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401. 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

402. Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho.

Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho.
Date:
[approximately 1855]
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored lithograph ; 33 x 44 cm folded to 33 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

403. Perspectivische Ansicht des Tunnels unter der Themse. Vue perspective du tunnel sous la Tamise.

Perspectivische Ansicht des Tunnels unter der Themse. Vue perspective du tunnel sous la Tamise.
Date:
ca. 1825]
Physical Description:
7 col. plates. 23 x 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

404. De humana physiognomonia : libri IIII ... / Io. Baptistae Portae Neapolitani.

De humana physiognomonia : libri IIII ... / Io. Baptistae Portae Neapolitani.
Creator:
Porta, Giambattista della, 1535?-1615
Date:
1586
Physical Description:
265 [i.e. 272] p. : ill., port. ; 33 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

405. A picturesque tour of the island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821 / by James Hakewill ...

A picturesque tour of the island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821 / by James Hakewill ...
Creator:
Hakewill, James, 1778–1843
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
1 p.l., 16, [41] p., 21 col. pl. ; fol. 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

406. The beauties of Stow, or, A description of the pleasant seat, and noble gardens, of the right honourable Lord Viscount Cobham : with above thirty designs, or drawings, engraved on copper-plates, of each particular building / by George Bickham.

The beauties of Stow, or, A description of the pleasant seat, and noble gardens, of the right honourable Lord Viscount Cobham : with above thirty designs, or drawings, engraved on copper-plates, of each particular building / by George Bickham.
Creator:
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
Date:
1750
Physical Description:
67 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

407. Della architettura militare : manuscript.

Della architettura militare : manuscript.
Creator:
Marchi, Francesco de, 1504–1577
Date:
mid-16th century
Physical Description:
1 volume : 85 drawings, one print ; 43 cm + 8 items
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

408. London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563 [cartographic material] / Radulphus Aggus.

London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563 [cartographic material] / Radulphus Aggus.
Creator:
Agas, Ralph, 1545–1621
Date:
October 30th, 1789
Physical Description:
1 map ; 38 x 104 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

409. Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and Cushion, in Tavistock-Street : where gentlemen and ladies may be furnish'd as usual.

Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and Cushion, in Tavistock-Street : where gentlemen and ladies may be furnish'd as usual.
Date:
[1748]]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

410. [Original Calverley cigarette packet manufactured by Bacon Brothers of Cambridge England].

[Original Calverley cigarette packet manufactured by Bacon Brothers of Cambridge England].
Creator:
Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)
Date:
[approximately 1930]
Physical Description:
1 cigarette package : illustrations ; 80 x 50 x 20 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

411. The destruction of Jerusalem.

The destruction of Jerusalem.
Date:
[ca. 1824?]
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 46 x 58 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

412. A general system of horsemanship in all it's [sic] branches : containing a faithful translation of that most noble and useful work of his Grace, William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, entitled, The manner of feeding, dressing, and training of horses for the great saddle, and fitting them for the service of the field in time of war, or for the exercise and improvement of gentlemen in the Academy at home : a science peculiarly necessary throughout all Europe, and which has hitherto been so much neglected, or discouraged in England, that young gentlemen have been obliged to have recourse to foreign nations for this part of their education : with all the original copper-plates, in number forty-three, which were engrav'd by the best foreign masters, under his Grace's immediate care and inspection, and which are explained in the different lessons : and to give all the improvements that may be, this work is ornamented with head-pieces and initial letters, properly adapted to the subsequent chapters, and enlarged with an index.

A general system of horsemanship in all it's [sic] branches : containing a faithful translation of that most noble and useful work of his Grace, William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, entitled, The manner of feeding, dressing, and training of horses for the great saddle, and fitting them for the service of the field in time of war, or for the exercise and improvement of gentlemen in the Academy at home : a science peculiarly necessary throughout all Europe, and which has hitherto been so much neglected, or discouraged in England, that young gentlemen have been obliged to have recourse to foreign nations for this part of their education : with all the original copper-plates, in number forty-three, which were engrav'd by the best foreign masters, under his Grace's immediate care and inspection, and which are explained in the different lessons : and to give all the improvements that may be, this work is ornamented with head-pieces and initial letters, properly adapted to the subsequent chapters, and enlarged with an index.
Creator:
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592–1676
Date:
MDCCXLIII [1743]
Physical Description:
2 v. ([2], viii, [11]-142, [4] p., [84] leaves of plates; [2], 4, [4], 36, 33-138, [14] p., [22] leaves of plates) : ill. (engravings) ; 55cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

413. Account of the print published March 24, 1807 by R. Cribb, 288, Holborn : representing the delivery of the ratified treaty of 1790 by Sir Charles Ware Malet : to His Highness Souae Madarow Narrain Peshwa, at Poonah, the capital of the Mahratta states, in the East-Indies : from a picture painted by Thomas Daniell and engraved by Mr. Charles Turner.

Account of the print published March 24, 1807 by R. Cribb, 288, Holborn : representing the delivery of the ratified treaty of 1790 by Sir Charles Ware Malet : to His Highness Souae Madarow Narrain Peshwa, at Poonah, the capital of the Mahratta states, in the East-Indies : from a picture painted by Thomas Daniell and engraved by Mr. Charles Turner.
Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
[6] p. : ill. ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

414. The Kikkuli text on the training of horses (ca. 1350 B.C.) / translated from the German by Gerhard F. Probst ; illustrated by Carolyn Whitesel.

The Kikkuli text on the training of horses (ca. 1350 B.C.) / translated from the German by Gerhard F. Probst ; illustrated by Carolyn Whitesel.
Creator:
Kikkuli, fl. ca. 1350 B.C
Date:
c1977
Physical Description:
[12] folders (4, xl p.), [2] fold. leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

415. Oriental memoirs : selected and abridged from a series of familiar letters written during seventeen years residence in India : includung observations on parts of Africa and South America, and a narrative of occurences in four India voyages : illustrated by engravings from original drawings / by James Forbes ; ... in four volumes.

Oriental memoirs : selected and abridged from a series of familiar letters written during seventeen years residence in India : includung observations on parts of Africa and South America, and a narrative of occurences in four India voyages : illustrated by engravings from original drawings / by James Forbes ; ... in four volumes.
Creator:
Forbes, James, 1749–1819
Date:
1813 [i.e. 1839]
Physical Description:
4 v. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

416. Pocket watercolor box.

Pocket watercolor box.
Creator:
Winsor & Newton
Date:
[not before 1832]
Physical Description:
1 box ; 5 x 9 x 2 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

417. Clarke S. Mallett : White Hart Inn and Family Hotel, Winchester.

Clarke S. Mallett : White Hart Inn and Family Hotel, Winchester.
Creator:
White Hart Inn and Family Hotel (Winchester, England)
Date:
[188-?]
Physical Description:
1 tradecard ; 50 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

418. In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.

In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.
Date:
[1904]
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 90 x 130 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

419. Apolla Quadrille Party

Apolla Quadrille Party
Date:
[approximately 1860?]
Physical Description:
1 invitation : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

420. The family coach. A merry round game.

The family coach. A merry round game.
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
45 pieces (incl. col. ill.) 9 cm. and booklet (7, [1] p.) 14 cm. in case 11 x 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

421. The Historical and local new Bath guide, containing an accurate description of the public buildings, institutions, and amusements of the city; with observations on the medicinal use of the Bath waters, by Sir George Smith Gibbes, M. D. ...

The Historical and local new Bath guide, containing an accurate description of the public buildings, institutions, and amusements of the city; with observations on the medicinal use of the Bath waters, by Sir George Smith Gibbes, M. D. ...
Date:
[ca. 1832]
Physical Description:
1 p. ., 176 (i. e. 182), [4] p. fold. front (map) plates, fold. plan. 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

422. The practical and devotional family Bible : the Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments according to the authorized version / with the ... commentaries of Henry and Scott ; condensed by the Rev. John M'Farlane ...

The practical and devotional family Bible : the Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments according to the authorized version / with the ... commentaries of Henry and Scott ; condensed by the Rev. John M'Farlane ...
Date:
1864
Physical Description:
[4], 944, 288, [12], 48 p., [30] leaves of plates : col. ill., maps (some col.) ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

423. North America, and the West Indies : a new map, wherin the British Empire and its limits, according to the definitive treaty of peace, in 1763, are accurately described, and the dominions possessed by the Spaniards, the French, & other European states : the whole compiled from all the new surveys, and authentic memoirs that have hitherto appeared.

