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301. 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

302. Letters upon subjects of general interest from John Ruskin to various correspondents.

Letters upon subjects of general interest from John Ruskin to various correspondents.
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Date:
1892
Physical Description:
xii, 101, [3] p. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

303. 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

304. The miller's maid : a drama in two acts : written expressly for, and adapted only to Skelt's characters & scenes in the same.

The miller's maid : a drama in two acts : written expressly for, and adapted only to Skelt's characters & scenes in the same.
Date:
[between 1840 and 1850]
Physical Description:
18 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus

305. A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints, or, The young-man's time well spent ...

A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints, or, The young-man's time well spent ...
Date:
1647
Physical Description:
[3], 18 [i.e. 33] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

306. Drawings of houses and gardens.

Drawings of houses and gardens.
Creator:
Dickson, Archibald, 1703–1747
Date:
1736-1743
Physical Description:
1 v. (circa 280 pages, with blanks) : ill., plans ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

307. Winter buds / John Dilnot.

Winter buds / John Dilnot.
Creator:
Dilnot, John
Date:
2008
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([18] pages) : col. ill. ; 10 x 53 cm, folded to 10 x 3 cm, attached to boards 11 x 4 cm + 1 postcard (15 cm) and 1 card insert (16 cm)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

308. Exhibition of Miss Linwood's pictures in needle work, at the Hanover-Square concert rooms.

Exhibition of Miss Linwood's pictures in needle work, at the Hanover-Square concert rooms.
Creator:
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
Date:
[1799?]
Physical Description:
23, [1] pages ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

309. 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

310. Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps : in which are shewn all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, in all the known parts of the earth : with their bounds, divisions, chief cities & towns, the whole composed & laid down agreable to modern history / by Herman Moll ...

Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps : in which are shewn all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, in all the known parts of the earth : with their bounds, divisions, chief cities & towns, the whole composed & laid down agreable to modern history / by Herman Moll ...
Creator:
Moll, Herman, -1732
Date:
[1763?]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([2], [124] leaves (some folded)) : 62 maps ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

311. The beauties & defects in the figure of the horse / comparatively delineated by H. Alken in a series of coloured plates.

The beauties & defects in the figure of the horse / comparatively delineated by H. Alken in a series of coloured plates.
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
[1816]
Physical Description:
2, [18] pages, 19 leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

312. 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)

313. In sorrowing remembrance of Jessie, wife of Horace Hart : who died at Worthing, June 14, 1871, aged 22 years : and was buried at Finchley Cemetery, June 20, 1871.

In sorrowing remembrance of Jessie, wife of Horace Hart : who died at Worthing, June 14, 1871, aged 22 years : and was buried at Finchley Cemetery, June 20, 1871.
Date:
1871
Physical Description:
1 card : photograph ; 100 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

314. Shakespeare's tercentenary, 1864.

Shakespeare's tercentenary, 1864.
Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Date:
[1864]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 25 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

315. In affectionate remembance of Euphemia Froude, who died October 29th, 1897 : aged 26 years : interred at Plumstead, Cemetery.

In affectionate remembance of Euphemia Froude, who died October 29th, 1897 : aged 26 years : interred at Plumstead, Cemetery.
Date:
1897
Physical Description:
1 embossed card : letterpress ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

316. Billhead of James Haldane, London tailor, recording services rendered to Viscount Strathallan, 1843.

Billhead of James Haldane, London tailor, recording services rendered to Viscount Strathallan, 1843.
Creator:
Haldane, James (Tailor)
Date:
1843
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 25 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

317. Indenture placing James Harris into the service of Anthony Harison, goldsmith.

Indenture placing James Harris into the service of Anthony Harison, goldsmith.
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 17 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

318. Bailie Nicol Javie Hotel, Aberfoyle.

Bailie Nicol Javie Hotel, Aberfoyle.
Creator:
Bailie Nicol Javie Hotel (Aberfoyle, Scotland)
Date:
[188-?]
Physical Description:
4 pages : illustrations ; 15 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

319. I wait a return of thy love.

I wait a return of thy love.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

320. 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

321. 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

322. 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

323. 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

324. 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

325. 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

326. Wellington : born 1789 - died 1852.

Wellington : born 1789 - died 1852.
Date:
1852
Physical Description:
1 embossed print ; 140 x 110 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

327. 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

328. [Billhead of Francis M. Herring, chemist].

[Billhead of Francis M. Herring, chemist].
Creator:
Herring, Francis M.
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 19 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

329. 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

330. Notebook of recipes and taxidermic instructions.

Notebook of recipes and taxidermic instructions.
Date:
1830-1834
Physical Description:
1 v. ([68] p.) ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

331. The Napoleon Museum will be open at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only ...

The Napoleon Museum will be open at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only ...
Date:
[1843?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 20 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

332. Main Vista South : Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea.

Main Vista South : Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea.
Date:
1951
Physical Description:
1 postcard : b/w ; 10 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

333. T'is happiness we have in view, and mine is in possessing you.

T'is happiness we have in view, and mine is in possessing you.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

334. 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

335. The maritime flags of all nations.

The maritime flags of all nations.
Date:
4th Jany. 1832
Physical Description:
[9] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

336. The cabinet gallery of pictures by the first masters of the English and foreign schools : in seventy-three line engravings / with biographical and critical dissertations by Allan Cunningham.

The cabinet gallery of pictures by the first masters of the English and foreign schools : in seventy-three line engravings / with biographical and critical dissertations by Allan Cunningham.
Creator:
Cunningham, Allan, 1784–1842
Date:
1836
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Barquist

337. Manuscript of Keble's morning hymn.

Manuscript of Keble's morning hymn.
Creator:
B. B. B
Date:
1860
Physical Description:
[13] leaves ; 18 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

338. The Mars and the L'Hercule, April 21, 1798 : a transparent print / R.M.

The Mars and the L'Hercule, April 21, 1798 : a transparent print / R.M.
Creator:
R. M
Date:
1799
Physical Description:
1 print on wove paper : aquatint ; plate mark 21 x 21 cm, on sheet 44 x 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

339. Academiarum totius Europae seu orbis Christiani iuxta suas provincias nova tabula ad usum studiosorum emendate accomodate [cartographic material] / W. Kip sculp.

Academiarum totius Europae seu orbis Christiani iuxta suas provincias nova tabula ad usum studiosorum emendate accomodate [cartographic material] / W. Kip sculp.
Creator:
Kip, William
Date:
An 1602
Physical Description:
1 map ; 80 mm in diameter, on sheet 13 x 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

340. The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture : set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott / by A. Welby Pugin.

The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture : set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott / by A. Welby Pugin.
Creator:
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812–1852
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
67, 40 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

341. Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), 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)

342. Dearest name the happy time, that I in truth may call you mine.

Dearest name the happy time, that I in truth may call you mine.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

343. [Billhead of H.J. Simkin, carver & gilder, London, for the purchase of picture frames by Mr. Stevenson].

[Billhead of H.J. Simkin, carver & gilder, London, for the purchase of picture frames by Mr. Stevenson].
Creator:
Simkin, Henry James, -1896
Date:
1891
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 14 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

344. [Billhead of Miller & Sons, candle merchants, London].

[Billhead of Miller & Sons, candle merchants, London].
Creator:
Miller & Sons (London, England)
Date:
[between 1830 and 1850?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 17 x 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

345. T. Daft & Son, manufacturers of metallic hot-houses and every description of horticultural buildings : and copper sashes, sky lights, fan lights, &c. : Livery Street, near Colmore Row, Birmingham.

T. Daft & Son, manufacturers of metallic hot-houses and every description of horticultural buildings : and copper sashes, sky lights, fan lights, &c. : Livery Street, near Colmore Row, Birmingham.
Creator:
T. Daft & Son (Birmingham, England)
Date:
approximately 1850
Physical Description:
1 trade card : lithograph ; sheet 14 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

346. [Printed invoice and promotional handbill of Hafod Arms Hotel].

[Printed invoice and promotional handbill of Hafod Arms Hotel].
Creator:
Hafod Arms Hotel (Ceredigion, Wales)
Date:
[184-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 17 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

347. Engravings of the Most Noble the Marquis of Stafford's collection of pictures in London, arranged according to schools and in chronological order, with remarks on each picture, by William Young Ottley. The executive part under the management of Peltro William Tomkins ...

Engravings of the Most Noble the Marquis of Stafford's collection of pictures in London, arranged according to schools and in chronological order, with remarks on each picture, by William Young Ottley. The executive part under the management of Peltro William Tomkins ...
Creator:
Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower, Duke of, 1758–1833
Date:
1818
Physical Description:
4 v. (viii, iii, 143 p.) col. plates, col. plans. 61 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

348. 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

349. 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.

No cover image available
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

350. 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

351. Reward notice for recovery of a silver quart tankard.

Reward notice for recovery of a silver quart tankard.
Creator:
Bodington, John, -1727
Date:
1727
Physical Description:
1 card ; 8 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

352. [Lunch and dinner menu for the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth, August 13, 1955].

[Lunch and dinner menu for the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth, August 13, 1955].
Creator:
Royal Bath Hotel (Bournemouth, England)
Date:
1955
Physical Description:
1 menu ; 21 x 33 cm, folded to 21 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

353. The meet.

The meet.
Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Date:
[1880]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 5 x 15 cm, in mount 13 x 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

354. A souvenir frae bonny Scotland.

A souvenir frae bonny Scotland.
Date:
[1930?]
Physical Description:
1 card : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

355. Fourteen views of the mansion and garden seats of White-Knights, a seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / engraved by C. Heath, L. Byrne, & J. Rawle ; from pictures and drawings made on the spot by T.C. Hofland.

Fourteen views of the mansion and garden seats of White-Knights, a seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / engraved by C. Heath, L. Byrne, & J. Rawle ; from pictures and drawings made on the spot by T.C. Hofland.
Creator:
Hofland, T. C. (Thomas Christopher), 1777–1843
Date:
[1819?]
Physical Description:
2 p., 14 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 43 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

356. Thomas Miller, manufacturer of the most improved water and oil colours : (52, Long Acre), and 33, Rathbone Place, London.

Thomas Miller, manufacturer of the most improved water and oil colours : (52, Long Acre), and 33, Rathbone Place, London.
Creator:
Miller, Thomas, 1799 or 1800–1854
Date:
[approximately 1840]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 14 x 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

357. 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

358. The Taylor Building and the University Galleries.

The Taylor Building and the University Galleries.
Creator:
Taylor Institution. Library
Date:
June 19th, 1841
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 62 x 47 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

359. London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew ; with numerous illustrations from photographs.

London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew ; with numerous illustrations from photographs.
Creator:
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
Date:
1861-1862
Physical Description:
4 volumes : illustrations, maps 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

360. Memento mori ring.

Memento mori ring.
Date:
1689
Physical Description:
1 ring : gold, glass, ivory, gold wire, and hair ; face 21 x 17mm, band 20 mm in depth
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Susan M. Yecies, Yale BA 1971

361. The mansion of bliss : a new game for the amusement of youth / by T. Newton ...

The mansion of bliss : a new game for the amusement of youth / by T. Newton ...
Creator:
Newton, T
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 57 x 45 cm, folded to 19 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

362. European polyorama : course ticket.

European polyorama : course ticket.
Date:
[approximately 1851]
Physical Description:
1 ticket ; 4 x 7 cm, mounted on card 20 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

363. Presentation album to Abraham Follett Osler, on his eightieth birthday : illuminated with miniatures.

Presentation album to Abraham Follett Osler, on his eightieth birthday : illuminated with miniatures.
Creator:
Morton, Edward
Date:
1888
Physical Description:
1 volume (10 leaves) ; 36 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

364. A survey and description of the principal harbours : with their accommodation and conveniences for erecting, moaring, securing and refitting the Navy Royal of England via the rivers of Thames and Medway, containing Chatham and Sheerness Dockyards on the latter, and Woolwich and Deptford on the former : also the port of Portsmouth and Southampton water, with the dockyard on the former, Plymouth sound with the coast of Devonshire to Torbay, with the late erected new dockyard at Hamoze & the Navy Office near Tower-Hill, London : illustrated by general planns and proper views or prospects of each place to which the particular buildings thereof are confin'd : together with an account of the improvements which have been made at each yard since the Revolution, 1688, giving a numericall account of the several kinds of buildings with their quantity and value which by an estimate rate they may be accounted worth to the nation : also an account of the nature and usefullness of the late erected New Docks at Portsmouth and the yard at Plymouth.

