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301. 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

302. 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

303. 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

304. First lessons in plain sewing for home or school.

First lessons in plain sewing for home or school.
Date:
[approximately 1900?]
Physical Description:
16 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

305. Antiquities of Great Britain, illustrated in views.

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

306. 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

307. 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

308. 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

309. The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords : representing the several engagments between the English and Spanish fleets in the ever memorable year MDLXXXVIII ... : to which are added, from a book entitled, Expeditionis Hispanorum in Angliam vera descriptio, A.D. 1588 ... ten charts of the sea coasts of England, and a general one of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Holland, &c. shewing the places of action between the two fleets ... : also an historical account of each day's action, collected from the most authentic manuscripts and writers / by John Pine, engraver.

The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords : representing the several engagments between the English and Spanish fleets in the ever memorable year MDLXXXVIII ... : to which are added, from a book entitled, Expeditionis Hispanorum in Angliam vera descriptio, A.D. 1588 ... ten charts of the sea coasts of England, and a general one of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Holland, &c. shewing the places of action between the two fleets ... : also an historical account of each day's action, collected from the most authentic manuscripts and writers / by John Pine, engraver.
Creator:
Pine, John, 1690–1756
Date:
[1739]
Physical Description:
[6], 23, [1] p., [32] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 50 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

310. Twenty-four views in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt / from drawings by Henry Salt, Esq.

Twenty-four views in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt / from drawings by Henry Salt, Esq.
Creator:
Salt, Henry, 1780–1827
Date:
1809
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 36-79 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

311. Ichnographia rustica, or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation : containing directions for the surveying and distributing of a country-seat into rural and extensive gardens, by the ornamenting and decoration of distant prospects, farms, parks, paddocks, &c. : originaly calculated ... for the embellishment of countries in general; as als for an introduction to a general system of agriculture and planting / by Stephen Switzer.

Ichnographia rustica, or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation : containing directions for the surveying and distributing of a country-seat into rural and extensive gardens, by the ornamenting and decoration of distant prospects, farms, parks, paddocks, &c. : originaly calculated ... for the embellishment of countries in general; as als for an introduction to a general system of agriculture and planting / by Stephen Switzer.
Creator:
Switzer, Stephen, 1682?-1745
Date:
1742
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

312. A series of panoramic views of Sant Jago, the capital of Chili / from the original drawings, made by the Hon. Capt. William Waldegrave, in 1821 ; drawn on stone by A. Aglio.

A series of panoramic views of Sant Jago, the capital of Chili / from the original drawings, made by the Hon. Capt. William Waldegrave, in 1821 ; drawn on stone by A. Aglio.
Creator:
Aglio, Agostino, 1777–1857
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, V leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 x 50 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

313. Treatise on the art of weaving, with a full description of the Jacquard machine / Bryan Rotherham.

Treatise on the art of weaving, with a full description of the Jacquard machine / Bryan Rotherham.
Creator:
Rotherham, Bryan, 1876–
Date:
1897
Physical Description:
1 volume ([131] leaves) : illustrations ; 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

314. In memory of Jane, the beloved wife of William Stead, of Sherburn : who died January 27th, 1865 : aged 34 years.

In memory of Jane, the beloved wife of William Stead, of Sherburn : who died January 27th, 1865 : aged 34 years.
Date:
1865
Physical Description:
1 embossed print : letterpress ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

315. Goodall's Royal Bezique register.

Goodall's Royal Bezique register.
Creator:
C. Goodall & Son
Date:
[approximately 1900]
Physical Description:
1 Bezique register : color illustrations ; 80 x 100 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

316. Sketches in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt.

Sketches in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt.
Creator:
Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785–1841
Date:
1843
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

317. This book contains drawings of marine shells (from Forbes & Hanley) generally considered as specially British / F.R. Coles, April 1884, Tongland.

This book contains drawings of marine shells (from Forbes & Hanley) generally considered as specially British / F.R. Coles, April 1884, Tongland.
Creator:
Coles, Frederick Rhenius, 1853 or 1854–
Date:
1884
Physical Description:
1 volume (22 leaves) : illustrations ; 75 x 71 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

318. Zachariah Parkes, Digbeth, Birmingham : manufacturer of steel mills, for grinding malt beans, peas, oats, barley, wheat, indian corn, coffee, pepper, rice, cocoa, almonds, cochineal, indigo, & seeds of all sorts.

Zachariah Parkes, Digbeth, Birmingham : manufacturer of steel mills, for grinding malt beans, peas, oats, barley, wheat, indian corn, coffee, pepper, rice, cocoa, almonds, cochineal, indigo, & seeds of all sorts.
Creator:
Parkes, Zachariah
Date:
[between 1820 and 1840?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 14 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

319. The Graphic : 190 Strand, London.

The Graphic : 190 Strand, London.
Creator:
Crane, Walter, 1845–1915
Date:
[1876?]
Physical Description:
1 print : chromoxylograph ; 14 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

320. Called to the rescue : heroism at sea.

Called to the rescue : heroism at sea.
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

321. Der freischutz.

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

322. Constant as the sun in heaven above, this heart that thou has won will be to see in love.

Constant as the sun in heaven above, this heart that thou has won will be to see in love.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 17 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

323. Rossetti and his circle / by Max Beerbohm.

Rossetti and his circle / by Max Beerbohm.
Creator:
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872–1956
Date:
[1922]
Physical Description:
ix, [1] pages, [23] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.

324. Panorama of the Thames from London to Richmond [graphic] : exhibiting every object on both banks of the river : with a concise description of the most remarkable places and a general view of London.

Panorama of the Thames from London to Richmond [graphic] : exhibiting every object on both banks of the river : with a concise description of the most remarkable places and a general view of London.
Creator:
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863
Date:
[1824]
Physical Description:
1 print : hand-colored aquatint ; sheets end-to-end 22 x 168 cm, accordion folded to 22 x 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

325. John Porter manuscript.

John Porter manuscript.
Creator:
Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
Date:
circa 1450
Physical Description:
1 v. (72 leaves) ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

326. Lambretta Li 125.

Lambretta Li 125.
Creator:
Gilmour, Chris, 1973–
Date:
2004
Physical Description:
1 sculpture : cardboard and glue ; 114.3 x 172.7 x 51 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky in honor of Isaac Gunsberg and Oliver Melnick, and their families

327. 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

328. 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

329. Grecian remains in Italy : a description of Cyclopian walls, and of Roman antiquities, with topographical and picturesque views of ancient Latium / by J.J. Middleton.

Grecian remains in Italy : a description of Cyclopian walls, and of Roman antiquities, with topographical and picturesque views of ancient Latium / by J.J. Middleton.
Creator:
Middleton, John Izard, 1785–1849
Date:
1812 [i.e. not before 1819]
Physical Description:
[4], 50 pages, 27 [i.e. 23], A-B leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 48 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

330. 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

331. Picturesque sketches of the churches of Devon.

Picturesque sketches of the churches of Devon.
Creator:
Spreat, W
Date:
1842
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

332. 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

333. 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

334. 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

335. 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

336. 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

337. Leopolde Gulflocher, sculpteur en marbre et albatre.

Leopolde Gulflocher, sculpteur en marbre et albatre.
Creator:
Gulflocher, Leopolde
Date:
[approximately 1815]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 11 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

338. Box of pigments and implements for painting on china.

Box of pigments and implements for painting on china.
Creator:
Reeves & Sons (London, England)
Date:
ca. 1880
Physical Description:
1 box : wood box, with pigments, varnish, glass muller, ceramic palettes, and brushes ; 17.5 x 26.5 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

339. 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

340. 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

341. Game of the star-spangled banner, or Emigrants to the United States.

Game of the star-spangled banner, or Emigrants to the United States.
Date:
[between 1842 and 1845]
Physical Description:
1 sheet. 69 x 51 cm., fold. to 18 x 14 cm. & booklet (iv, [5]-16 p.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

342. A gentleman's park dissected.

A gentleman's park dissected.
Date:
18--]
Physical Description:
1 diorama (various pieces) : paper, col. and lead, col. ; in box, 13 x 18 x 9 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

343. Album of drawings.

Album of drawings.
Date:
ca. 1900-1903
Physical Description:
1 volume (24 drawings, on 62 leaves) ; 19 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

344. 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

345. 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

346. Britannia insula quae duo regna continet Angliam et Scotiam cum Hibernia adiacente.

Britannia insula quae duo regna continet Angliam et Scotiam cum Hibernia adiacente.
Creator:
Lily, George, active 1528–1559
Date:
MDLVI [1556]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 47.9 x 34.5 cm, on sheet 53.3 x 40.0 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

347. Harlequin & little Tom Tucker.

Harlequin & little Tom Tucker.
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.

348. Claudii Ptolemei viri Alexandrini mathematic[ae] disciplin[ae] philosophi doctissimi Geographi[ae] opus nouissima traductione e Gr[ae]corum archetypis castigatissime pressum, c[ae]teris ante lucubratorum multo pr[ae]stantius ...

Claudii Ptolemei viri Alexandrini mathematic[ae] disciplin[ae] philosophi doctissimi Geographi[ae] opus nouissima traductione e Gr[ae]corum archetypis castigatissime pressum, c[ae]teris ante lucubratorum multo pr[ae]stantius ...
Creator:
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Date:
anno Christi Opt. Max. MDXIII. Marcii XII [1513]
Physical Description:
[2], 5-60, [32] leaves (last leaf blank), [92] leaves of plates : ill., 47 maps (woodcuts) ; 45 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

349. 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

350. 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

351. 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

352. 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

353. 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

354. 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

355. Collection of designs for household furniture and interior decoration, in the most approved and elegant taste ...

Collection of designs for household furniture and interior decoration, in the most approved and elegant taste ...
Creator:
Smith, George, upholsterer to His Majesty
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
xiv, 33 p. 158 plates. 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

356. Liber acquisitionis Te[r]re Sa[n]te de ultra mare : [Christi] no[m]i[n]e invocato : Regi Francie i[n]tytulato.

Liber acquisitionis Te[r]re Sa[n]te de ultra mare : [Christi] no[m]i[n]e invocato : Regi Francie i[n]tytulato.
Creator:
Vigevano, Guido da, approximately 1280–approximately 1350
Date:
1375
Physical Description:
1 v. ([52] pages, with 2 blank pages) : ill. ; 29 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

357. The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain and Wales : in a collection of select views / engraved by W. Angus, from pictures and drawings by the most eminent artists ; with descriptions of each view.

The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain and Wales : in a collection of select views / engraved by W. Angus, from pictures and drawings by the most eminent artists ; with descriptions of each view.
Creator:
Angus, William, 1752–1821
Date:
Feby. 1, 1787 [i.e. 1787-1815]
Physical Description:
[130] p., [1], LXIII leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

358. 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

359. 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

360. 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

361. [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

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. Sixteen views of places in the Persian Gulph taken in the years 1809-10 : illustrative of the proceedings of the forces employ'd on the expedition sent from Bombay, under the command of Capt. Wainwright, of H.M. ship Chiffone, and Lieut. Coll. Smith of H.M. 65th Regiment against the Arabian pirates / by R. Temple, H.M. 65th Regt., Bombay 1811.

Sixteen views of places in the Persian Gulph taken in the years 1809-10 : illustrative of the proceedings of the forces employ'd on the expedition sent from Bombay, under the command of Capt. Wainwright, of H.M. ship Chiffone, and Lieut. Coll. Smith of H.M. 65th Regiment against the Arabian pirates / by R. Temple, H.M. 65th Regt., Bombay 1811.
Creator:
Temple, R. (Richard), active 1809–1811
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
7 pages, [1], 16 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 33 x 52 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

364. 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

365. 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

366. To be seen alive! [graphic] : the wonderful Cumberland.

To be seen alive! [graphic] : the wonderful Cumberland.
Date:
[1824?]
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut, with text in letterpress ; 27 x 40 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

367. 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)

368. 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

369. Le Mexique en 1823, ou Relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne, contenant des notions exactes et peu connues sur la situation physique, morale et politique de ce pays; accompagné d'un atlas de vingt planches; par m. Beulloch ... ouvrage traduit de l'anglais par M***. Précédé d'une introduction, et enrichi de pièces justificatives et de notes; par Sir John Byerley ...

Le Mexique en 1823, ou Relation d'un voyage dans la Nouvelle-Espagne, contenant des notions exactes et peu connues sur la situation physique, morale et politique de ce pays; accompagné d'un atlas de vingt planches; par m. Beulloch ... ouvrage traduit de l'anglais par M***. Précédé d'une introduction, et enrichi de pièces justificatives et de notes; par Sir John Byerley ...
Creator:
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
2 v. 21 cm. and atlas (11 p., front. (port.) 18 pl. (part. col., 1 fold.) 2 fold. plans) 22 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

370. Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent.

Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

371. Cyder Cellars, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden.

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

372. 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

373. Bill for assorted coats, hose, and other clothing.

Bill for assorted coats, hose, and other clothing.
Date:
1673
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 23 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

374. William's return.

William's return.
Date:
[18th century]
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 page) : illustration ; 22 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

375. Plunge / Chisato Tamabayashi.

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

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

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

377. 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

378. [Tax bill for Samuel Staneforth Esqr of Attercliff [illegible] Darnall, dated July 12, 1814]

[Tax bill for Samuel Staneforth Esqr of Attercliff [illegible] Darnall, dated July 12, 1814]
Date:
1814
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

379. [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

380. Osbourne's Fort [graphic] / Trollup fecit.

Osbourne's Fort [graphic] / Trollup fecit.
Creator:
Trollope, Robert, -1686
Date:
1676
Physical Description:
2 drawings : watercolor and pen and black ink ; sheets 29 x 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bruce Marshall Rare Books

381. 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

382. 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

383. Sketches illustrating the manners and customs of the Indians and Anglo-Indians.

Sketches illustrating the manners and customs of the Indians and Anglo-Indians.
Creator:
Tayler, William
Date:
1842
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

384. 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

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

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

386. Without.

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

387. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

393. [Photographic postcard of an unidentified group of people and 4 wheeled wagon].

[Photographic postcard of an unidentified group of people and 4 wheeled wagon].
Date:
[approximately 1880-1900?]
Physical Description:
1 postcard : b & w ; 9 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

394. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

398. Harlequin and Old Dame Trot.

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

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

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

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

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