North America, and the West Indies : a new map, wherin the British Empire and its limits, according to the definitive treaty of peace, in 1763, are accurately described, and the dominions possessed by the Spaniards, the French, & other European states : the whole compiled from all the new surveys, and authentic memoirs that have hitherto appeared.
Date:
[1764?]
Physical Description:
1 map : hand col., mounted on linen ; 103 x 116., folded to 20 x 14 cm., in case 20 x 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

424. 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

425. 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

426. 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

427. 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

428. The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.

The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

429. George Gordons Glasgow Ginghams original standard qualities : entirely new designs, most expensive colors : made only from the finest yarns.

George Gordons Glasgow Ginghams original standard qualities : entirely new designs, most expensive colors : made only from the finest yarns.
Date:
[approximately 1846?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 24 x 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

430. 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

431. The seasons, by James Thomson. Illustrated with engravings by F. Bartolozzi, R.A. and P.W. Tomkins, historical engravers to Their Majesties; from original pictures painted for the work by W. Hamilton, R.A.

The seasons, by James Thomson. Illustrated with engravings by F. Bartolozzi, R.A. and P.W. Tomkins, historical engravers to Their Majesties; from original pictures painted for the work by W. Hamilton, R.A.
Creator:
Thomson, James, 1700–1748
Date:
1797
Physical Description:
7 p.l., 244 p. col. front., col. ill., col. plates. 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

432. 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

433. Illuminated illustrations of Froissart : selected from the MS. in the British Museum / by H. N. Humphreys, Esq.

Illuminated illustrations of Froissart : selected from the MS. in the British Museum / by H. N. Humphreys, Esq.
Creator:
Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
vi p., 36 leaves, [36] leaves of plates : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

434. Phul-nana perfume : bouquet of Indian flowers.

Phul-nana perfume : bouquet of Indian flowers.
Creator:
J. Grossmith & Son
Date:
[ca. 1926?]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 51 x 88 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

435. Sketches in India : taken at Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in the Madras Presidency / by Captain Allan N. Scott, Madras Artillery ; edited by Charles Richard Weld, barrister-at-law.

Sketches in India : taken at Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in the Madras Presidency / by Captain Allan N. Scott, Madras Artillery ; edited by Charles Richard Weld, barrister-at-law.
Creator:
Scott, Allan N. (Allan Newton), 1824–1870
Date:
1862
Physical Description:
1 volume (various pagings) : 101 albumen prints ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

436. The route of the mail & post coaches, George Boulton & Co. proprietors : which set out from the Golden Cross, Charing Cross, London, through the counties of Essex, Cambridge, Suffolk & Norfolk / V. Woodthorpe sc. 27 Fetter Lane.

The route of the mail & post coaches, George Boulton & Co. proprietors : which set out from the Golden Cross, Charing Cross, London, through the counties of Essex, Cambridge, Suffolk & Norfolk / V. Woodthorpe sc. 27 Fetter Lane.
Creator:
Boulton, George
Date:
[between 1796 and 1809]
Physical Description:
1 map : engraving ; 26 x 20 cm, on sheet 38 x 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

437. 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

438. 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

439. London & Sunderland royal mail coach : fares to be paid by passengers travelling from Sunderland.

London & Sunderland royal mail coach : fares to be paid by passengers travelling from Sunderland.
Date:
[ca. 1800]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 29 cm..
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

440. Type specimen facsimiles; reproductions of fifteen type specimen sheets issued between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Accompanied by notes mainly derived from the researches of A.F. Johnson [and others] With an introductory essay by Stanley Morison.

Type specimen facsimiles; reproductions of fifteen type specimen sheets issued between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Accompanied by notes mainly derived from the researches of A.F. Johnson [and others] With an introductory essay by Stanley Morison.
Creator:
Dreyfus, John
Date:
1963
Physical Description:
15 typog. specimens and xxviii, 23 p. (in portfolio) 46 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

441. ?House wren (Troglodytes aedon) and eggs, with a specimen from the rose family (Rosaceae), Peacock butterflies (Nymphalis io), both closed and open, and butterfly chrysalis, larva caterpillar, daddy longlegs spider (Phalangida) egg case, and snout beetle, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

?House wren (Troglodytes aedon) and eggs, with a specimen from the rose family (Rosaceae), Peacock butterflies (Nymphalis io), both closed and open, and butterfly chrysalis, larva caterpillar, daddy longlegs spider (Phalangida) egg case, and snout beetle, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
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)

442. Views of the ruins of the principal houses destroyed during the riots at Birmingham = Vues des ruines des principaux batiments qui ont souffert dans les emeutes de Birmingham.

