description:
1 Turbo (gastropod) shell : mother of pearl, engraved ; 120 x 125 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

261. Minton English bone china

Minton English bone china
Creator:
Mintons Ltd
Date:
[between 1960 and 1980]
Physical Description:
[22] pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

262. Virtual orchard.

Virtual orchard.
Creator:
Rook, Anne
Date:
2009
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([10] panels) : color illustrations ; 30 x 136 cm, folded to 30 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

263. Observations on the River Wye and several parts of South Wales, &c. : relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the summer of the year 1770 / by William Gilpin ...

Observations on the River Wye and several parts of South Wales, &c. : relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the summer of the year 1770 / by William Gilpin ...
Creator:
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Date:
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
Physical Description:
xvi, 152 pages, [17] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968

264. A new book of Chinese designs, calculated to improve the present taste : consisting of figures, buildings, & furniture, landskips, birds, beasts, flow.rs and ornaments, &c. / by Messrs. Edwards, and Darly.

A new book of Chinese designs, calculated to improve the present taste : consisting of figures, buildings, & furniture, landskips, birds, beasts, flow.rs and ornaments, &c. / by Messrs. Edwards, and Darly.
Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720–approximately 1778
Date:
MDCCLIV [1754]
Physical Description:
[4] p., 120 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

265. Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched / by W.H. Pyne and aquatinted by J. Hill ; to which are added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray.

Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched / by W.H. Pyne and aquatinted by J. Hill ; to which are added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray.
Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 30 x 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

266. The architects store-house : being a collection of several designes of frontispieces, doors and vvindow-cases, cieling-pieces, alcoves, chimney-pieces and fountains, with divers other sorts useful in eminent buildings. Likewise a representation of the five columns of architecture, viz. Tuscan, Dorick, Ionick, Corinthian and Composite. Useful for painters,, carvers, masons, carpenters, bricklayers, joyners, cabinet-makers, plaisterers, &c. Containing fifty cooper-plate prints / collected and set forth by Robert Pricke.

The architects store-house : being a collection of several designes of frontispieces, doors and vvindow-cases, cieling-pieces, alcoves, chimney-pieces and fountains, with divers other sorts useful in eminent buildings. Likewise a representation of the five columns of architecture, viz. Tuscan, Dorick, Ionick, Corinthian and Composite. Useful for painters,, carvers, masons, carpenters, bricklayers, joyners, cabinet-makers, plaisterers, &c. Containing fifty cooper-plate prints / collected and set forth by Robert Pricke.
Creator:
Pricke, Robert
Date:
1674
Physical Description:
[2] p., [50] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

267. Bot. of Daniel Jones, sail maker, ship chandler : wholesale rope, canvas & oil merchant and general inronmonger : warehouses 48 & 51 Strand : 14 & 45 Adelaid St., Swansea.

Bot. of Daniel Jones, sail maker, ship chandler : wholesale rope, canvas & oil merchant and general inronmonger : warehouses 48 & 51 Strand : 14 & 45 Adelaid St., Swansea.
Creator:
Jones, Daniel (Ship chandler)
Date:
[approximately 1870?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) : illustration ; 9 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

268. Animal and vegetable substances used in the arts and manufactures, illustrative of the imports and exports of Great Britain & her colonies, and explanatory of Dexter's cabinet of objects.

Animal and vegetable substances used in the arts and manufactures, illustrative of the imports and exports of Great Britain & her colonies, and explanatory of Dexter's cabinet of objects.
Creator:
Dexter, Thomas E.
Date:
1857
Physical Description:
viii, 184, [2] pages ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

269. Myriorama. Second series, Italian scenery / I. Clark delt.

Myriorama. Second series, Italian scenery / I. Clark delt.
Creator:
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863
Date:
[1824]
Physical Description:
24 cards : aquatint ; 20 x 7 cm in box 23 x 16 x 3 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

270. Views in India : chiefly among the Himalaya Mountains / taken during tours in the direction of Mussooree, Simla, the sources of the Jumna and Ganges, &c. &c., in 1829-31-32 ; with notes and descriptive illustrations.

Views in India : chiefly among the Himalaya Mountains / taken during tours in the direction of Mussooree, Simla, the sources of the Jumna and Ganges, &c. &c., in 1829-31-32 ; with notes and descriptive illustrations.
Creator:
White, George Francis, 1808–1898
Date:
1836-1837
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

271. Twelve remarkable views in North America and West Indies.

Twelve remarkable views in North America and West Indies.
Date:
[between 1771 and 1785]
Physical Description:
12 prints : engravings ; plate marks 18 x 28 cm, on sheets 23 x 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

272. Ancient topography of London : containing not only views of buildings, which in many instances no longer exist, and for the most part were never before published, but some account of places and customs either unknown, or overlooked by the London historians / by John Thomas Smith.

Ancient topography of London : containing not only views of buildings, which in many instances no longer exist, and for the most part were never before published, but some account of places and customs either unknown, or overlooked by the London historians / by John Thomas Smith.
Creator:
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Date:
1815
Physical Description:
[4], 82 p., [33] leaves of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

273. To the Queen's private apartments.

To the Queen's private apartments.
Date:
1843]
Physical Description:
[1] sheet : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

274. Precepts and observations on the art of colouring in landscape painting / by the late William Oram, Esq. of His Majesty's Board of Works ; arranged from the author's original MS. and published by Charles Clarke, Esq., F.S.A.

Precepts and observations on the art of colouring in landscape painting / by the late William Oram, Esq. of His Majesty's Board of Works ; arranged from the author's original MS. and published by Charles Clarke, Esq., F.S.A.
Creator:
Oram, William, d. 1777
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
xvi, 104 p., 6 leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

275. Advertisement [graphic] : All noble men and gentlemen that please to have their mansion houses design'd on copper plates, to be printed for composeing a volume of the prospects of the principall houses of England, may have them done by Mr Hen. Winstanley by way of subscription ...

Advertisement [graphic] : All noble men and gentlemen that please to have their mansion houses design'd on copper plates, to be printed for composeing a volume of the prospects of the principall houses of England, may have them done by Mr Hen. Winstanley by way of subscription ...
Creator:
Winstanley, Henry, 1644–1703
Date:
1670s?]
Physical Description:
1 print on laid paper : etching ; plate mark 35.2 x 40.9 cm., on sheet 35.4 x 47.5 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

276. London & North Western Railway [graphic] : Royal Train 1844 : Royal Train 1897.

London & North Western Railway [graphic] : Royal Train 1844 : Royal Train 1897.
Date:
[1897?]
Physical Description:
1 print on three joined sheets : hand-colored lithograph : sheets end -to-end 32 x 150 cm, folded to 32 x 51 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

277. Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie : teaching, by the opticks, how to delineate all bodies, buildings, or landskips, &c. : by the catoptricks, how to delineate confused appearences so as when seen in a mirror or pollisht body of any intended shape, the reflection shall shew a designe : by the dioptircks [sic], how to draw parts of many figures into one when seen through a glass or christal cut into many faces : usefull for all painters, engravers, architects, &c. and all others that are any waies inclined to speculatory ingenuity / by Joseph Moxon ; hydrographer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty.

Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie : teaching, by the opticks, how to delineate all bodies, buildings, or landskips, &c. : by the catoptricks, how to delineate confused appearences so as when seen in a mirror or pollisht body of any intended shape, the reflection shall shew a designe : by the dioptircks [sic], how to draw parts of many figures into one when seen through a glass or christal cut into many faces : usefull for all painters, engravers, architects, &c. and all others that are any waies inclined to speculatory ingenuity / by Joseph Moxon ; hydrographer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty.
Creator:
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Date:
1670. (fol.)
Physical Description:
[6], 66 p., LX [i.e. 42] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. ; 32 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

278. Catharine Muriel commonplace book : manuscript.

Catharine Muriel commonplace book : manuscript.
Creator:
Muriel, Catharine
Date:
1825-circa 1840
Physical Description:
1 volume (228 pages, some blank) : illustrations ; 23 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

279. In sacred memory of the victims of the great explosion in the East End of London on Friday evening, January, 19th, 1917.