A survey and description of the principal harbours : with their accommodation and conveniences for erecting, moaring, securing and refitting the Navy Royal of England via the rivers of Thames and Medway, containing Chatham and Sheerness Dockyards on the latter, and Woolwich and Deptford on the former : also the port of Portsmouth and Southampton water, with the dockyard on the former, Plymouth sound with the coast of Devonshire to Torbay, with the late erected new dockyard at Hamoze & the Navy Office near Tower-Hill, London : illustrated by general planns and proper views or prospects of each place to which the particular buildings thereof are confin'd : together with an account of the improvements which have been made at each yard since the Revolution, 1688, giving a numericall account of the several kinds of buildings with their quantity and value which by an estimate rate they may be accounted worth to the nation : also an account of the nature and usefullness of the late erected New Docks at Portsmouth and the yard at Plymouth.
Creator:
Dummer, Edmund, -1712
Date:
1698
Physical Description:
1 volume (157 leaves) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 53 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

365. A catalogue of the very choice and valuable musical library : containing (among other curious articles) the complete works of Luca Marenzio, Orlando Di Lasso, Moley, Weelker, Wilbye, Bennett, Purcell, and other eminent composers of the 16th and 17th centuries : a very curious MS. copy of Marcello's Psalms, in 32 cases : Steffani's Duets, 4 vols : a Dixit Dominus by Pergolesi, very scace : the celebrated Masters of Habemann, and Te Deum by Uria : together with the choice and favourite works of Palestrina, Stradella, Carissimi, Bernabel, Steffani, Colonna, Bononcini, Scarlatti, Leo, Caldara, Bigaglia, Fiocco, Bassani, &c. &c. : and a large collection of Italian madrigals, by Croce, Archadelt, Pevernage, Waelrant, Phillips, and other esteemed authors : the whole in fine preservation, obtained and purchased with great judgment and indefatigable pains, at a considerate expence during a long course of years, by the late Dr. Bever : being one of the finest collections ever offered to public sale : which, (by order of the administratrix of Mr. John Hindle, Deceased,) will be sold by auction by Mr. White, at his rooms, Storey's Gate, Great George Street, Westminster, on Thursday, June the 7th, 1798, and following day, at twelve o'clock : at the same time will be sold his fine-toned Grand Piano-Forte, by Frecker, a Violoncello, printed books and prints : the library may be viewed on Tuesday the 5th and Wednesday the 6th of June, when catalogues may be had : and of Mr. Birchall, Bond Street.

A catalogue of the very choice and valuable musical library : containing (among other curious articles) the complete works of Luca Marenzio, Orlando Di Lasso, Moley, Weelker, Wilbye, Bennett, Purcell, and other eminent composers of the 16th and 17th centuries : a very curious MS. copy of Marcello's Psalms, in 32 cases : Steffani's Duets, 4 vols : a Dixit Dominus by Pergolesi, very scace : the celebrated Masters of Habemann, and Te Deum by Uria : together with the choice and favourite works of Palestrina, Stradella, Carissimi, Bernabel, Steffani, Colonna, Bononcini, Scarlatti, Leo, Caldara, Bigaglia, Fiocco, Bassani, &c. &c. : and a large collection of Italian madrigals, by Croce, Archadelt, Pevernage, Waelrant, Phillips, and other esteemed authors : the whole in fine preservation, obtained and purchased with great judgment and indefatigable pains, at a considerate expence during a long course of years, by the late Dr. Bever : being one of the finest collections ever offered to public sale : which, (by order of the administratrix of Mr. John Hindle, Deceased,) will be sold by auction by Mr. White, at his rooms, Storey's Gate, Great George Street, Westminster, on Thursday, June the 7th, 1798, and following day, at twelve o'clock : at the same time will be sold his fine-toned Grand Piano-Forte, by Frecker, a Violoncello, printed books and prints : the library may be viewed on Tuesday the 5th and Wednesday the 6th of June, when catalogues may be had : and of Mr. Birchall, Bond Street.
Creator:
White, Mr., active 1798
Date:
[1798]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

366. The bible wheel : for sailors of all nations / designed by W.C.M.

The bible wheel : for sailors of all nations / designed by W.C.M.
Creator:
Mills, W. C.
Date:
[1881?]
Physical Description:
1 print : chromolithograph ; 44 x 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

367. [Billhead of John R. Barklie, Proprietor, 99 Grafton Street, Dublin for items purchased by Mrs. Brewster of 9 Prince Edwards Terrace on March 15/55].

[Billhead of John R. Barklie, Proprietor, 99 Grafton Street, Dublin for items purchased by Mrs. Brewster of 9 Prince Edwards Terrace on March 15/55].
Creator:
Barklie, John R.
Date:
1855
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 30 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

368. Photogenic drawings of various objects / Bessie Parkes.

Photogenic drawings of various objects / Bessie Parkes.
Creator:
Belloc, Bessie Rayner, 1829–1925
Date:
1848-1859
Physical Description:
1 album (18 photographs) ; album 20 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

369. Billheads recording clothing purchased by Robert W. Stevenson from E. & S.R. Richards, clothiers, London.

Billheads recording clothing purchased by Robert W. Stevenson from E. & S.R. Richards, clothiers, London.
Creator:
E. & S.R. Richards
Date:
1891
Physical Description:
2 sheets : illustration, 19 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

370. Fortune teller's notebook.

Fortune teller's notebook.
Date:
[1829?]
Physical Description:
1 volume (15 pages) : illustrations ; 11 cm, in boards 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

371. 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

372. 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

373. 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

374. 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

375. 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

376. [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

377. 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

378. 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

379. 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

380. 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

381. Bill for school expenses for F. Blanchard at B. Barrett's boarding school, Great Yarmouth.

Bill for school expenses for F. Blanchard at B. Barrett's boarding school, Great Yarmouth.
Creator:
Barrett, B., Mr., active 1847
Date:
1847
Physical Description:
4 unnumbered pages ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

382. Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus L.), with tiphiid wasp (Hymenoptera ?Tiphidae), Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines), soldier fly (Diptera ?Stratiomyidae), longhorned beetle (Chlorida festiva), and shell (Natica euzona Récluz 1844) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus L.), with tiphiid wasp (Hymenoptera ?Tiphidae), Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines), soldier fly (Diptera ?Stratiomyidae), longhorned beetle (Chlorida festiva), and shell (Natica euzona Récluz 1844) 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)

383. The Chinese silk manufactory represented in twelve copper plates [graphic].

The Chinese silk manufactory represented in twelve copper plates [graphic].
Date:
[between 1771 and 1785]
Physical Description:
12 prints : engravings ; plate marks 18 x 26 cm, on sheets 23 x 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

384. Plunge / Chisato Tamabayashi.

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

385. 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

386. [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

387. 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

388. 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

389. 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

390. 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

391. An artistic calendar : well hung in your customer's house cannot fail to effectively advertise your business from one year's end to the other.

An artistic calendar : well hung in your customer's house cannot fail to effectively advertise your business from one year's end to the other.
Date:
[approximately 1950?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : color illlustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

392. For the information of travellers passing through the Turnpike Gates at Strood, and on the New Road, near Rochester : the Commissioners do give notice, that for coaches, chaises, and other travelling carriages, the following are the tolls payable at the said gates, viz.

For the information of travellers passing through the Turnpike Gates at Strood, and on the New Road, near Rochester : the Commissioners do give notice, that for coaches, chaises, and other travelling carriages, the following are the tolls payable at the said gates, viz.
Date:
May 1792
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 34 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

393. 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

394. Kindergarten and transition class : Collegiate House, Leicester : Principal, Miss. L. Crossley.

Kindergarten and transition class : Collegiate House, Leicester : Principal, Miss. L. Crossley.
Date:
[approximately 1900]
Physical Description:
[4] pages : illustrations ; 14 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

395. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[approximately 184-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 2 printed 'sensitive' leaves.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

396. 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

397. 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

398. Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet.

Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet.
Creator:
Great Britain. Admiralty
Date:
[approximately 1711]
Physical Description:
34 pages ; 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

399. Universal building-blocks box = Boite à construction en bois = Universal-Holzbaukasten.

Universal building-blocks box = Boite à construction en bois = Universal-Holzbaukasten.
Date:
[late 19th century?]
Physical Description:
1 set of building blocks (63 pieces) : wood ; various sizes, in wooden box 17 x 24 x 5
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

400. J. Smithson, dealer in every description of watches, jewellery, plated goods &c. : Birkenhead : watches, clocks, jewellery and every description of fancy articles cleaned and repaired.

J. Smithson, dealer in every description of watches, jewellery, plated goods &c. : Birkenhead : watches, clocks, jewellery and every description of fancy articles cleaned and repaired.
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977