Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29
1773 January 29
2
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse
[1753]
3
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1853
4
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
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
[1802]
5
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1766
6
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Hogarth moralized
1831
7
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Alphabet
1857
8
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Picturesque views in England and Wales
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
9
Bowles & Carver
Bowles & Carver's new and enlarged catalogue, of accurate and useful maps, plans, and prints,
1795]
10
Fréart, Roland, sieur de Chambray, 1606–1676
A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern
MDCLXIV [1664]
11
[Birthday card with floral illustration]
[approximately 1874]
12
Davis, Joseph, active 1818–1857
Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies
1838
13
White Hill Kiln (Luton, England)
Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848
1848
14
Bijlaer, Gerard van, active 1540?-1617
The destruction of the Spanish Armada
1588
15
Corporal Violette!!
[1815?]
16
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), with Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela ?hybrida), Leaf beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), Flesh fly (Diptera Sarcophagidae), Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma throracica) and, Sexton or Burying beetle (Nicrophorus humator), with shell (Mauritia arabica) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
17
Ackermann's drawing book for 1824
1824
18
Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820–1877
Views of the Crystal Palace and Park, Sydenham
1854
19
Glasgow looking glass
[1825]
20
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
For life or death
[1880]
21
Map of North America
not before 1634
22
Clarke, J., active 1820
J. Clarke
[approximately 1820?]
23
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652
Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent
1744
24
Martyn, Thomas, fl. 1760–1816
The English entomologist
MDCCXCII [1792, i.e. 1793]
25
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
A new pocket sketch book
1807
26
Atkinson, John Augustus, 1775–approximately 1833
Sixteen scenes taken from The miseries of human life
March 1st 1807
27
The Illustrated London news Colosseum view of London
[1843]
28
A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ..
1736
29
Vues de la ville de Londres
1758
30
Gardiner, William, 1809?-1852
Twenty lessons on British mosses, or, First steps to a knowledge of that beautiful tribe of plants
1846
31
Barber, J. T
A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire
1803
32
Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature
[1807?]
33
Shoubridge, James
Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London
1807
34
Barker, Henry Aston, 1774–1856
Explanation of the view of the splendid victory gained by the Marquis of Wellington over the French army, consisting of 65,000 men, commanded by Joseph Bonaparte, on the plains of Vittoria
1814
35
Dean's steam-boat alphabet
[1855?]
36
Map of China and the adjacent countries
1842
37
Philips, F. C. (Francis Charles), 1849–1921
As in a looking glass
1889
38
Masters, W. G. R. (William Godfrey Rays)
The Chinese expedition, 1859-1860
[1861]
39
Leighton, George Cargill, 1826–1895
Grand architectural panorama of London
1849
40
Howle, J. (Tailor)
[Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors]
[approximately 1820-1830]
41
Bowers, George Frederick
Crimean War
1856?
42
In affectionate remembrance of Elizabeth Heap, of Bent Clough Farm, Colne
1914
43
Driver & Shaw
Catalogue of improved superfine colours, and drawing materials
1824
44
Blanchet, Etienne
Blanchet, artistes capillaires
not before 1866?
45
St. John Ambulance Association
Triangular bandage, printed with illustrations of bandage use
approximately 1920
46
Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Picturesque views on the River Wye
1797
47
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Key to the picture of the fancy going to a fight at Moulsey-Hurst
1819
48
Tregear's Black jokes
1834
49
Hibberd, Shirley, 1825–1890
The seaweed collector
[1872]
50
Cox, David, 1783–1859
The young artist's companion, or, Drawing-book of studies and landscape embellishments
1825
51
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Notes on some of the principal pictures exhibited in the rooms of the Royal Academy : 1855
1855
52
Taunt, Henry
A new map of the river Thames from Oxford to London
[1873]
53
Abbott, George, 1803–1838
Views of the forts of Bhurtpoore & Weire
[1827]
54
Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented
1752
55
Our Boys Clothing Company
"Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book
[ca. 1885?]
56
The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich
[approximately 1825]
57
The cottage of content; or, Right roads and wrong ways
1848
58
Medhurst, Walter Henry, 1796–1857
China : its state and prospects
1838
59
To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity
[1773]
60
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant
MDCCLVIII [1758]
61
Payne, John, 1710–1771
Twelve designs of country-houses
1757
62
Rickman, Thomas, 1776–1841
An attempt to discriminate the styles of English architecture, from the conquest to the reformation
[1817]
63
Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-
[Atlas of the counties of England and Wales]
[1590?]
64
Rocque, John, -1762
A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round
1748
65
Stuart, James, 1713–1788
Critical observations on the buildings and improvements of London
MDCCLXXI [1771]
66
Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744
An epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington
1731
67
The royal and entertaining Game of the goose
[between 1761 and 1794]
68
Paine, James, 1717?-1789
Plans, elevations, and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses,
1783
69
Sandford, Francis, 1630–1694
A genealogical history of the kings of England and monarchs of Great Britain, &C
1683
70
Wright, Edward, 1558?-1615
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 ..
[1599?]
71
The temple of taste
[1796]
72
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
The decorative painters' and glaziers' guide
1827
73
Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple
1788
74
Waring, J. B. (John Burley), 1823–1875
Masterpieces of industrial art & sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862
1863
75
Gibbon, Edward, 1737–1794
Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire
MDCCXCVI [1796]
76
John Bartholomew and Son
Bartholomew's one inch to the mile environs of London
[not before 1921]
77
Perkins, John (Gardener)
Floral designs for the table
1877
78
Decalcomania sample book
circa 1870
79
Jones and Co. (London, England)
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
[1833?]
80
The forty thieves
[between 1837-1840]
81
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, belonging to the right honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham : laid out by Mr. Bridgman, principal gardener to their majesties King George I and II / delineated in a large plan and fifteen perspective views : drawn on the spot by Mons. Rigaud, and engraved by him and Mons. Bernard Baron =
MDCCXLVI [1746]
82
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Miseries of human life
[1808]
83
Panorama, Leicester-Square
[1793]
84
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
London labour and the London poor
1851[-1861]
85
Austin & Seeley
Collection of ornaments at Austin & Seeley's artificial stone works ..
1841
86
L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game
[1846]
87
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
London and Westminster improved
MDCCLXVU [1766]
88
T. C. L. (London, England)
Catalogue of up to date suites & chairs in Chippendale, Sheraton, Queen Anne, Jacobean, Hepplewhite, & Louis Styles
[1890?]
89
The noble game of the elephant and castle,
1822
90
The brigand
[between 1840-1850]
91
Home, Robert, 1752–1834
Select views in Mysore,
1794
92
Ogilby, John, 1600–1676
Mr. Ogilby's Pocket book of roads
1679
93
Celebrated horses of America
1881-1882
94
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Six months' residence and travels in Mexico
1824
95
Whereas the game within the manor of Pinkhurst, and in several parts of the parishes of Itchingfield, Slinfold, Billingshurst, and Rudgwick, in the county of Sussex, has of late years, and up to the present time, been greatly destroyed by poachers, unqualified, and unlicenced persons ..
[1797]
96
Boulton, George
The route of the mail & post coaches, George Boulton & Co. proprietors
[between 1796 and 1809]
97
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
?House wren (Troglodytes aedon) and eggs, with a specimen from the rose family (Rosaceae), Peacock butterflies (Nymphalis io), both closed and open, and butterfly chrysalis, larva caterpillar, daddy longlegs spider (Phalangida) egg case, and snout beetle, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
98
Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England)
Panorama, Leicester Square
1805
99
Walker, John, 1786–1873
This newly constructed and extended map of India
1841
100
Bridgens, Richard
West India scenery with illustrations of Negro character, the process of making sugar, &c. from sketches taken during a voyage to, and residence of seven years in, the island of Trinidad