In sacred memory of the victims of the great explosion in the East End of London on Friday evening, January, 19th, 1917.
Date:
1917
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 80 x 110 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

280. A. Jacques Molay : 172 & 181, rue du Temple et rue des Fontaines.

A. Jacques Molay : 172 & 181, rue du Temple et rue des Fontaines.
Creator:
Molay, A. Jacques
Date:
[1870?-1890?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 10 x 7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

281. A couple of hundred just to go with : wishing you a ton of real Xmas joy.

A couple of hundred just to go with : wishing you a ton of real Xmas joy.
Creator:
London & County Banking Company
Date:
1900
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 24 x 9 cm folded to 12 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

282. A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship : a fine single-stone brilliant, and other diamond rings : gold repeating, and other watches, one by Graham : Dresden, Brussels, and fine point ruffles : gold-headed canes, swords, fine cameos and intaglios : and a number of other curious and valuable articles of an eminent physician, lately deceased : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Hutchins, at his rooms in King-Street and Hart-Street, Covent-Garden, on Thursday, the 22nd of May 1783, punctually at twelve o'clock.

A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship : a fine single-stone brilliant, and other diamond rings : gold repeating, and other watches, one by Graham : Dresden, Brussels, and fine point ruffles : gold-headed canes, swords, fine cameos and intaglios : and a number of other curious and valuable articles of an eminent physician, lately deceased : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Hutchins, at his rooms in King-Street and Hart-Street, Covent-Garden, on Thursday, the 22nd of May 1783, punctually at twelve o'clock.
Creator:
Hutchins, Mr. (Hassil), active 1779–1789
Date:
[1783]
Physical Description:
4 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

283. Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, & c. of Great Britain, in a series of above a thousand groups of small figures ... the whole accurately drawn from nature and etched by W.H. Pyne, and aquatinted by J. Hill. To which are now added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray ...

Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, & c. of Great Britain, in a series of above a thousand groups of small figures ... the whole accurately drawn from nature and etched by W.H. Pyne, and aquatinted by J. Hill. To which are now added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray ...
Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 29 x 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

284. Harlequin and Old Dame Trot.

Harlequin and Old Dame Trot.
Date:
[between 1837-1840]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

285. Catalogue raisonné of the pictures belonging to the most honourable the Marquis of Stafford, in the gallery of Cleveland House : comprising a list of the pictures, with illustrative anecdotes, and descriptive accounts of the execution, composition, and characteristic merits of the principal paintings / by John Britton.

Catalogue raisonné of the pictures belonging to the most honourable the Marquis of Stafford, in the gallery of Cleveland House : comprising a list of the pictures, with illustrative anecdotes, and descriptive accounts of the execution, composition, and characteristic merits of the principal paintings / by John Britton.
Creator:
Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
viii, 147, [13] pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations, plan ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

286. Punch's comic guide to the exhibition, showing how to see everything that is in London, as well as a great deal that is not. An immense number of comic engravings.

Punch's comic guide to the exhibition, showing how to see everything that is in London, as well as a great deal that is not. An immense number of comic engravings.
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
16 p. ill. 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

287. The roots of the mountains : wherein is told somewhat of the lives of the men of Burgdale, their friends, their neighbours, their foemen, and their fellows in arms / by William Morris.

The roots of the mountains : wherein is told somewhat of the lives of the men of Burgdale, their friends, their neighbours, their foemen, and their fellows in arms / by William Morris.
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834–1896
Date:
MDCCCXC [1890]
Physical Description:
[viii], 424 p. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

288. Views of Bolton Abbey and its environs.

Views of Bolton Abbey and its environs.
Creator:
Cope, Charles West, 1811–1890
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

289. Soffe's panoramic representation of the grand procession on the day of the Queen's coronation [graphic] : eighteen feet in length.

Soffe's panoramic representation of the grand procession on the day of the Queen's coronation [graphic] : eighteen feet in length.
Date:
[1838]
Physical Description:
1 print on 38 joined sheets : lithograph ; sheets end-to-end 13 x 551 cm, accordion folded to 14 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

290. The famouse West Indian voyadge made by the Englishe fleete of 23 shippes and barkes [cartographic material] : wherin weare gotten the townes of St . Iago, Sto. Domingo, Cartagena and St. Augustines : the same beinge begon from Plimmouth in the moneth of September 1585 and ended at Portesmouth in Iulie 1586 : the whole course of the saide viadge beinge plainlie described by the pricked line / newlie come forth by Baptista B.

The famouse West Indian voyadge made by the Englishe fleete of 23 shippes and barkes [cartographic material] : wherin weare gotten the townes of St . Iago, Sto. Domingo, Cartagena and St. Augustines : the same beinge begon from Plimmouth in the moneth of September 1585 and ended at Portesmouth in Iulie 1586 : the whole course of the saide viadge beinge plainlie described by the pricked line / newlie come forth by Baptista B.
Creator:
Boazio, Baptista
Date:
[1589?]
Physical Description:
[5] sheets : maps (engravings)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

291. Happy families [game] : a new and most diverting game for juveniles : forty-four grotesque characters, beautifully colored.

Happy families [game] : a new and most diverting game for juveniles : forty-four grotesque characters, beautifully colored.
Date:
[186-?]
Physical Description:
1 card game (44 cards) : col. ill. ; in box 10 x 8 x 3 cm. + 1 instruction card (93 x 65 mm.), 1 instruction sheet (1 folded sheet ([4] p. ; 19 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

292. Prospectus and catalogue of the British School : instituted for the perpetual exhibition and sale of the original works of modern artists : under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ...

Prospectus and catalogue of the British School : instituted for the perpetual exhibition and sale of the original works of modern artists : under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ...
Creator:
British School
Date:
1802
Physical Description:
45 p. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

293. A treatise of japaning and varnishing : being a compleat discovery of those arts : with the best of making all sorts of varnish for japan, wood, prints, or pictures : the method of guilding, burnishing, and lackering, with the art of guilding, separating, and refining metals and of painting mezzo-tinto prints ... / by John Stalker and George Parker.

A treatise of japaning and varnishing : being a compleat discovery of those arts : with the best of making all sorts of varnish for japan, wood, prints, or pictures : the method of guilding, burnishing, and lackering, with the art of guilding, separating, and refining metals and of painting mezzo-tinto prints ... / by John Stalker and George Parker.
Creator:
Stalker, John
Date:
1688
Physical Description:
[10], 84 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

294. The complete dictionary of arts and sciences : in which the whole circle of human learning is explained, and the difficulties attending the acquisition of every art, whether liberal or mechanical, are removed, in the most easy and familiar manner ... / the theological, philological and critical branches by the Rev. Temple Henry Croker ... ; the medicinal, anatomical, and chemical, by Thomas Williams ... ; the mathematical by Samuel Clark ...

The complete dictionary of arts and sciences : in which the whole circle of human learning is explained, and the difficulties attending the acquisition of every art, whether liberal or mechanical, are removed, in the most easy and familiar manner ... / the theological, philological and critical branches by the Rev. Temple Henry Croker ... ; the medicinal, anatomical, and chemical, by Thomas Williams ... ; the mathematical by Samuel Clark ...
Date:
1765-1766
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill., maps ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

295. National Exhibition of Works of Art, at Leeds, 1868 : official catalogue / published by the Executive Committee ...

National Exhibition of Works of Art, at Leeds, 1868 : official catalogue / published by the Executive Committee ...
Creator:
National Exhibition of Works of Art (1868 : Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Date:
1868
Physical Description:
[4], vii, [1], 9-343, [1] p. : plans ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

296. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 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)

297. This small tribute, dearest, take keep it for thy lovers sake ...

This small tribute, dearest, take keep it for thy lovers sake ...
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

298. A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft : constructed on purpose for the invasion of England and intended to carry 30,000 men, ammunition, stores &c. &c.

A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft : constructed on purpose for the invasion of England and intended to carry 30,000 men, ammunition, stores &c. &c.
Date:
Feby. 1st 1798
Physical Description:
1 broadside : ill. ; 37 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

299. A collection of portraits sketched from the life since the year 1793 / by George Dance ... ; and engraved in imitation of the original drawings by William Daniell ...

A collection of portraits sketched from the life since the year 1793 / by George Dance ... ; and engraved in imitation of the original drawings by William Daniell ...
Creator:
Dance, George, 1741–1825
Date:
1809-1814
Physical Description:
2 v. : 72 ports. ; 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Herman W. Liebert

300. Printer's sample: "Boots and Shoes neatly mended"

Printer's sample: "Boots and Shoes neatly mended"
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 14 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts