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1. Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29.

Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29.
Creator:
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Date:
1773 January 29
Physical Description:
1 item (4 pages) ; 23 x 38 cm, folded to 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse.

Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse.
Creator:
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Date:
[1753]
Physical Description:
1 sheet (2 pages) : autograph letter signed ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins, and glands / illustrated by twenty-four plates by George Stubbs, painter.

The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins, and glands / illustrated by twenty-four plates by George Stubbs, painter.
Creator:
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Date:
1853
Physical Description:
68 p., [48] leaves of plates : ill. ; 46 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Proposals for publishing, a comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, with that of a tyger and a common fowl : in thirty tables, two copper-plates to each table, 20 inches by 15 : forming six numbers, ten plates to each number / the whole executed by George Stubbs, author of "The anatomy of the horse."

Proposals for publishing, a comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, with that of a tyger and a common fowl : in thirty tables, two copper-plates to each table, 20 inches by 15 : forming six numbers, ten plates to each number / the whole executed by George Stubbs, author of "The anatomy of the horse."
Creator:
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Date:
[1802]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 29 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins and glands : in eighteen tables, all done from nature / by George Stubbs, painter.

The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins and glands : in eighteen tables, all done from nature / by George Stubbs, painter.
Creator:
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Date:
1766
Physical Description:
[4], 47, [1] p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 46 x 60 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Letter to John Thomas Smith.

Letter to John Thomas Smith.
Creator:
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Date:
1797, between January 16 and March 23
Physical Description:
1 item (1 p.) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Hogarth moralized : a complete edition of all the most capital and admired works of William Hogarth / accompanied with concise and comprehensive explanations of their moral tendency by ... Dr. Trusler ; an introduction, and many additional notes ...

Hogarth moralized : a complete edition of all the most capital and admired works of William Hogarth / accompanied with concise and comprehensive explanations of their moral tendency by ... Dr. Trusler ; an introduction, and many additional notes ...
Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
xxvi, 293 p., [55] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Views in Rome and its environs.

Views in Rome and its environs.
Creator:
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Date:
1841
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Alphabet.

Alphabet.
Creator:
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Date:
1857
Physical Description:
1 v. ([26] leaves) : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Picturesque views in England and Wales / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. ; engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath ; with descriptive and historic illustrations by H.E. Lloyd., Esq. ; in two volumes.

Picturesque views in England and Wales / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. ; engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath ; with descriptive and historic illustrations by H.E. Lloyd., Esq. ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Date:
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 60 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Masterpieces of industrial art & sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862 / selected and described by J.B. Waring ... ; chromo-lithographed by and under the direction of W.R. Tymms, A. Warren, and G. Macculloch, from photographs supplied by the London Photographic and Stereoscopic Company, taken exclusively for this work by Stephen Thompson ...

Masterpieces of industrial art & sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862 / selected and described by J.B. Waring ... ; chromo-lithographed by and under the direction of W.R. Tymms, A. Warren, and G. Macculloch, from photographs supplied by the London Photographic and Stereoscopic Company, taken exclusively for this work by Stephen Thompson ...
Creator:
Waring, J. B. (John Burley), 1823–1875
Date:
1863
Physical Description:
3 volumes ([8], 14, [200]; [204]; [2], 14, [202] pages, 300 (i.e. 301) plates) : illustrations (some color) ; 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. 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

13. 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

14. A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern : in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders, viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, compared with one another : the three Greek orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise, and the two Latine, Tuscan and Composita, the latter / written in French by Roland Freart, sieur de Chambray ; made English for the benefit of builders ; to which is added An account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain tearms particularly affected by architects ; with Leon Baptista Alberti's treatise of statues ; by John Evelyn, Esq. fellow of the Royal Society.

