Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29
1773 January 29
2
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse
[1753]
3
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1766
4
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
5
Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786
Principles of beauty, relative to the human head
MDCCLXXVIII [1778]
6
Home, Robert, 1752–1834
Select views in Mysore,
1794
7
Rocque, John, -1762
Plan of the house, gardens, park & hermitage of Their Majesties at Richmond
1734
8
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813
Flora of the British Isles
circa 1790-1810?
9
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798
The journey from Chester to London
MDCCLXXXII [1782]
10
A book of eighteen leaves
1757
11
Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented
1752
12
Witton, Philip Henry
Views of the ruins of the principal houses destroyed during the riots at Birmingham =
1791 [i.e. 1792]
13
Boulton, George
The route of the mail & post coaches, George Boulton & Co. proprietors
[between 1796 and 1809]
14
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth
approximately 1798-1799
15
Bill for building expenses
1760
16
Society of Dilettanti (London, England)
Antiquities of Ionia,
1769-1915
17
Paine, James, 1717?-1789
Plans, elevations, and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses,
1783
18
The royal and entertaining Game of the goose
[between 1761 and 1794]
19
Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square
[1789]
20
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant
MDCCLVIII [1758]
21
To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity
[1773]
22
Payne, John, 1710–1771
Twelve designs of country-houses
1757
23
Whereas the game within the manor of Pinkhurst, and in several parts of the parishes of Itchingfield, Slinfold, Billingshurst, and Rudgwick, in the county of Sussex, has of late years, and up to the present time, been greatly destroyed by poachers, unqualified, and unlicenced persons ..
[1797]
24
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
?House wren (Troglodytes aedon) and eggs, with a specimen from the rose family (Rosaceae), Peacock butterflies (Nymphalis io), both closed and open, and butterfly chrysalis, larva caterpillar, daddy longlegs spider (Phalangida) egg case, and snout beetle, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
25
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, belonging to the right honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham : laid out by Mr. Bridgman, principal gardener to their majesties King George I and II / delineated in a large plan and fifteen perspective views : drawn on the spot by Mons. Rigaud, and engraved by him and Mons. Bernard Baron =
MDCCXLVI [1746]
26
Panorama, Leicester-Square
[1793]
27
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
London and Westminster improved
MDCCLXVU [1766]
28
Martyn, Thomas, fl. 1760–1816
The English entomologist
MDCCXCII [1792, i.e. 1793]
29
Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Picturesque views on the River Wye
1797
30
Bowles & Carver
Bowles & Carver's new and enlarged catalogue, of accurate and useful maps, plans, and prints,
1795]
31
Gibbon, Edward, 1737–1794
Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire
MDCCXCVI [1796]
32
Vues de la ville de Londres
1758
33
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652
Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent
1744
34
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), with Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela ?hybrida), Leaf beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), Flesh fly (Diptera Sarcophagidae), Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma throracica) and, Sexton or Burying beetle (Nicrophorus humator), with shell (Mauritia arabica) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
35
Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple
1788
36
A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ..
1736
37
Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744
An epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington
1731
38
Rocque, John, -1762
A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round
1748
39
Stuart, James, 1713–1788
Critical observations on the buildings and improvements of London
MDCCLXXI [1771]
40
The temple of taste
[1796]
41
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), male, with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
42
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
not before 1787
43
Halfpenny, William, -1755
New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ...
1750-1752
44
Greenwood, Jonathan
The sailing and fighting instructions, or, Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain
[1715?]
45
Cowper, William, 1666–1709
Myotomia reformata
1724
46
Thomson, James, 1700–1748
The seasons,
1797
47
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
48
Agas, Ralph, 1545–1621
London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563
October 30th, 1789
49
Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and Cushion, in Tavistock-Street
[1748]]
50
Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure
1796
51
Baldwin, Thomas
Airopaidia
1786
52
Decker, Paul
Gothic architecture decorated
1759
53
Burton, John, 1710–1771
An essay towards a complete new system of midwifry
1751
54
By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party
between 1792 and 1818?
55
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751–1806
The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book
1793
56
The artist's vade mecum
1786
57
Rocque, John, -1762
A plan of Rome
1750
58
William's return
[18th century]
59
Rocque, John, -1762
The environs of London
[1763]
60
The particulars and inventories of the estates of the sub-governor, deputy governor, and directors of the South-sea company
1721
61
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
A treatise on ancient armour and weapons,
62
A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft
Feby. 1st 1798
63
Pine, John, 1690–1756
The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords
[1739]
64
Switzer, Stephen, 1682?-1745
Ichnographia rustica, or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation
1742
65
Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Original watercolors for A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant, and part of France,
1789
66
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
[Views in Calcutta]
1786-1788
67
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,
1754
68
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
History of British birds
1797-1804
69
Newman, Frederick
The curiosities and beauties of England displayed
[1795?]
70
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Antiquities of London and its environs
1791-[1800]
71
Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
Joseph Wright notebook
1775-1780
72
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), male, with Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa), both open and closed, and Pupa (Lepidoptera Pieridae), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
73
Rocque, John, -1762
Plan du chateau, jardin et parc de Wilton
1754
74
The art of drawing without a master
[1768]
75
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
A general plan of the woods, park and gardens of Stowe, the seat of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham
1739
76
Cook, James, 1728–1779
A voyage to the Pacific ocean
1784
77
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
A fourth book, containing twelve imitations of drawings, of modern carriages
[1797]
78
Lynch, Richard, -1781
Will of Patrick Lynch
1781
79
Great Britain. Admiralty
Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet
[approximately 1711]
80
Salisbury, W. T
Select meditations and reflections on death
circa 1782-1792
81
North America, and the West Indies
[1764?]
82
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
[Transparent prints]
[1799]
83
Cowley, Charlotte
The ladies history of England
1780 [i.e. 1781]
84
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
The beauties of Stow, or, A description of the pleasant seat, and noble gardens, of the right honourable Lord Viscount Cobham
1750
85
Twelve prints of sea engagements
[between 1771 and 1785]
86
Nightingall, Miles
A catalogue of the genuine collection of pictures, of Mrs. Gamberini, widow of the late Charles Gamberini Esq., deceased, by whom these pictures were collected, at a great expence out of the principal cabinets abroad : consisting of the most eminent and approved masters of the Italian and other schools, amongst which are the undoubted works of Titian, Corregio, Raphael, Rembrant, Rubens, Vandyke, Poussin, Albert Durer, Carracci, Guercino, Guido, Zucharelli, Demenichino, Gio. Dom. Porta, Michael Angelo and other scarce performances, some remarkably curious : also her houshold furniture, an exceeding fine ton'd double key'd harpsichord, by Hawes of Hamburgh : a ditto single key'd harpsichord, with two unison, by Jos. Shudi, in a neat mahogany case : a neat brass measuring wheel, by Adams, on a new construction; and a great variety of other valuable effects : which by order of the executrix will be sold at publick auction by Miles Nightingall, on Wednesday the 10th May, 1775, and two following days, at his great room, the end of Saville Row, next Conduit-Street : beginning each day punctually at 12 o'clock : catalogues may be had as above, the Rainbow Coffee-House Cornhill, and at the auctioneer's in Golden Square
[1775]
87
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
88
For the information of travellers passing through the Turnpike Gates at Strood, and on the New Road, near Rochester
May 1792
89
Pillement, Jean, 1728–1808
A new book of Chinese designs
1755
90
A Set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia
1788
91
Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827
A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland
[1783-1793]
92
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication generale des principales attitudes et positions concernent l'escrime
circa 1763
93
Stowe
1766
94
Hutchins, Mr. (Hassil), active 1779–1789
A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship
[1783]
95
Dickson, Archibald, 1703–1747
Drawings of houses and gardens
1736-1743
96
White, Mr., active 1798
A catalogue of the very choice and valuable musical library
[1798]
97
The Chinese silk manufactory represented in twelve copper plates
[between 1771 and 1785]
98
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
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
circa 1768
99
Rocque, John, -1762
A plan of the house & gardens of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire at Chiswick
[17--]
100
Holmes & Griffin (Firm : London, England)
[Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]