Views of the ruins of the principal houses destroyed during the riots at Birmingham = Vues des ruines des principaux batiments qui ont souffert dans les emeutes de Birmingham.
Creator:
Witton, Philip Henry
Date:
1791 [i.e. 1792]
Physical Description:
[9] leaves, [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 x 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

443. Lessons on trees / by J. D. Harding ; author of "Lessons on Art," "Guide and Companion to Lessons on Art," "Elementary Art," "The Principles and practice of Art," &c. &c.

Lessons on trees / by J. D. Harding ; author of "Lessons on Art," "Guide and Companion to Lessons on Art," "Elementary Art," "The Principles and practice of Art," &c. &c.
Creator:
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
Date:
[1855]
Physical Description:
[8] p., 30] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

444. The noble arte of venerie or hunting : VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiueteene sundrie chaces together, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contents vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.

The noble arte of venerie or hunting : VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiueteene sundrie chaces together, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contents vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.
Creator:
Gascoigne, George, -1577
Date:
[1575]
Physical Description:
[10], 202, 359-362, 205-248, [4] p. : ill. (music) ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

445. 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

446. 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

447. De i commentarii del viaggio in Persia di m. Caterino Zeno il K. & delle guerre fatte nell' imperio persiano, dal tempo di Vssuncassano in quà libri due : Et dello scoprimento dell'isole Frislanda, Eslanda, Engrouelanda, Estotilanda, & Icaria, fatto sotto il Polo artico, da due fratelli Zeni, m. Nicolò il K. e m. Antonio. Libro vno. Con vn disegno particolare di tutte le dette parte di Tramontana da lor scoperte.

De i commentarii del viaggio in Persia di m. Caterino Zeno il K. & delle guerre fatte nell' imperio persiano, dal tempo di Vssuncassano in quà libri due : Et dello scoprimento dell'isole Frislanda, Eslanda, Engrouelanda, Estotilanda, & Icaria, fatto sotto il Polo artico, da due fratelli Zeni, m. Nicolò il K. e m. Antonio. Libro vno. Con vn disegno particolare di tutte le dette parte di Tramontana da lor scoperte.
Creator:
Zeno, Niccolò, 1515–1565
Date:
MDLVIII [1558]
Physical Description:
58 leaves, [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. (1 map) ; 16 cm (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

448. A brief history of the Wesleyan missions on the western coast of Africa : including biographical sketches of all the missionaries who have died in that important field of labour. : with some account of the European settlements, and of the slave-trade : illustrated with a map and six engravings / by William Fox.

A brief history of the Wesleyan missions on the western coast of Africa : including biographical sketches of all the missionaries who have died in that important field of labour. : with some account of the European settlements, and of the slave-trade : illustrated with a map and six engravings / by William Fox.
Creator:
Fox, William, active 1851
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
xx, 624 p., [7] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill.,map ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

449. Programme of events, Monday August 22nd, 1955 : R.M.S. "Ivernia," Cunard Steam-Ship Co., Ltd.

Programme of events, Monday August 22nd, 1955 : R.M.S. "Ivernia," Cunard Steam-Ship Co., Ltd.
Creator:
Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.
Date:
1955
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 16 x 26 cm, folded to 16 x 13 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

450. Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"

Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
Date:
not before 1787
Physical Description:
1 fob seal : gilding over copper or copper alloy, cornelian-colored glass ; face 31 x 24 mm, depth 43 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

451. Nurse's photograph album from Kinmel Park Military Training Camp.

Nurse's photograph album from Kinmel Park Military Training Camp.
Date:
1917
Physical Description:
1 volume (94 photographs) ; 17 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

452. The house that Paxton built. By G.A.S.

The house that Paxton built. By G.A.S.
Creator:
Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
23 leaves. ill. 13 x 237 cm. fold. to 13 x 11 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

453. 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

454. 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

455. 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

456. 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

457. 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

458. Father's garden / Ken Campbell.

Father's garden / Ken Campbell.
Creator:
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
Date:
1989
Physical Description:
[51] p. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

459. Crystal Palace season ticket, 1855.

Crystal Palace season ticket, 1855.
Creator:
Crystal Palace Company (Sydenham, London, England)
Date:
[1855]
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket ; 47 x 86 mm, in folded wallet 55 x 92 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

460. Bill from the Daily Post Waggon Office, Edinburgh for carriage expenses fo Mr. G. Alexander, Banff.

Bill from the Daily Post Waggon Office, Edinburgh for carriage expenses fo Mr. G. Alexander, Banff.
Date:
4th November, 1812
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 7 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

461. My heart is where thou art!

My heart is where thou art!
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

462. 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

463. [Catalogue of specimens of iron and brass castings : from the Coalbrookdale Company Foundry, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire]

[Catalogue of specimens of iron and brass castings : from the Coalbrookdale Company Foundry, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire]
Creator:
Coalbrookdale Company
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
37 leaves : all ill. ; 22 x 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

464. Documents concerning "James II receiving the mathematical scholars of Christ's Hospital" : manuscript.

Documents concerning "James II receiving the mathematical scholars of Christ's Hospital" : manuscript.
Date:
1837
Physical Description:
4 items ; various sizes
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

465. Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
20 drawings : watercolor and gouache over graphite on parchment.
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)

466. The Princes Restaurant, Piccadilly : London, W.

The Princes Restaurant, Piccadilly : London, W.
Date:
[191-?]
Physical Description:
1 postcard ; 88 x 138 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

467. Westminster Abbey fund : 1065, 1920.

Westminster Abbey fund : 1065, 1920.
Creator:
Parkinson, W. (William), 1871–1927
Date:
1920
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 16 x 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

468. Twelve prints of sea engagements [graphic].

Twelve prints of sea engagements [graphic].
Date:
[between 1771 and 1785]
Physical Description:
12 prints : engravings ; plate marks 18 x 28 cm, on sheets 23 x 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

469. Edward Gilks, ornamental designer : draughtsman on wood and lithographer : 4 Fenchurch Building, Fenchurch, London.

Edward Gilks, ornamental designer : draughtsman on wood and lithographer : 4 Fenchurch Building, Fenchurch, London.
Creator:
Gilks, Edward, 1822?-
Date:
[1840?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 11 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

470. Violettes du 20 Mars 1815 / Cana fecit.

Violettes du 20 Mars 1815 / Cana fecit.
Creator:
Canu, Jean Dominique Etienne, 1768–
Date:
20 Mars 1815
Physical Description:
1 print : hand colored engraving. ; 14 x 10 cm, on sheet 25 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

471. Will of Patrick Lynch.

Will of Patrick Lynch.
Creator:
Lynch, Richard, -1781
Date:
1781
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 17 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

472. 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

473. The Kafirs illustrated in a series of drawings taken among the Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa tribes : also, portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other races inhabiting southern Africa ; together with sketches of landscape scenery in the Zulu country, Natal, and the Cape Colony / by George French Angas ...

The Kafirs illustrated in a series of drawings taken among the Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa tribes : also, portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other races inhabiting southern Africa ; together with sketches of landscape scenery in the Zulu country, Natal, and the Cape Colony / by George French Angas ...
Creator:
Angas, George French, 1822–1886
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
50, [2] pages, [1], 29, [1] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 56 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

474. A progress of female virtue / engraved by A. Cardon from original drawings by Mrs. Cosway.

A progress of female virtue / engraved by A. Cardon from original drawings by Mrs. Cosway.
Creator:
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, 1759–1838
Date:
1800
Physical Description:
[1], 8 leaves of plates : all ill. ; 28 x 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

475. Recueil des scènes familières, et de société de Paris / par J.S., Pigal, &c. &c.

Recueil des scènes familières, et de société de Paris / par J.S., Pigal, &c. &c.
Creator:
Pigal, Edmé Jean, 1798–1872
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
3 parts (21 leaves of plates) : all ill. ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

476. I am thine love.

I am thine love.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

477. 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

478. Gallery at Brocklesby, in Lincolnshire.

Gallery at Brocklesby, in Lincolnshire.
Creator:
Tatham, Charles Heathcote, 1771–1842
Date:
1811
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

479. Obiections against the vse of the bovv vvith the pike: and the answers thereunto.

Obiections against the vse of the bovv vvith the pike: and the answers thereunto.
Creator:
Neade, William
Date:
[approximately 1630]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) : illustrations ; ; 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

480. Panoramacopia. Designed by T.T. Dales, drawing master.

Panoramacopia. Designed by T.T. Dales, drawing master.
Creator:
Dales, T. T
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
18 col. plates. 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

481. When the hearts feeling burns with concealing, oh, what an anguish silent to languish.

When the hearts feeling burns with concealing, oh, what an anguish silent to languish.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 17 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

482. 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

483. To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated / by William Daniell.

To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated / by William Daniell.
Creator:
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
Date:
January 1st, 1805
Physical Description:
7 prints in 1 portfolio : soft ground etching and aquatint ; platemarks 48 x 72 cm, on sheets 53 x 78 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

484. [Billhead of S.G. Morrison, general merchant in Fraserburgh, for purchases made by Mr. Bird, 1911 : with advertisement for Lipton's Tea]

[Billhead of S.G. Morrison, general merchant in Fraserburgh, for purchases made by Mr. Bird, 1911 : with advertisement for Lipton's Tea]
Creator:
Morrison, S. G.
Date:
1911
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 22 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

485. [Billhead of Joseph Osborn, maltster, for purchases made by H. Brandreth, 1848].

[Billhead of Joseph Osborn, maltster, for purchases made by H. Brandreth, 1848].
Creator:
Osborn, Joseph (Maltster)
Date:
1848
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 9 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

486. Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the ladyes of Englande doe dresse.

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the ladyes of Englande doe dresse.
Creator:
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : etching ; 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

487. "Curry & rice," on forty plates, or, The ingredients of social life at "our station" in India / by George Francklin Atkinson.

"Curry & rice," on forty plates, or, The ingredients of social life at "our station" in India / by George Francklin Atkinson.
Creator:
Atkinson, George Francklin
Date:
[1859]
Physical Description:
[90] p., [39] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

488. Specimens of sea weed.

Specimens of sea weed.
Date:
circa 1840?
Physical Description:
1 volume (56 leaves) ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

489. 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

490. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

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

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

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

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

493. 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

494. 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

495. Hull Mechanics' Institute : the public and the members are respectfully informed that, on Thursday next, April 3rd, 1845, Mr. John Mayfield will deliver his lecture, "On the impossibility of deducing from abstract mathematical principles several important arrangements in the solar system" : and, on Thursday, April 10th, E.V. Rippingille, Esq., will deliver a lecture on painting.

Hull Mechanics' Institute : the public and the members are respectfully informed that, on Thursday next, April 3rd, 1845, Mr. John Mayfield will deliver his lecture, "On the impossibility of deducing from abstract mathematical principles several important arrangements in the solar system" : and, on Thursday, April 10th, E.V. Rippingille, Esq., will deliver a lecture on painting.
Creator:
Literary and Scientific Mechanics' Institute (Hull, England)
Date:
[1845]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28 x 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

496. Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool.

Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool.
Creator:
Roche, Patrick (Bootmaker)
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 12 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

497. Album of drawings after John Flaxman's illustrations for The divine comedy, as engraved by Étienne Achille Reveil.

Album of drawings after John Flaxman's illustrations for The divine comedy, as engraved by Étienne Achille Reveil.
Date:
not before 1833
Physical Description:
1 volume (107 drawings) : graphite ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund; Gift of Diane Nixon

498. 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

499. Sacred to the memory of the heroes slain in the Battles of Alma, Inkerman, & The Eastern War.

Sacred to the memory of the heroes slain in the Battles of Alma, Inkerman, & The Eastern War.
Date:
[approximately 1854]
Physical Description:
3 cards : illustrations ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

500. Album of cut-paper flowers.

Album of cut-paper flowers.
Creator:
C. P. A. F
Date:
1842-1849
Physical Description:
1 volume (94 pictures) ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts