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1. Album of drawings of English moths, butterflies, flowers, and mollusks.

Album of drawings of English moths, butterflies, flowers, and mollusks.
Date:
1805-1822
Physical Description:
1 volume (65 leaves, rectos only) ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. 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

3. 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

4. Oriental field sports : being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the wild sports of the East : and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other undomesticated animals, as likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes and serpents : the whole interspersed with a variety of original, authentic, and curious anecdotes ... the scenery gives a faithful representation of the picturesque country, together with the manners and customs of both the native and European inhabitants : the narrative is divided into forty heads, forming collectively a complete work, but so arranged that each part is a detail of one of the forty coloured engravings ... / the whole taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson ... ; the drawings by Samuel Howett [sic] ...

Oriental field sports : being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the wild sports of the East : and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other undomesticated animals, as likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes and serpents : the whole interspersed with a variety of original, authentic, and curious anecdotes ... the scenery gives a faithful representation of the picturesque country, together with the manners and customs of both the native and European inhabitants : the narrative is divided into forty heads, forming collectively a complete work, but so arranged that each part is a detail of one of the forty coloured engravings ... / the whole taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson ... ; the drawings by Samuel Howett [sic] ...
Creator:
Williamson, Thomas
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[4], ii, [2], 150 p., 41 leaves of plates : ill. ; 47 x 60 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Twelve views of places in the Kingdom of Mysore : the country of Tippoo Sultan, from drawings taken on the spot : to which are annexed concise descriptions of the places drawn, with a brief detail of part of the operations of the Army under the Marquis of Cornwallis, during the late war, and a few other particulars / by R.H. Colebrook, Lieutenant in the service of the Honourable East-India Company, who attended the Army in the capacity of surveyor.

Twelve views of places in the Kingdom of Mysore : the country of Tippoo Sultan, from drawings taken on the spot : to which are annexed concise descriptions of the places drawn, with a brief detail of part of the operations of the Army under the Marquis of Cornwallis, during the late war, and a few other particulars / by R.H. Colebrook, Lieutenant in the service of the Honourable East-India Company, who attended the Army in the capacity of surveyor.
Creator:
Colebrook, Robert H.
Date:
[1805]
Physical Description:
[16] leaves, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 48 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton.

Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton.
Creator:
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
16, 222, [2] p., [28] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., port., map, 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Views of Reading Abbey : with those of the churches originally connected with it, in the county of Berks : together with some monuments of antiquity, remaining in those churches : containing thirty-three engravings, with descriptive letter-press.

Views of Reading Abbey : with those of the churches originally connected with it, in the county of Berks : together with some monuments of antiquity, remaining in those churches : containing thirty-three engravings, with descriptive letter-press.
Creator:
Tomkins, Charles, 1757–1823
Date:
1805-1810
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., plans ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The history and antiquities of the deanery of Craven, in the county of York.

The history and antiquities of the deanery of Craven, in the county of York.
Creator:
Whitaker, Thomas Dunham, 1759–1821
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
xii, 437, [i.e. 439], 16 p., [56] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. (some col.), facsims., geneal. tables, ports. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Modern London : being the history and present state of the British metropolis : illustrated with numerous copper plates.

Modern London : being the history and present state of the British metropolis : illustrated with numerous copper plates.
Creator:
Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767–1840
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
viii, 571 p., [23] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : ill., plan : 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The costume of China : illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings / by William Alexander.

The costume of China : illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings / by William Alexander.
Creator:
Alexander, William, 1767–1816
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
[10] pages, [48] leaves, [48] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts