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101. The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders; its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern. Adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county / performed by William Smith, and William Webb, gentlemen. Published by Mr. Daniel King. To which is annexed, an exact chronology of all its rulers and governors both in church and state, from the time of the foundation of the stately city of Chester, to this very day: fixed by eclipses, and other chronological characters. Also, an excellent discourse of the Island of Man; treating of the island. Of the inhabitants. Of the state ecclesiasticall. Of the civil government. Of the trade; and, of the strength of the island.

The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders; its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern. Adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county / performed by William Smith, and William Webb, gentlemen. Published by Mr. Daniel King. To which is annexed, an exact chronology of all its rulers and governors both in church and state, from the time of the foundation of the stately city of Chester, to this very day: fixed by eclipses, and other chronological characters. Also, an excellent discourse of the Island of Man; treating of the island. Of the inhabitants. Of the state ecclesiasticall. Of the civil government. Of the trade; and, of the strength of the island.
Creator:
King, Daniel, -1664?
Date:
1656
Physical Description:
12 unnumbered pages, 99 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 239 pages, 11 unnumbered pages, 55 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 34 pages, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates (5 folded) : illustrations, maps, coats of arms ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

102. Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809 : descriptive of the character, domestic habits, and religious ceremonies, of the Mahrattas : with ten coloured engravings, from drawings by a native artist / by Thomas Duer Broughton, Esq., late Commander of the resident's escort at the Court of Scindia.

Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809 : descriptive of the character, domestic habits, and religious ceremonies, of the Mahrattas : with ten coloured engravings, from drawings by a native artist / by Thomas Duer Broughton, Esq., late Commander of the resident's escort at the Court of Scindia.
Creator:
Broughton, Thomas Duer, 1778–1835
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
[16], 358, [2] p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

103. Archbald, the property of Mr. George Wilson, of Walkington, will serve mares this season, 1839, at one guinea and a-half each.

Archbald, the property of Mr. George Wilson, of Walkington, will serve mares this season, 1839, at one guinea and a-half each.
Date:
[1839]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) : illustrations ; 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

104. The stones of Venice / by John Ruskin ; with illustrations drawn by the author.

The stones of Venice / by John Ruskin ; with illustrations drawn by the author.
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Date:
1851-1853
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

105. A list of caricatures, suitable to the present times; just published by R. Ackermann ...

A list of caricatures, suitable to the present times; just published by R. Ackermann ...
Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
1814]
Physical Description:
broadside. 19 x 12 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

106. New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ... / by William Halfpenny.

New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ... / by William Halfpenny.
Creator:
Halfpenny, William, -1755
Date:
1750-1752
Physical Description:
4 pts. in 1 : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

107. Madras [graphic].

Madras [graphic].
Date:
[1832?]
Physical Description:
1 print : aquatint ; sheet 15 x 233 cm, rolled to 15 x 2.5 cm (scroll format)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

108. Bowles & Carver's new and enlarged catalogue, of accurate and useful maps, plans, and prints, of various sorts; universal and English atlasses, correct books of roads, architecture, perspective, geometry, antiquities, &c. elegant drawing-books ... also, great variety of other valuable articles ...

Bowles & Carver's new and enlarged catalogue, of accurate and useful maps, plans, and prints, of various sorts; universal and English atlasses, correct books of roads, architecture, perspective, geometry, antiquities, &c. elegant drawing-books ... also, great variety of other valuable articles ...
Creator:
Bowles & Carver
Date:
1795]
Physical Description:
185 (i.e., 177), [3] p. 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

109. Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dependent : avec un dictionnaire des termes propres à chacun de ces arts.

Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dependent : avec un dictionnaire des termes propres à chacun de ces arts.
Creator:
Félibien, André, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619–1695
Date:
MDCLXXVI [1676]
Physical Description:
[24], 795, [1] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

110. Glasgow looking glass.

Glasgow looking glass.
Date:
[1825]
Physical Description:
1 v. : ill. ; 45 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

111. Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies.

Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies.
Creator:
Davis, Joseph, active 1818–1857
Date:
1838
Physical Description:
1 medal : white metal ; 38 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

112. J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.

J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.
Creator:
Clarke, J., active 1820
Date:
[approximately 1820?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

113. In affectionate remembrance of Elizabeth Heap, of Bent Clough Farm, Colne : who departed this life June 18th, 1914, aged 60 years : and was interred at St Mary's Church, Trawden, June 23rd.

In affectionate remembrance of Elizabeth Heap, of Bent Clough Farm, Colne : who departed this life June 18th, 1914, aged 60 years : and was interred at St Mary's Church, Trawden, June 23rd.
Date:
1914
Physical Description:
1 folded card : letterpress ; 110 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

114. 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.

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.
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)

115. Corporal Violette!!

Corporal Violette!!
Date:
[1815?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 31 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

116. Map of North America.

Map of North America.
Date:
not before 1634
Physical Description:
1 map : pen and ink and watercolor, on parchment ; 21.9 x 42.8 cm, on sheet 23.5 x 45.8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

117. Bartholomew's one inch to the mile environs of London.

Bartholomew's one inch to the mile environs of London.
Creator:
John Bartholomew and Son
Date:
[not before 1921]
Physical Description:
1 map : color, mounted on linen ; 70 x 91 cm, folded to 19 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

118. Crimean War.

Crimean War.
Creator:
Bowers, George Frederick
Date:
1856?
Physical Description:
1 jug : white transferware; 24 cm high (including handle) x 13 cm in diameter (17 cm including handle)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.

119. A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...

A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...
Creator:
Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
Date:
[1807?]
Physical Description:
11 leaves, 10 leaves of plates : col. ill. 19 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

120. Sixteen scenes taken from The miseries of human life / by one of the wretched.

Sixteen scenes taken from The miseries of human life / by one of the wretched.
Creator:
Atkinson, John Augustus, 1775–approximately 1833
Date:
March 1st 1807
Physical Description:
[16] leaves, [17] leaves of plates : ill ; 20 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

121. A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ... First treating of luxury and the use of riches; and then of the knowledge and use of matters of curiosity in particular: as, drawings, paintings ... medals, &c.

A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ... First treating of luxury and the use of riches; and then of the knowledge and use of matters of curiosity in particular: as, drawings, paintings ... medals, &c.
Date:
1736
Physical Description:
66 p. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

122. A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire : comprehending a general survey of the picturesque scenery, remains of antiquity, historical events, peculiar manners, and commercial situations, of that interesting portion of the British empire. / By J. T. Barber ...

A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire : comprehending a general survey of the picturesque scenery, remains of antiquity, historical events, peculiar manners, and commercial situations, of that interesting portion of the British empire. / By J. T. Barber ...
Creator:
Barber, J. T
Date:
1803
Physical Description:
xiii, 359, [1] p., 2 leaves of plates (1 folding) : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

123. Twenty lessons on British mosses, or, First steps to a knowledge of that beautiful tribe of plants / by William Gardiner.

Twenty lessons on British mosses, or, First steps to a knowledge of that beautiful tribe of plants / by William Gardiner.
Creator:
Gardiner, William, 1809?-1852
Date:
1846
Physical Description:
46 p. : samples ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

124. Explanation of the view of the splendid victory gained by the Marquis of Wellington over the French army, consisting of 65,000 men, commanded by Joseph Bonaparte, on the plains of Vittoria : the view, painted by Henry Aston Barker and assistants, from drawings taken on the spot by Mr. Burford, is now exhibiting in the great rotunda of the Panorama, Leicester Square.

Explanation of the view of the splendid victory gained by the Marquis of Wellington over the French army, consisting of 65,000 men, commanded by Joseph Bonaparte, on the plains of Vittoria : the view, painted by Henry Aston Barker and assistants, from drawings taken on the spot by Mr. Burford, is now exhibiting in the great rotunda of the Panorama, Leicester Square.
Creator:
Barker, Henry Aston, 1774–1856
Date:
1814
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; sheet 40 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

125. Dean's steam-boat alphabet : a companion to the Railway alphabet.

Dean's steam-boat alphabet : a companion to the Railway alphabet.
Date:
[1855?]
Physical Description:
1 scroll : illustrations ; in box 18 x 23 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

126. Vues de la ville de Londres : comme il etoit devant & apres l'incendie de 1666 : avec le plan pour la rabâtir / projetté par ... Christophle [sic] Wren, & aprouvé par le roi & Parlement, mais malheureusement rejetté par faction.

Vues de la ville de Londres : comme il etoit devant & apres l'incendie de 1666 : avec le plan pour la rabâtir / projetté par ... Christophle [sic] Wren, & aprouvé par le roi & Parlement, mais malheureusement rejetté par faction.
Date:
1758
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 39 x 56 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

127. [Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].

[Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].
Creator:
Howle, J. (Tailor)
Date:
[approximately 1820-1830]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

128. West India scenery with illustrations of Negro character, the process of making sugar, &c. from sketches taken during a voyage to, and residence of seven years in, the island of Trinidad. By R. Bridgens ...

West India scenery with illustrations of Negro character, the process of making sugar, &c. from sketches taken during a voyage to, and residence of seven years in, the island of Trinidad. By R. Bridgens ...
Creator:
Bridgens, Richard
Date:
[1836?]
Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) 27 plates (part col. with accompanying text) 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

129. Sketches in the grounds of Marshalls, the seat of Rowland Stephenson Esqr.

Sketches in the grounds of Marshalls, the seat of Rowland Stephenson Esqr.
Creator:
Hornor, Thomas, 1785–1844
Date:
1824]
Physical Description:
[16] leaves : all ill. ; 16 x 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

130. Sale of shop fittings and ready-made clothing, &c. : (under warrant from the Sheriff, in causa Cramb versus Orr.).

Sale of shop fittings and ready-made clothing, &c. : (under warrant from the Sheriff, in causa Cramb versus Orr.).
Creator:
Huchinson & Dixon
Date:
1876
Physical Description:
1 leave ([1] page) ; 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

131. A book of eighteen leaves : containing divers subjects for the use of goldsmiths, chasers, carvers, etc. / from Messrs. Germain, Messonier, Sig. Cattarello &c.

A book of eighteen leaves : containing divers subjects for the use of goldsmiths, chasers, carvers, etc. / from Messrs. Germain, Messonier, Sig. Cattarello &c.
Date:
1757
Physical Description:
[18] leaves : all ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

132. The temple of taste : comprising elegant historical engravings : also, views of the principal buildings in London : also, a select variety of elegant and amusing subjects : with the histories, and other connected information, at large, by the best artists, designers and engravers.

The temple of taste : comprising elegant historical engravings : also, views of the principal buildings in London : also, a select variety of elegant and amusing subjects : with the histories, and other connected information, at large, by the best artists, designers and engravers.
Date:
[1796]
Physical Description:
[144] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

133. The decorative painters' and glaziers' guide : containing the most approved methods of imitating oak, mahogney, maple, rose, cedar, coral, and every other kind of fancy wood ... : also a complete body of information on the art of staining and painting on glass ... / by Nathaniel Whittock.

The decorative painters' and glaziers' guide : containing the most approved methods of imitating oak, mahogney, maple, rose, cedar, coral, and every other kind of fancy wood ... : also a complete body of information on the art of staining and painting on glass ... / by Nathaniel Whittock.
Creator:
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
iv, 322 p., [77] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

134. Thou hast here, gentle reader, a true hydrographical description of so much of the world as hath beene hetherto discouered and is comne to our knowledge ...

Thou hast here, gentle reader, a true hydrographical description of so much of the world as hath beene hetherto discouered and is comne to our knowledge ...
Creator:
Wright, Edward, 1558?-1615
Date:
[1599?]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 43 x 62 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

135. The brigand.

The brigand.
Date:
[between 1840-1850]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

136. Diamond Jubilee souvenir badge.

Diamond Jubilee souvenir badge.
Creator:
Whitehead & Hoag Company (Newark, N.J.)
Date:
[1897?]
Physical Description:
1 badge with ribbon ; 13.5 x 6 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

137. Critical observations on the buildings and improvements of London.

Critical observations on the buildings and improvements of London.
Creator:
Stuart, James, 1713–1788
Date:
MDCCLXXI [1771]
Physical Description:
[4], 51, [1] p. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

138. Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented : being twenty new plans and elevations, on twelve copper-plates : containing a great variety of magnificent buildings, accurately described : as also, several of a smaller kind elegantly design'd, with all necessary offices, of great strength, easy construction, and graceful appearance : scales are annexed, and regular estimates are made for each design : the whole carefully calculated by the great square : with instructions to workmen, &c. in several pages of letter-press : intended as an improvement of what has been published of that sort / correctly engraved from the designs of William and John Halfpenny, architects ; published according to act of Parliament, April 24, 1752.

Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented : being twenty new plans and elevations, on twelve copper-plates : containing a great variety of magnificent buildings, accurately described : as also, several of a smaller kind elegantly design'd, with all necessary offices, of great strength, easy construction, and graceful appearance : scales are annexed, and regular estimates are made for each design : the whole carefully calculated by the great square : with instructions to workmen, &c. in several pages of letter-press : intended as an improvement of what has been published of that sort / correctly engraved from the designs of William and John Halfpenny, architects ; published according to act of Parliament, April 24, 1752.
Creator:
Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
Date:
1752
Physical Description:
16 p., 12 leaves of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

139. "Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.

"Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.
Creator:
Our Boys Clothing Company
Date:
[ca. 1885?]
Physical Description:
[16] p. : chiefly ill. ; 15 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

140. G. Purt, licensed compounder & manufacturer of elder cordial : 13, St. Mary at Hill, Lower Thames Street, London.

G. Purt, licensed compounder & manufacturer of elder cordial : 13, St. Mary at Hill, Lower Thames Street, London.
Date:
[approximately 1842]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

141. A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round : as survey'd and publish'd in 16 sheets / by John Rocque ... ; reduc'd into one sheet = Carte de Londres, &c. et de ses environs : reduitte en une feuille aulieu des 16 feuilles ci devant / publiées par Jean Rocque.

A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round : as survey'd and publish'd in 16 sheets / by John Rocque ... ; reduc'd into one sheet = Carte de Londres, &c. et de ses environs : reduitte en une feuille aulieu des 16 feuilles ci devant / publiées par Jean Rocque.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1748
Physical Description:
1 map ; 44 x 63 cm., on sheet 52 x 66 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

142. Jonathan Bradford, or, The murder at the road side inn.

Jonathan Bradford, or, The murder at the road side inn.
Date:
[between 1835-1837]
Physical Description:
24 pages ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

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

The red rover : a drama, in two acts, written expressly for, and adapted only to Skelt's characters & scenes in the same.
Date:
[between 1835-1837]
Physical Description:
18 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

144. Ointment pot.

Ointment pot.
Date:
between 1650 and 1700
Physical Description:
1 jar : polychrome Italian albarello delftware ; 8 cm high x 6 cm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer

145. An epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington : occasion'd by his publishing Palladio's designs of the baths, arches, theatres, &c. of ancient Rome / by Mr. Pope.

An epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington : occasion'd by his publishing Palladio's designs of the baths, arches, theatres, &c. of ancient Rome / by Mr. Pope.
Creator:
Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744
Date:
1731
Physical Description:
14, [1] p. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

146. The journey from Chester to London.

The journey from Chester to London.
Creator:
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798
Date:
MDCCLXXXII [1782]
Physical Description:
[2], iv, 452, [6] pages, 22 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

147. The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich.

The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich.
Date:
[approximately 1825]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet : hand-colored engraving, on linen ; 51 x 41 cm, folded (in slipcase) to 17 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

148. Antiquities of Great Britain, illustrated in views.

Antiquities of Great Britain, illustrated in views.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

149. The Illustrated London news Colosseum view of London.

The Illustrated London news Colosseum view of London.
Date:
[1843]
Physical Description:
1 print (2 sheets) : wood engraving ; full sheet 30 x 254 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

150. Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London.

Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London.
Creator:
Shoubridge, James
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
2 sheets : illustration, 20 x 24 cm and 9 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

151. Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent.

Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent.
Creator:
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652
Date:
1744
Physical Description:
3 p., 53 plates. 43 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

152. Map of China and the adjacent countries : drawn from the latest surveys and other authentic documents ... / by William H. Allen & Co.

Map of China and the adjacent countries : drawn from the latest surveys and other authentic documents ... / by William H. Allen & Co.
Date:
1842
Physical Description:
1 map : hand col., mounted on linen ; 59 x 74 cm., folded to 19 x 10 cm., in covers 23 x 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

153. The Chinese expedition, 1859-1860 / by Major W.G.R. Masters, Royal Marine Light Infantry ; a series of eight views ...

The Chinese expedition, 1859-1860 / by Major W.G.R. Masters, Royal Marine Light Infantry ; a series of eight views ...
Creator:
Masters, W. G. R. (William Godfrey Rays)
Date:
[1861]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 58 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

154. The English entomologist : exhibiting all the coleopterous insects found in England : exhibiting all the coleopterous insects found in England, including upwards of 500 different specials, the figures of which have never before been given to the public : the whole accurately drawn & painted after nature / arranged and named according to the Linnean system by Thomas Martyn.

The English entomologist : exhibiting all the coleopterous insects found in England : exhibiting all the coleopterous insects found in England, including upwards of 500 different specials, the figures of which have never before been given to the public : the whole accurately drawn & painted after nature / arranged and named according to the Linnean system by Thomas Martyn.
Creator:
Martyn, Thomas, fl. 1760–1816
Date:
MDCCXCII [1792, i.e. 1793]
Physical Description:
[4], 33, [1], 41, [5] p., [44] leaves of plates : ill. ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

155. A new pocket sketch book : containing an easy method of drawing landscape, figures, cattle, &c. from nature : the general principles of perspective, accompanied with nine explanatory etchings : the theory and use of colours, in water and oil : with many necessary and practical rules for tinting, varnishing, &c. / by T.R. Guest.

A new pocket sketch book : containing an easy method of drawing landscape, figures, cattle, &c. from nature : the general principles of perspective, accompanied with nine explanatory etchings : the theory and use of colours, in water and oil : with many necessary and practical rules for tinting, varnishing, &c. / by T.R. Guest.
Creator:
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
viii, 38, [2] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

156. As in a looking glass / by F.C. Philips ; iIllustrated by G. du Maurier.

As in a looking glass / by F.C. Philips ; iIllustrated by G. du Maurier.
Creator:
Philips, F. C. (Francis Charles), 1849–1921
Date:
1889
Physical Description:
[10], 293, [1] p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross

157. Grand architectural panorama of London : Regent Street to Westminster Abbey [graphic] / from original drawings made expressly for the work by R. Sandeman, architect ; and executed on wood by G.C. Leighton.

Grand architectural panorama of London : Regent Street to Westminster Abbey [graphic] / from original drawings made expressly for the work by R. Sandeman, architect ; and executed on wood by G.C. Leighton.
Creator:
Leighton, George Cargill, 1826–1895
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
1 print on 8 sheets : wood engraving ; full image 15 x 677 cm, accordion folded to 15 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

158. Oxonia illustrata, sive, Omnium celeberrimae istius universitatis collegiorum, aularum, Bibliothecae Bodleianae, scholarum publicarum, Theatri Sheldoniani : nec non urbis totius scenographia / delineavit & sculpsit Dav. Loggan Univ. Oxon. chalcographus.

Oxonia illustrata, sive, Omnium celeberrimae istius universitatis collegiorum, aularum, Bibliothecae Bodleianae, scholarum publicarum, Theatri Sheldoniani : nec non urbis totius scenographia / delineavit & sculpsit Dav. Loggan Univ. Oxon. chalcographus.
Creator:
Loggan, David, 1635–1700?
Date:
ano. Dni. MDCLXXV [1675]
Physical Description:
[85] leaves (1 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 43 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

159. Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848.

Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848.
Creator:
White Hill Kiln (Luton, England)
Date:
1848
Physical Description:
2 sheets ; 13 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

160. The destruction of the Spanish Armada

The destruction of the Spanish Armada
Creator:
Bijlaer, Gerard van, active 1540?-1617
Date:
1588
Physical Description:
1 medallion : silver ; 51 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

161. [Six views of Hastings].

[Six views of Hastings].
Creator:
Aglio, Agostino, 1777–1857
Date:
Novr. 1, 1823
Physical Description:
6 prints in 1 volume : lithography ; volume 35 x 49 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

162. Yarmouth : photo-medallion souvenir.

Yarmouth : photo-medallion souvenir.
Date:
[approximately 1880?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet (16 views) : photolithographs ; each 42 mm in diameter, case 50 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

163. The microcosm of London : this work already honoured ...

The microcosm of London : this work already honoured ...
Date:
[1808-10]
Physical Description:
3 v. : col. ill. ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

164. In loving memory of Frederick Charles : the dear little son of Sidney and Edith Penny : who died February 12th, 1911 : aged 5 years and 11 months.

In loving memory of Frederick Charles : the dear little son of Sidney and Edith Penny : who died February 12th, 1911 : aged 5 years and 11 months.
Date:
1911
Physical Description:
1 folded card : letterpress ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

165. A lady's ticket for the anniversary sermon of the Small Pox Hospital : to be preach'd by the Right Revd. the Lord Bishop of Worcester, at St. Andrew's Church, Holbourn, on Thursday the 5th of March, 1752 ... there will be a full band of vocal and instrumental musick by the first performers, to accompany the service at church.

A lady's ticket for the anniversary sermon of the Small Pox Hospital : to be preach'd by the Right Revd. the Lord Bishop of Worcester, at St. Andrew's Church, Holbourn, on Thursday the 5th of March, 1752 ... there will be a full band of vocal and instrumental musick by the first performers, to accompany the service at church.
Date:
[1752]
Physical Description:
1 print : etching, engraving ; plate mark 10 x 13 cm, on sheet 12 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

166. The prize embroidery from the World Fair, 1851 will be exhibited from 1st, February to 1st, May 1852 : Messrs. J. R. Jaffray & Sons, 73, Broadway, New York.

The prize embroidery from the World Fair, 1851 will be exhibited from 1st, February to 1st, May 1852 : Messrs. J. R. Jaffray & Sons, 73, Broadway, New York.
Creator:
J. R. Jaffray & Son (Firm : New York)
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 card : embossing ; 10 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

167. Album of cartes-de-visite depicting royalty of Britain and Europe and other contemporary notables.

Album of cartes-de-visite depicting royalty of Britain and Europe and other contemporary notables.
Date:
1860-1862
Physical Description:
1 album (50 photographs) ; 15 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

168. In loving memory of George Bye : who died December 9th, 1895 : aged 4 years : interred at St. Pancras Cemetery, Finchley.

In loving memory of George Bye : who died December 9th, 1895 : aged 4 years : interred at St. Pancras Cemetery, Finchley.
Date:
1895
Physical Description:
1 folded card : letterpress ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

169. Views in Calcutta.

Views in Calcutta.
Creator:
Moffat, James
Date:
s.d.]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

170. A catalogue of a most noble, capital, and valuable collection of antique marble statues and bustoes : with a choice and matchless selection of Etruscan vases, the whole forming a very interesting and magnificent gallery, the property of The Right Hon. Lord Cawdor ...

A catalogue of a most noble, capital, and valuable collection of antique marble statues and bustoes : with a choice and matchless selection of Etruscan vases, the whole forming a very interesting and magnificent gallery, the property of The Right Hon. Lord Cawdor ...
Creator:
Skinner and Dyke
Date:
[1800]
Physical Description:
10, [2] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

171. Incipit liber moraliu[m] su[per] trenis iheremie [pro]phete.

Incipit liber moraliu[m] su[per] trenis iheremie [pro]phete.
Creator:
Lathbury, John
Date:
[31 July 1482]
Physical Description:
[584] pages ; 30 cm (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

172. Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands : containing coloured figures and descriptions of some of the choicest species most proper for the conservatory or greenhouse, and many of which will endure the cold of our climate, in the open air, with a very little protection; with magnified dissections of their most essential parts, their names, descriptions, & a full account of the best method of cultivation and propagation : the greater part are handsome evergreen shrubs, and may produce sweet-scented flowers; and as they are generally of free growth, and easily managed, they may be considered as the most desirable plants for cultivation : in one volume / by Robert Sweet, F.L.S. author of Hortus Suburbanus Londoniensis, Hortus Britannicus, Botanical cultivator, The British flower garden, Geraniaceæ, Cistineæ, The florist's guide, The British warblers, &c. ; the drawings by E.D. Smith, F.L.S. botanical artist.

Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands : containing coloured figures and descriptions of some of the choicest species most proper for the conservatory or greenhouse, and many of which will endure the cold of our climate, in the open air, with a very little protection; with magnified dissections of their most essential parts, their names, descriptions, & a full account of the best method of cultivation and propagation : the greater part are handsome evergreen shrubs, and may produce sweet-scented flowers; and as they are generally of free growth, and easily managed, they may be considered as the most desirable plants for cultivation : in one volume / by Robert Sweet, F.L.S. author of Hortus Suburbanus Londoniensis, Hortus Britannicus, Botanical cultivator, The British flower garden, Geraniaceæ, Cistineæ, The florist's guide, The British warblers, &c. ; the drawings by E.D. Smith, F.L.S. botanical artist.
Creator:
Sweet, Robert, 1783–1835
Date:
1827-28
Physical Description:
[114] pages, 56 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

173. 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

174. Lithographic views / from drawings by T. Binns.

Lithographic views / from drawings by T. Binns.
Creator:
Binns, T. B. (Theodore Barker)
Date:
1836
Physical Description:
[10] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

175. 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:
[1798?]
Physical Description:
23, [1] pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

176. 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

177. 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

178. Essay on transparent prints.

Essay on transparent prints.
Creator:
Orme, Edward, 1775–1848
Date:
1807
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

179. Angelo's infantry sword exercise : established by the Prince Regent's command / the figures by I.A. Atkinson ; engraved by I. Robinson.

Angelo's infantry sword exercise : established by the Prince Regent's command / the figures by I.A. Atkinson ; engraved by I. Robinson.
Creator:
Angelo, Henry, 1780–1852
Date:
Octr. 1, 1816
Physical Description:
1 print : hand-colored engraving ; platemark 74 x 53, on sheet 76 x 55 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

180. 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

181. Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique.

Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique.
Creator:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769–1859
Date:
1810 [that is, 1813?]
Physical Description:
2 volumes (xvi, 350 pages, 69 leaves of plates) : 69 illustrations (engraving, aquatint, some color) ; 59 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

182. 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

183. Views in India, Saint Helena, and Car Nicobar, drawn from nature and on stone by Major John Luard.

Views in India, Saint Helena, and Car Nicobar, drawn from nature and on stone by Major John Luard.
Creator:
Luard, John, 1790–1875
Date:
[1838]
Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) ill. 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

184. Select illustrations of Hampshire : comprising picturesque views of the seats of the nobility & gentry, lodge entrances &c. / with descriptions by G.F. Prosser.

Select illustrations of Hampshire : comprising picturesque views of the seats of the nobility & gentry, lodge entrances &c. / with descriptions by G.F. Prosser.
Creator:
Prosser, George Frederick
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
[114] p., [53] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

185. The bardic museum : of primitive British literature, and other admirable rarities : forming the second volume of the Musical, poetical, and historical relicks of the Welsh bards and druids ... : containing, the bardic triads, historic odes, eulogies, songs, elegies, memorials of the tombs of the warriors, of King Arthur and his knights, regalias, the wonders of Wales, et caetera : with English translations and historic illustrations : likewise, the ancient war-tunes of the bards ... to these national melodies are added new basses, with variations ... / by Edward Jones ...

The bardic museum : of primitive British literature, and other admirable rarities : forming the second volume of the Musical, poetical, and historical relicks of the Welsh bards and druids ... : containing, the bardic triads, historic odes, eulogies, songs, elegies, memorials of the tombs of the warriors, of King Arthur and his knights, regalias, the wonders of Wales, et caetera : with English translations and historic illustrations : likewise, the ancient war-tunes of the bards ... to these national melodies are added new basses, with variations ... / by Edward Jones ...
Creator:
Jones, Edward, 1752–1824
Date:
1802
Physical Description:
xx, 112 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

186. Fresco decorations and stuccoes of churches and palaces in Italy : during the fifteenth & sixteenth centuries / with descriptions by Lewis Gruner ...

Fresco decorations and stuccoes of churches and palaces in Italy : during the fifteenth & sixteenth centuries / with descriptions by Lewis Gruner ...
Creator:
Grüner, Ludwig, 1801–1882
Date:
1854
Physical Description:
[6] p., 56 leaves of plates (some folded) : chiefly ill. (some col.), plans ; 58 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

187. Scotia depicta, or, the antiquities, castles, public buildings, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, cities, towns, and picturesque scenery, of Scotland : illustrated in a series of finished etchings / by James Fittler, A.R.A. and engraver to His Majesty, from accurate drawings made on the spot by John Claude Nattes ; with descriptions, antiquarian, historical, and picturesque.

Scotia depicta, or, the antiquities, castles, public buildings, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, cities, towns, and picturesque scenery, of Scotland : illustrated in a series of finished etchings / by James Fittler, A.R.A. and engraver to His Majesty, from accurate drawings made on the spot by John Claude Nattes ; with descriptions, antiquarian, historical, and picturesque.
Creator:
Fittler, James, 1758–1835
Date:
1804
Physical Description:
[52] leaves, 48 [that is, 49] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 31 x 46 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

188. Description of a view of the city of Nanking, and the surrounding country : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford ; assisted by H.C. Selous, from drawings taken on the spot.

Description of a view of the city of Nanking, and the surrounding country : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford ; assisted by H.C. Selous, from drawings taken on the spot.
Creator:
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
12 p. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

189. 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

190. Sketches for college rooms / from the portfolio of a gentleman of the University of Cambridge.

Sketches for college rooms / from the portfolio of a gentleman of the University of Cambridge.
Creator:
Smith, Charles Loraine, 1751–1835
Date:
[ca. 1820?]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 28 x 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

191. An alphabet / by William Nicholson.

An alphabet / by William Nicholson.
Creator:
Nicholson, William Sir, 1872–1949
Date:
1898
Physical Description:
[27] leaves : color illlustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972

192. Pike & Garnham, linen drapers, silk mercers & hosiers : 12, Red Lion Street, Holborn.

Pike & Garnham, linen drapers, silk mercers & hosiers : 12, Red Lion Street, Holborn.
Creator:
Pike & Garnham
Date:
[1830?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 90 x 70 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

193. A present from the Crystal Palace.

A present from the Crystal Palace.
Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Date:
[1868?]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 24 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

194. A plan of the city of Bristol / survey'd and drawn by John Rocque ; engraved by John Pine, 1742.

A plan of the city of Bristol / survey'd and drawn by John Rocque ; engraved by John Pine, 1742.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1743
Physical Description:
1 map on 2 sheets ; 100 x 228 cm., sheets 110 x 122 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

195. A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China / by Thomas Daniell, R.A., and William Daniell, A.R.A.

A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China / by Thomas Daniell, R.A., and William Daniell, A.R.A.
Creator:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
[2], ii p., [50] leaves, [50] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

196. Gerardi de Lairesse, Leodiensis pictoris, Opus elegantissimum.

Gerardi de Lairesse, Leodiensis pictoris, Opus elegantissimum.
Creator:
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
Date:
[ca. 1690?]
Physical Description:
[56] double leaves of plates : all ill. ; 52 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

197. Pizarro : a drama in five acts : written expressly for and adapted only to Skelt's characters and scenes in the same.

Pizarro : a drama in five acts : written expressly for and adapted only to Skelt's characters and scenes in the same.
Date:
[between 1850--1862]
Physical Description:
18 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

198. 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

199. 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

200. 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