A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern : in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders, viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, compared with one another : the three Greek orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise, and the two Latine, Tuscan and Composita, the latter / written in French by Roland Freart, sieur de Chambray ; made English for the benefit of builders ; to which is added An account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain tearms particularly affected by architects ; with Leon Baptista Alberti's treatise of statues ; by John Evelyn, Esq. fellow of the Royal Society.
Creator:
Fréart, Roland, sieur de Chambray, 1606–1676
Date:
MDCLXIV [1664]
Physical Description:
[24], 159, [1] pages : illustrations ; 36 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Sun Sculpture stereoscope.

Sun Sculpture stereoscope.
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
not before 1901
Physical Description:
1 stereoscope : wood, metal, and velvet ; 32 cm long x 18 cm wide x 14 cm tall
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. 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

17. 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

18. J. Sage : furniture japanner, sign painter and glass enameller : Aldens Court, Broadmead, Bristol.

J. Sage : furniture japanner, sign painter and glass enameller : Aldens Court, Broadmead, Bristol.
Creator:
Sage, John (Painter)
Date:
[approximately 1830]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. Plans, elevations, and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses, and also of stabling, bridges, public and private, temples, and other garden buildings; executed in the counties of Derby, Durham, Middlesex, Northumberland, Nottingham and York. By James Paine ...

Plans, elevations, and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses, and also of stabling, bridges, public and private, temples, and other garden buildings; executed in the counties of Derby, Durham, Middlesex, Northumberland, Nottingham and York. By James Paine ...
Creator:
Paine, James, 1717?-1789
Date:
1783
Physical Description:
2 v. plates (part double) plans (part double) 62 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. A genealogical history of the kings of England and monarchs of Great Britain, &C. from the conquest anno 1066 to the year, 1677. In seven parts or books. Containing a discourse of their several lives, marriages, and issues ... all engraven in copper plates ... By Francis Sandford, esq., Lancaster herald at arms.

A genealogical history of the kings of England and monarchs of Great Britain, &C. from the conquest anno 1066 to the year, 1677. In seven parts or books. Containing a discourse of their several lives, marriages, and issues ... all engraven in copper plates ... By Francis Sandford, esq., Lancaster herald at arms.
Creator:
Sandford, Francis, 1630–1694
Date:
1683
Physical Description:
6 p. l., 578 (i.e. 588), [10] p., 1 l. : illus., plates (part double) 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. [Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]

[Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]
Creator:
British Fire Office (London, England)
Date:
March 1st, 1808
Physical Description:
4 pages : illustrations ; 25 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square.

Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square.
Date:
[1789]
Physical Description:
1 print : etching ; sheet 13 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered.

Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered.
Creator:
Whitehaven Steam Navigation Company
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 15 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. In memory of Jacob Henry Tillett, would-be-M.P. for his native city : November, 17th, 1868 : July, 12th, 1870 : February, 4th, 1874 : March, 5th, 1875.

In memory of Jacob Henry Tillett, would-be-M.P. for his native city : November, 17th, 1868 : July, 12th, 1870 : February, 4th, 1874 : March, 5th, 1875.
Date:
1892
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 110 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Valentine card.

Valentine card.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. 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

27. Dinner : 13th January, 1951 / the Bonnington Hotel, Southampton Row, London, W.C.1.

Dinner : 13th January, 1951 / the Bonnington Hotel, Southampton Row, London, W.C.1.
Creator:
Bonnington Hotel (London, England)
Date:
1951
Physical Description:
1 menu ; 23 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer.

Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer.
Creator:
Macdonald, Thomas (Engraver)
Date:
[approximately 1880?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustration ; 12 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. "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

34. Scottish Widows' Fund Mutual LIfe Assurance Society : all profits divided among the policyholders : a great bonus-yielding office : funds £21,000,000 : annual revenue £2,250,000 : prospectuses on application : head office: Edinburgh-9 St. Andrew Square : London : 28 Cornhill, E.C.., and 5 Waterloo Place, S.W.

Scottish Widows' Fund Mutual LIfe Assurance Society : all profits divided among the policyholders : a great bonus-yielding office : funds £21,000,000 : annual revenue £2,250,000 : prospectuses on application : head office: Edinburgh-9 St. Andrew Square : London : 28 Cornhill, E.C.., and 5 Waterloo Place, S.W.
Creator:
Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society
Date:
[approximately 1914]
Physical Description:
1 bookmark : illustrations ; 15 x 6 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

35. [The Souvenir Rose].

[The Souvenir Rose].
Date:
[approximately 1865?]
Physical Description:
([1] folded sheet) ; 26 x 26 cm, folded to 14 x 7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mrs. Phyliss Anscombe in honor of her husband, Professor Francis J. Anscombe, founder of Yale's Department of Statistics

36. Plan of the house, gardens, park & hermitage of Their Majesties at Richmond : and of Their R.H. the Prince of Wales & the Princess Royal of Kew = Plan general des maisons, jardins, parcs & hermitage de leurs majestes a Richmond : et de l.a.r. le prince de Galles & la princesse royale a Kew ... / par ... Jean Rocque, dessinateur de jardins ...

Plan of the house, gardens, park & hermitage of Their Majesties at Richmond : and of Their R.H. the Prince of Wales & the Princess Royal of Kew = Plan general des maisons, jardins, parcs & hermitage de leurs majestes a Richmond : et de l.a.r. le prince de Galles & la princesse royale a Kew ... / par ... Jean Rocque, dessinateur de jardins ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1734
Physical Description:
1 map : ill. ; 57 x 90 cm., on sheet 62 x 96 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. Panorama, Leicester Square : now exhibiting, in the first circle, Paris : and in the second circle is exhibiting a painting of Edinburgh and the surrounding country ...

Panorama, Leicester Square : now exhibiting, in the first circle, Paris : and in the second circle is exhibiting a painting of Edinburgh and the surrounding country ...
Creator:
Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England)
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; sheet 27 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde.

Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde.
Creator:
Picart, Bernard, 1673–1733
Date:
1723
Physical Description:
11 v.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, belonging to the right honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham : laid out by Mr. Bridgman, principal gardener to their majesties King George I and II / delineated in a large plan and fifteen perspective views : drawn on the spot by Mons. Rigaud, and engraved by him and Mons. Bernard Baron = Les jardins de Stowe dans le Comte de Bucks, appartenant a le Tres-Honorable Seigneur Le Vicomte de Cobham / tracé par Mr Bridgman, jardinier principal aux S. Maj. Brit. George I & II ; en une grande plan & XV. veües perspective ; designé sur la place par M. Rigaud, & gravé par le mesme & M. Bernard Baron.

Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, belonging to the right honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham : laid out by Mr. Bridgman, principal gardener to their majesties King George I and II / delineated in a large plan and fifteen perspective views : drawn on the spot by Mons. Rigaud, and engraved by him and Mons. Bernard Baron = Les jardins de Stowe dans le Comte de Bucks, appartenant a le Tres-Honorable Seigneur Le Vicomte de Cobham / tracé par Mr Bridgman, jardinier principal aux S. Maj. Brit. George I & II ; en une grande plan & XV. veües perspective ; designé sur la place par M. Rigaud, & gravé par le mesme & M. Bernard Baron.
Creator:
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
Date:
MDCCXLVI [1746]
Physical Description:
1 leaf, 16 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 57 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.

Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.
Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
[1808]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. 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.

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.
Creator:
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
Date:
1851[-1861]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. Panorama, Leicester-Square [graphic] : (by Royal Patent) is open every day (Sundays excepted) from ten till seven : admittance one shilling : the present subject is a view of the Grand Fleet, moored at Spithead, being the Russian armament in 1791, taken from the centre, together with Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight, and entire surrounding objects / the painting, by Mr. Barker, contains above ten thousand square feet, and every object appears as large as reality, by effect of the pencil only.

Panorama, Leicester-Square [graphic] : (by Royal Patent) is open every day (Sundays excepted) from ten till seven : admittance one shilling : the present subject is a view of the Grand Fleet, moored at Spithead, being the Russian armament in 1791, taken from the centre, together with Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight, and entire surrounding objects / the painting, by Mr. Barker, contains above ten thousand square feet, and every object appears as large as reality, by effect of the pencil only.
Date:
[1793]
Physical Description:
1 print : engraving ; 27.5 x 45 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. Decalcomania sample book.

Decalcomania sample book.
Date:
circa 1870
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. The royal wedding official programme : the marriage of H.R.H. Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, 29th April, 2011.

The royal wedding official programme : the marriage of H.R.H. Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, 29th April, 2011.
Date:
2011
Physical Description:
27 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. Are you ready?

Are you ready?
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

46. [Victorian pop-up Valentines Card].

[Victorian pop-up Valentines Card].
Date:
[approximately 1875]
Physical Description:
1 valentine card : chromolithograph ; 90 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. Now publishing in numbers, price 1s. and in monthly parts, at 2s. each, Commemoration of Hogarth by an edition of his works, commenced exactly a century after their first appearance.

Now publishing in numbers, price 1s. and in monthly parts, at 2s. each, Commemoration of Hogarth by an edition of his works, commenced exactly a century after their first appearance.
Creator:
Jones and Co. (London, England)
Date:
[1833?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. The forty thieves.

The forty thieves.
Date:
[between 1837-1840]
Physical Description:
24 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

49. The noble game of the elephant and castle, or Travelling in Asia.

The noble game of the elephant and castle, or Travelling in Asia.
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 game ; 51 x 41 cm. fold. to 17 x 14 cm. & booklet (viii, [9]-84 p. 14 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.

London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.
Creator:
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
Date:
MDCCLXVU [1766]
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 132 pages, IIII folded leaves of plates : plans ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. Narrative of a visit to the court of Sinde at Hyderabad on the Indus : illustrated with plates and a map : with a sketch of the history of Rutch : and an appendix / by James Burnes.

Narrative of a visit to the court of Sinde at Hyderabad on the Indus : illustrated with plates and a map : with a sketch of the history of Rutch : and an appendix / by James Burnes.
Creator:
Burnes, James, 1801–1862
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
xviii, 168, xviii, 74, 73., [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. Sketches in the island of Madeira.

Sketches in the island of Madeira.
Creator:
Dillon, Frank, 1823–1909
Date:
1850
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. Contrasts : a series of twenty drawings / designed by S. Stickney.

Contrasts : a series of twenty drawings / designed by S. Stickney.
Creator:
Ellis, Sarah Stickney, 1799–1872
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
[21] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. Editio Roberti Whitintoni Lichfeldie[n]sis grammatices magistri et protouatis Anglie i[n] florentissima Oxoniensi academia laureati. Declinationes no[m]i[nu]m ta[m] latinorum q[uam] grecoru[m] patronymicoru[m] et barbaroru[m] e Prisciano Sipo[n]tino Sulpitio [et] ascensio amussatim collecte cu[m] co[m]mentariolo interliniari et dictionu[m] interpretatiu[n]culis. In quibus nu[m]erose digere[n]dis adeo seruatur mediaru[m] syllabaru[m] productio et abbreuiatio vt studiose eas legenti et quantitatem et accentum mediaru[m] syllabarum in nominibus saltem cognoscere: vel parua preceptoris dilucidatione haud erit difficile.

Editio Roberti Whitintoni Lichfeldie[n]sis grammatices magistri et protouatis Anglie i[n] florentissima Oxoniensi academia laureati. Declinationes no[m]i[nu]m ta[m] latinorum q[uam] grecoru[m] patronymicoru[m] et barbaroru[m] e Prisciano Sipo[n]tino Sulpitio [et] ascensio amussatim collecte cu[m] co[m]mentariolo interliniari et dictionu[m] interpretatiu[n]culis. In quibus nu[m]erose digere[n]dis adeo seruatur mediaru[m] syllabaru[m] productio et abbreuiatio vt studiose eas legenti et quantitatem et accentum mediaru[m] syllabarum in nominibus saltem cognoscere: vel parua preceptoris dilucidatione haud erit difficile.
Creator:
Whittington, Robert, -approximately 1560
Date:
Anno d[omi]ni. MCCCCCxxi [1521]
Physical Description:
[28] pages ; 21 cm (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. Billhead recording purchases for repairs to a trunk and items of clothing purchased by John Hancock in 1820, from Joseph Gibson, Portsmouth.

Billhead recording purchases for repairs to a trunk and items of clothing purchased by John Hancock in 1820, from Joseph Gibson, Portsmouth.
Creator:
Gibson, Joseph (Merchant)
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 16 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

56. Wet drug jar.

Wet drug jar.
Date:
between 1700 and 1725
Physical Description:
1 jar : white delftware ; 18 cm high (including handle) x 15 cm in diameter (20 cm including handle)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer

57. [One cut-paper work].

[One cut-paper work].
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 cut-paper work : chromolithograph ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. Collection of ornaments at Austin & Seeley's artificial stone works ... for gardens, parks, and pleasure grounds, and for every description of building: consisting of fountains, tazzas, vases, and pedestals ... and a variety of other articles.

Collection of ornaments at Austin & Seeley's artificial stone works ... for gardens, parks, and pleasure grounds, and for every description of building: consisting of fountains, tazzas, vases, and pedestals ... and a variety of other articles.
Creator:
Austin & Seeley
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
20, [2] p. (chiefly ill.) 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

59. L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game.

L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game.
Date:
[1846]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : hand-colored lithograph ; 56 x 75 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

60. A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex : consisting of a set of topographical maps from actual surveys, on a scale of two inches to a mile ... / by J. Edwards, topographer.

A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex : consisting of a set of topographical maps from actual surveys, on a scale of two inches to a mile ... / by J. Edwards, topographer.
Creator:
Edwards, James, 1756–1816
Date:
1801
Physical Description:
[3],viii, [1], 31, 86, [3] p., [15] leaves of plates, ([2] folded) : ill., maps ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token.

Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token.
Creator:
Pidcock's Royal Menagerie (London, England)
Date:
[approximately 1800]
Physical Description:
1 token : copper ; 21 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. In loving memory of Mary Ann, widow of the late Thomas Bowes, Snilesworth : who died at Brewster Bill, Ardenside, on November 6th, 1944 : aged 83 years.

In loving memory of Mary Ann, widow of the late Thomas Bowes, Snilesworth : who died at Brewster Bill, Ardenside, on November 6th, 1944 : aged 83 years.
Date:
1944
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

63. Glasgow looking glass.

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

64. 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

65. In memory of the late John Distance : who died May 16th, 1854 : aged 25 years.

In memory of the late John Distance : who died May 16th, 1854 : aged 25 years.
Date:
1854
Physical Description:
1 embossed print : letterpress ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

66. May Christmas bring you many blessings.

May Christmas bring you many blessings.
Creator:
Castell Brothers (Firm : London, England)
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 Christmas card : color illustrations ; 10 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. [Birthday card with floral illustration].

[Birthday card with floral illustration].
Date:
[approximately 1874]
Physical Description:
1 birthday card : chromolithograph ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. 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

69. Corporal Violette!!

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

70. A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.

A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. 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

72. 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

73. 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

74. Key to the picture of the fancy going to a fight at Moulsey-Hurst : dedicated, by permission, to Mr. Jackson and the Pugilistic Club / designed and etched by I.R. Cruickshank, under the direction of P. Egan.

Key to the picture of the fancy going to a fight at Moulsey-Hurst : dedicated, by permission, to Mr. Jackson and the Pugilistic Club / designed and etched by I.R. Cruickshank, under the direction of P. Egan.
Creator:
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Date:
1819
Physical Description:
36 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

75. Tregear's Black jokes : being a series of laughable caricatures on the march of manners amongst the Blacks : twenty plates.

Tregear's Black jokes : being a series of laughable caricatures on the march of manners amongst the Blacks : twenty plates.
Date:
1834
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, 20 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 27 x 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

76. Scenery of the Windward & Leeward Islands / by Lieut. J.H. Caddy, R.A.

Scenery of the Windward & Leeward Islands / by Lieut. J.H. Caddy, R.A.
Creator:
Caddy, John Herbert, 1801–1883
Date:
[1837]
Physical Description:
12 prints in 1 portfolio : aquatint and etching ; plate marks 26 x 34 cm, on sheets 34 x 51 cm, in portfolio 36 x 52 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings : [game]

Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings : [game]
Date:
[ca. 1815?]
Physical Description:
[26] pictorial cards : ill. ; 65 x 45 mm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. Blanchet, artistes capillaires : hair cutter.

Blanchet, artistes capillaires : hair cutter.
Creator:
Blanchet, Etienne
Date:
not before 1866?
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 19 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

79. Triangular bandage, printed with illustrations of bandage use.

Triangular bandage, printed with illustrations of bandage use.
Creator:
St. John Ambulance Association
Date:
approximately 1920
Physical Description:
1 printed bandage : linen ; 144 x 69 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

80. Sketchbook of figures, cattle, and views in Kolkata.

Sketchbook of figures, cattle, and views in Kolkata.
Creator:
Reid, Jane Caroline, 1797–1834
Date:
between 1821 and 1831
Physical Description:
1 volume (22 drawings) : graphite on wove paper ; 15 x 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. Ackermann's drawing book for 1824.

Ackermann's drawing book for 1824.
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
1 p.., 99 plates. 20 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

82. Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire : with memoirs of his life and writings / composed by himself ; illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield ; in two volumes.

Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire : with memoirs of his life and writings / composed by himself ; illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Gibbon, Edward, 1737–1794
Date:
MDCCXCVI [1796]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations, portraits, genealogical tables ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

83. The seaweed collector : a handy guide to the marine botanist : suggesting what to look for, and where to go, in the study of the British algae, and the British sponges / by Shirley Hibberd ...

The seaweed collector : a handy guide to the marine botanist : suggesting what to look for, and where to go, in the study of the British algae, and the British sponges / by Shirley Hibberd ...
Creator:
Hibberd, Shirley, 1825–1890
Date:
[1872]
Physical Description:
vii, 152 p. illus., 8 col. pl. (incl. front) 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

84. Catalogue of improved superfine colours, and drawing materials : manufactured and sold by Driver & Shaw, successors to Reeves and Inwood, 117, Bishopsgate-Street, London, opposite the City of London Tavern : wholesale, retail, and for exportation.

Catalogue of improved superfine colours, and drawing materials : manufactured and sold by Driver & Shaw, successors to Reeves and Inwood, 117, Bishopsgate-Street, London, opposite the City of London Tavern : wholesale, retail, and for exportation.
Creator:
Driver & Shaw
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
[2], 21, [1] p. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. Principles of beauty, relative to the human head / by Alexander Cozens.

Principles of beauty, relative to the human head / by Alexander Cozens.
Creator:
Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786
Date:
MDCCLXXVIII [1778]
Physical Description:
[6], 15, [5], 15, [1] p, [3], 2-17 leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 53 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

86. Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay.

Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay.
Creator:
Luxmoore, Mary
Date:
circa 1830
Physical Description:
1 v. ([20] leaves) : ill. ; 14 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

87. The costume of Hindostan : elucidated by sixty coloured engravings / with descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799 by Balt. Solvyns, of Calcutta.

The costume of Hindostan : elucidated by sixty coloured engravings / with descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799 by Balt. Solvyns, of Calcutta.
Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760–1824
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[132] pages, 60 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

88. The poultry book: comprising the breeding and management of profitable and ornamental poultry, their qualities and characteristics; to which is added "The standard of excellence in exhibition birds," authorized by the Poultry Club. By W. B. Tegetmeier ... With coloured illustrations by Harrison Weir, and numerous engravings on wood.

The poultry book: comprising the breeding and management of profitable and ornamental poultry, their qualities and characteristics; to which is added "The standard of excellence in exhibition birds," authorized by the Poultry Club. By W. B. Tegetmeier ... With coloured illustrations by Harrison Weir, and numerous engravings on wood.
Creator:
Tegetmeier, W. B. (William Bernhard), 1816–1912
Date:
1867
Physical Description:
2 p.., [iii]-viii, 356 p. col. front., ill. col. plates. 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. A booke of secrets: shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of inke, and colours ... and to graue with strong water in steele and iron ... Tr. out of Dutch into English, by W.P. Hereunto is annexed a little treatise, intituled, Instructions for ordering of wines: shewing how to make wine ... Written first in Italian, and now newly tr. into English, by W.P.

A booke of secrets: shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of inke, and colours ... and to graue with strong water in steele and iron ... Tr. out of Dutch into English, by W.P. Hereunto is annexed a little treatise, intituled, Instructions for ordering of wines: shewing how to make wine ... Written first in Italian, and now newly tr. into English, by W.P.
Date:
1596
Physical Description:
[40] p. 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

90. The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park : building for the Great Exhibition in London, 1851 ...

The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park : building for the Great Exhibition in London, 1851 ...
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
1 print : on silk ; 83 x 94 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

91. In remembrance of the late Robert Minto of Barton-Upon-Humber : who died January 29th, 1857, aged 76 years.

In remembrance of the late Robert Minto of Barton-Upon-Humber : who died January 29th, 1857, aged 76 years.
Date:
1857
Physical Description:
1 embossed print : letterpress ; 78 x 116 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. Mr. Ogilby's Pocket book of roads : with computed and measured distances and the distinction of market and post townes.

Mr. Ogilby's Pocket book of roads : with computed and measured distances and the distinction of market and post townes.
Creator:
Ogilby, John, 1600–1676
Date:
1679
Physical Description:
[13], 27 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

93. [3 postcards from the Franco-British Exhibition].

[3 postcards from the Franco-British Exhibition].
Date:
[1908]
Physical Description:
3 photographic postcards : b/ w ; 9 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

94. [Teleorama].

[Teleorama].
Date:
[approximately 1825?]
Physical Description:
1 peepshow (7 sheets) : hand-colored lithographs ; 11 x 14 cm, 52 cm in depth (extended)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

95. A description of Ceylon : containing an account of the country, inhabitants, and natural productions : with narratives of a tour round this island in 1800, the campaign in Candy in 1803, and a journey to Ramisseram in 1804 : illustrated by twenty-five engravings from original drawings / by the Reverend James Cordiner ... ; in two volumes.

A description of Ceylon : containing an account of the country, inhabitants, and natural productions : with narratives of a tour round this island in 1800, the campaign in Candy in 1803, and a journey to Ramisseram in 1804 : illustrated by twenty-five engravings from original drawings / by the Reverend James Cordiner ... ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Cordiner, James
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. The Harrow, Wateringbury.

The Harrow, Wateringbury.
Creator:
Whitbread and Company
Date:
[between 1949 and 1955]
Physical Description:
1 metal card : illustration ; 80 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth : performed by a student there 177[blank].

A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth : performed by a student there 177[blank].
Creator:
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
Date:
approximately 1798-1799
Physical Description:
518 pages : illustrations, diagrams, maps ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

98. Vues choisies d'Amsterdam et ses environs / dessinées d'après nature par C. de Kruyf et autres artistes.

Vues choisies d'Amsterdam et ses environs / dessinées d'après nature par C. de Kruyf et autres artistes.
Creator:
Kruyff, Cornelis de, 1771–1854
Date:
[1825?]
Physical Description:
[2] p., [46] leaves of plates : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

99. Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.

Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.
Creator:
Freeling, Arthur
Date:
[1832]
Physical Description:
iv, 68 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. Catalogue of up to date suites & chairs in Chippendale, Sheraton, Queen Anne, Jacobean, Hepplewhite, & Louis Styles : frames only.

Catalogue of up to date suites & chairs in Chippendale, Sheraton, Queen Anne, Jacobean, Hepplewhite, & Louis Styles : frames only.
Creator:
T. C. L. (London, England)
Date:
[1890?]
Physical Description:
[28] leaves : illustrations ; 28 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts