Creator Gender: unknown / Period: 17th century / Image Use: Under Certain Circumstances

101. The description of Leicester Shire : containing matters of antiquitye, historye, armorye, and genealogy / written by William Burton ...

Creator:: Burton, William, 1575–1645
Date:: [1622]
Physical Description:: 10, 320, [12] p., 2 leaves of plates (one folded) : port., ill., coats of arms, map ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

102. The history of the Old Testament : extracted out of sacred Scripture and writings of the fathers... / translated from the works of ... le sieur de Royaumont by Mr. John Coughen ... and supervised by Dr. Anthony Horneck, and other orthodox divines.

Creator:: Fontaine, Nicolas, 1625–1709
Date:: 1688-1690
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill., maps ; 46 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

103. Trigonometrie, or, The doctrine of triangles : divided into two bookes : the first shewing the mensuration of right lined triangles : the second of sphericall, with grounds and demonstrations thereof : both performed by that late and excellent invention of logarithmes, after a more easie and compendious manner, than hath beene formerly taught : whereunto is annexed (chiefly for the use of seamen), a treatise of the application thereof in the three principall kindes of sailing, with certaine necessary tables used in navigation / by Richard Norvvood ...

Creator:: Norwood, Richard, 1590?-1675
Date:: 1631
Physical Description:: 8, 129, [180] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

104. The English military discipline : exactly described by copper cutts, in forty-eight postures of the musquet and thirty-six of the pike : with instructions for all young souldiers, and such who are disposed to learn and have knowledge of the military discipline : wherein are set down the conditions and qualities which are required in every several officer of a private company, and the manner of drawing up of companies and placing them in battail rank.

Date:: 1672
Physical Description:: 23 p., [21] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

105. A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares : directing all buyers of large plate or small works : (as silver or gold hilts, buckles, watch-cases, pins and studs in watch-cases, money boxes, tobacco boxes, bells and sockets for corals, buttons and tags for garments, chirurgeons-instruments, rings, chains, lockets, or other goldsmiths works) : how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay ... and also discovering the principal matters of the goldsmiths and cutlers ... trades.

Creator:: W. B. (William Badcock)
Date:: 1679
Physical Description:: [20], 218, [151] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

106. The manner of raising, ordering, and improving forrest-trees : also, how to plant, make and keep woods, walks, avenues, lawns, hedges, &c : with several figures proper for avenues and walks to end in, and convenient figures for lawns : also rules and tables shewing how in ingenious planter may measure superficial figures, with rules how to divide woods or land, and how to measure timber and other solid bodies, either by arithmetick or geometry, shewing the use of that most excellent line, the line of numbers, by several new examples : with many other rules, usefull for most men / by M. Cook.

Creator:: Cook, Moses
Date:: 1676
Physical Description:: [16], 204, [4] p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

107. The canting academy, or, The devil's cabinet opened : wherein is shewn the mysterious and villanous practices of that wicked crew, commonly known by the names of hectors, trapanners, gilts, &c. : to which is added a compleat canting-dictionary, both of old words, and such as are now most in use : with several new catches and songs, compos'd by the choicest wits of the age : a book very useful and necessary to be read by all sorts of people.

Creator:: Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?
Date:: 1673
Physical Description:: [6], 192, [16] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 15 cm. (12mo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

108. The fables of Aesop / translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange, Kt.

Date:: MCMXXVI [1926]
Physical Description:: [2], v, [1], 94, [2] pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

109. Baziliōlogia : a booke of kings : beeing the true and lively effigies of all our English kings from the conquest vntill this present : with their seuerall coats of armes, impresses and devises : and a brief chronologie of their liues and deaths : elegantly grauen in copper.

Date:: 1618
Physical Description:: [1], [99] leaves : all ports. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

110. Nobilitas politica vel civilis : personas scilicet distinguendi, et ab origine inter gentes, ex principum gratia nobilitandi forma ...

Creator:: Glover, Robert, 1544–1588
Date:: 1608
Physical Description:: [6], 190, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

111. Vocabulary in French and English : a facsimile of Caxton's edition, c. 1480 / with introductions by J.C.T. Oates and L.C. Harmer.

Creator:: Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492
Date:: 1964
Physical Description:: xxxv, 49 p. : facsims. ; 35 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

112. The discovery of a world in the moone, or, A discourse tending to prove that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in that planet ...

Creator:: Wilkins, John, 1614–1672
Date:: 1638
Physical Description:: 8, 209 (i.e. 211), [4] p. : ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

113. The works of Mr. John Oldham, together with his Remains.

Creator:: Oldham, John, 1653–1683
Date:: 1684[-1685?]
Physical Description:: 1 v. (various pagings) : port. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

114. Londinopolis : an historicall discourse; or, Perlustration of the city of London, the imperial chamber, and chief emporium of Great Britain: whereunto is added another of the city of Westminster, with the courts of justice, antiquities, and new buildings thereunto belonging / by Jam Howel ...

Creator:: Howell, James, 1594?-1666
Date:: 1657
Physical Description:: [10], 124, 301-407, [8] p., 3 leaves of plates : port., map ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

115. An hipponomie or The vineyard of horsemanship : deuided into three bookes. 1. The theorick part, intreating of the inward knowledge of the man. 2. The first practicke part, shewing how to worke according to that knowledge. 3. The second practicke part, declaring how to apply both hunting and running horses to the true grounds of this art. In which is plainly laid open the art of breeding, riding, training and dieting of the said horses. Wherein also many errors in this art, heretofore published, are manifestly detected / by Michaell Baret, practitioner and professor of the same art.

Creator:: Baret, Michael
Date:: 1618
Physical Description:: 3 pt. in 1 v. ([20], 48, 51-122, [20], 139, [13], 101, [1], 23, [3] p.) ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

116. A map of ye English Empire in ye continent of America : viz Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, New York, New Iarsey, New England, Pennsilvania / W. Binneman sculpsit ; by R. Daniel, Esq.

Creator:: Daniel, R. (Richard)
Date:: [19--?]
Physical Description:: 1 map ; 48 x 59 cm., on sheet 64 x 78 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

117. Il torneo / di Bonauentura Pistofilo nobile ferrarese, dottor di legge e caualiere, nel Teatro di Pallade dell'ordine militare et accademico ...

Creator:: Pistofilo, Bonaventura, 1576–
Date:: MDCXXVII [1627]
Physical Description:: [16], 555, [1] pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait, music ; 23 cm (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

118. L'instruction du roy en l'exercice de monter à cheual. / Par Antoine de Pluuinel, son sous-gouuerneur, conseiller en son conseil d'estat, chambellan ordinaire, & son escuyer principal. Lequel respondant à sa Majesté, luy faict remarquer l'excellance de sa methode pour reduire les cheuaux en peu de temps à l'obeyssance des iustes proportions de tous les plus beaux airs & maneiges. Le tout enrichy de grandes figures en taille douce, representant les vrayes et naïfues actions des hommes et des cheuaux en tous les aires, et maneiges, courses de bagnu, rompre en lice au Quintan, et combatre à l'Espée. Ensemble les figures des brides, les plus necessaires à cet vsage, desseignées et grauées par Chrispian de Pas.

Creator:: Pluvinel, Antoine de, 1555–1620
Date:: M.DC.XXVII. [1627]
Physical Description:: [12], 207, [1] p., [1], 15, [1] 16-56 double leaves of plates : ill. (engravings, woodcuts, ports.) ; 40 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

119. L'escole des filles, ou, La philosophie des dames, divisée en deux dialogues, agere & pati : avec une instruction des curiosités, dont la methode de trouver est marquée par leur leur [sic] nombre, suivant les tables.

Creator:: Millot, Michel, active 1655
Date:: l'an 1674
Physical Description:: 230 pages ; 14 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

120. Oxonium poema / authore F.V. ex aede Christi.

Creator:: Vernon, Francis, 1637?-1677
Date:: 1667
Physical Description:: [2], 26 p. ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

121. An ordinance prohibiting cock-matches : Fryday March 31. 1654. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and his Council, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Henry Scobell Clerk of the Council.

Creator:: England and Wales
Date:: 1654
Physical Description:: [2], 193-194 p. ; 26 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

122. Relation d'un voyage fait en 1695. 1696. & 1697. aux cotes d'Afrique, détroit de Magellan, Bresil, Cayenne et isles Antilles, par une escadre des vaisseaux du roi, commandée par m. de Gennes / Faite par le sieur Froger ingenieur volontaire sure le vaisseau le Faucon Anglois. Enrichie de grand nombre de figures dessinées sur les lieux.

Creator:: Froger, François, b. 1676
Date:: M.DC.XCIX [1699]
Physical Description:: [14], 227, [1] p., [28] leaves of plates ([7] folded) : ill. (maps, plans) ; 16 cm. (12mo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

123. The experienc'd fowler: or, The gentleman, citizen, and country-man's pleasant and profitable recreation : Containing, I. The true art of taking water and land fowl, with divers kinds of nets, lime-twigs lime-bushes, and how to make the best bird-lime. II. Directions for bat-fowling, lowbelling, tramelling, and driving fowl, how to find their haunts, and take them with springes, snares, &c. III. An exact method for using the fowling-piece at a true level, to shoot at the water, ground, bush, or flying. IV. How to make shot, proportion the charge, and know good powder; with the proper use of the stalking-horse, bush, hedge, and how to manage them. V. Of singing birds, their diseases and cure. VI. How to distinguish all sorts of poulterers ware, whether old or young, fresh or stale, full of eggs or not. Also to well order, and speedily fat tame and wild fowl. VII. To which is added directions for destroying all manner of vermine / By J.S. Gent.

Creator:: Smith, John, active 1684–1704
Date:: 1697
Physical Description:: [8], 159, [1] p. : ill. ; 12 cm. (12mo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

124. A solemne ioviall disputation, theoreticke and practicke; briefely shadowing the lavv of drinking ; together, with the solemnities and controversies occurring: fully and freely discussed according to the civill lavv. Which, by the permission, priviledge and authority, of that most noble and famous order in the Vniversity of Goddesse Potina; Dionisius Bacchus being then president, chiefe gossipper, and most excellent governour, Blasius Multibibus, aliàs Drinkmuch ... hath publikely expounded to his most approved and improved fellow-pot-shots; touching the houres before noone and after, usuall and lawfull. ... Faithfully rendred according to the originall Latine copie.

Creator:: Multibibus, Blasius
Date:: MDCXVII [1617]
Physical Description:: [8], 80, [6], 87-194, [6] p., 2 leaves of plates ; 15 cm (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

125. The compleat horseman and expert ferrier : In two bookes. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choyce, nature, riding and dyeting, as well for running as hunting, and how the rider ought to behave himselfe in the breaking and riding of colts, as also teaching the groome and keeper his true office, touching the horses and colts committed to his charge, and prescribing the best manner how a perfect stable ought to be scituated and made, not hitherto so fully described by any. The second, directing the most exact and approved manner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses: a worke containing the secrets and best skill belonging either to ferrier or horse-leech: the cures placed alphabetically: with many hundreds of medicines never before imprinted in any author. Published at the earnest request of sundry noble and worthy gentlemen, for the generall good and benefit of the whole kingdome: and dedicated to His most excellent Majestie / By Thomas de Gray Esquire.

Creator:: De Grey, Thomas
Date:: 1639
Physical Description:: [32], 356, [8] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

126. The present state of His Majesties isles and territories in America : viz. Jamaica, Barbadoes, S. Christophers, Mevis, Antego, S. Vincent, Dominica, New-Jersey, Pensilvania, Monserat, Anguilla, Bermudas, Carolina, Virginia, New-England, Tobago, New-found-land, Mary-land, New-York. With new maps of every place. Together with astronomical tables, which will serve as a constant diary or calendar, for the use of the English inhabitants in those islands; from the year 1686, to 1700. Also a table by which, at any time of the day or night here in England, you may know what hour it is in any of those parts. And how to make sun-dials fitting for all those places.

Creator:: Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
Date:: 1687
Physical Description:: [8], 262, [42] p., [9] leaves of plates ([8] folded) : ill. (port., 7 fold. maps, fold. diagr.) ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

127. Systema agriculturae, the mystery of husbandry discovered : wherein is treated of the several new and most advantagious ways of tilling planting sowing manuring ordering improving all sorts of gardens, orchards, meadows, pastures, corn-lands, woods, & coppices, and of all sorts of fruits, corn, grain, pulse, new hays, cattel, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, &c. : with an account of the several instruments and engines useful in this profession : to which is added, Kalendarium rusticum, or, The husbandmans monethly directions : also the prognosticks of dearth, scarcity, plenty, sickness, heat, cold, frost, snow, windes, rain, hail, thunder, &c. : and Dictionarium rusticum, or, The interpretation of rustick terms / published for the common good, by J. W. gent. ; the whole work being of great use and advantage to all that delight in that most noble practice.

Creator:: Worlidge, John, active 1669–1698
Date:: 1669
Physical Description:: [32], 278, [6] p. : ill. ; 29 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

128. An account of the first voyages and discoveries made by the Spaniards in America : containing the most exact relation hitherto publish'd, of their unparallel'd cruelties on the Indians, in the destruction of above forty millions of people. With the propositions offer'd to the King of Spain, to prevent the further ruin of the West-Indies / by Don Bartholomew de las Casas, bishop of Chiapa, who was an eye-witness of their cruelties. Illustrated with cuts. To which is added, The art of travelling, shewing how a man may dispose his travels to the best advantage.

Creator:: Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484–1566
Date:: MDCXCIX [1699]
Physical Description:: [8], 248, 40 p., [2] double plates : ill. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

129. La chasse royale / Composee par le roy Charles IX. Et dediée au roy tres-chrestien de France & de Nauarre, Louys XIII. Tres-vtile aux curieux & amateurs de chasse.

Creator:: Charles IX, King of France, 1550–1574
Date:: M.DC.XXV [1625]
Physical Description:: [8], 54, 57-138 [i.e. 136] p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

130. A frutefull pleasaunt, and wittie worke of the beste state of a publique weale, & of the new yle, called Utopia / written in Latine, by the right worthie and famous Syr Thomas More knyght, and translated into Englishe by Raphe Robynson ... at the procurement, and earnest request of George Tadlowe ... ; and now edited by A.W. Reed.

Creator:: More, Thomas, Saint, 1478–1535
Date:: MCMXXIX [1929]
Physical Description:: [4], iii-xiii, [1], 137, [3] pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

131. Traité du droit de chasse.

Creator:: Launay, François de, 1612–1693
Date:: M.DC.LXXXI [1681]
Physical Description:: [12], 185, [3] p. ; 15 cm. (12mo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

132. A description of the island of Jamaica : with the other isles and territories in America, to which the English are related, viz. Barbadoes, St. Christophers, Nievis, or Mevis, Antego, St. Vincent, Dominica, Montserrat, Anguilla, Barbada, Bermudes, Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New-York, New-England, New-Found-Land / published by Richard Blome. Together with The present state of Algiers.

Creator:: Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
Date:: 1678
Physical Description:: [8], 88, [2], 17, [5] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. (port., maps) ; 18 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

133. Cambridge Shire / Sutton Nicholls sculp.

Date:: [1695?]
Physical Description:: 1 map ; 41 x 37 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972

134. Halinitro-pyrobolia. : Beschreibu[n]g einer newen Büchsen-Meisterey, nemlichen: gründlicher Bericht, wie der Salpeter, Schwefel, Kohlen, vnnd das Pulfer zu praepariren, zu probieren, auch langwirrig gut zu behalten: das Fewrwerck zur Kurtzweil vnd Ernst zu laboriren. Dann, wie der Pöler, das grobe Geschütz, vnd der Petardo zu gobernirn: ingleichem die Lunden bey Tag- vnd Nachtszeiten, sicherlich vnd ohne gesehen zu tragen, &c. Sampt einer kurtzen geometrishcen Einlaytung, die Weite vnd Höhe gar gering zu erfahren. Alles ausz eygener Experientza; neben etlichen newen, zuvor nicht gesehnen Inventionen, gantz fleissig und vertrewlich beshrieben; vber das, mit. 44. Kupfferstucken delinirt vnd für Augen gestellt / durch Josephum Furttenbach..

Creator:: Furttenbach, Joseph, 1591–1667
Date:: Anno MDCXXVII [1627]
Physical Description:: [20], 107, [1] p., [1], 44 [i.e. 88] leaves of plates (44 folded) : ill. ; 30 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

135. A map of New England and New York / F. Lamb sculp.

Creator:: Speed, John, 1552?-1629
Date:: [1676]
Physical Description:: 1 map ; 38 x 50 cm., on sheet 44 x 56 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

136. Markhams farewell to husbandry, or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation, : to be as fruitfull in all manner of graine, pulse and grasse, as the best grounds whatsoever. Together with the annoyances, and preservation of all graine and seed, from one yeare to many yeares. As also, a husbandly computation of men and cattels dayly labours, their expences, charges, and utmost profits ... For the bettering of arable, pasture, and woody grounds: of making good all grounds againe, spoyled with ever-flowing of salt water by sea-branches; as also, the enriching of the hop-garde, and many other things never published before. / By G.M.

Creator:: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Date:: 1653
Physical Description:: [6], 126, [4] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

137. Carr family collection of travel sketches, scrapbooks, and genealogical material, 1699-1981 (bulk 1811-1899).

Creator:: Carr family
Date:: 1699-1981
Physical Description:: 10 linear ft.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

138. His Majesties commission concerning the reparation of the cathedrall church of Saint Paul in London.

Creator:: England and Wales. Sovereign (1660–1685 : Charles II)
Date:: 1663
Physical Description:: 1 v. ([6], 60 p.) ; 26 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

139. [The 52 countries [sic] of England and Wales [cartographic material] : described in a pack of cards].

Creator:: Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703
Physical Description:: 52 maps : ill. ; on playing cards 9.5 x 5.5 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

140. Wunderbarliche, doch warhaftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit und Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ...

Creator:: Bry, Theodor de, 1528–1598
Date:: 1590[-1630]
Physical Description:: 14 parts : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 36 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

141. This booke was giuen by legacie from Thomas Braythwait of Ambleside gent. who died in the yeare of our Lord 1607, vnto George Preston of Houlker gent.

Date:: 1607?]
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 33 x 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

142. The noble & joyous boke entytled Le Morte Darthur : notwythstondyng it treateth of the byrth lyf & actes of the sayd Kynge Arthur: of his noble knyghtes of the Rounde Table : theyr merveyllous enquestes & adventures, thachyevynge of the sanc-greall and in the ende the dolourous deth: and departynge out of this worlde of them al. : which boke was reduced in to Englysshe / by the well dysposyd knyghte Syr Thomas Malory.

Creator:: Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century
Date:: 1934
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill ; 27 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

143. The Bible : that is, the Holy Scriptures contained in the Old & New Testament.

Date:: [1607]
Physical Description:: [6], 294, 294-299, 301-361, [1], 359-362, 361-444, 135, [7] leaves : ill., maps (woodcuts) ; 33 cm (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

144. Head of an old woman.

Creator:: Marshal, Alexander
Physical Description:: 1 painting : watercolor, pen and ink, on paper ; image 240 x 200 mm., on sheet 280 x 200 mm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

145. Emanuels van Meteren historie der Neder-landscher ende haerder na-buren oorlogen ende geschiedenissen, tot den iare M.VI.c XII : nu de laestemael bij hem voor sijne doodt merckelijck verbetert en[de] in, XXXII, boecken voltrocken, is mede' hier by gevoegt des autheurs leven ...

Creator:: Meteren, Emmanuel van, 1535–1612
Date:: 1614
Physical Description:: [10], 302, 304-671, [15] leaves : ill., map, ports. ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

146. Relations of the most famous kingdomes and common-wealths thorowout the world : discoursing of their situations, religions, manners, customes, strengths, languages, greatnesse and policies ... / translated out of the best Italian impression of Boterus.

Creator:: Botero, Giovanni, 1540–1617
Date:: 1630
Physical Description:: [8], 644, [4] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

147. Mr. Ogilby's Tables of his measur'd roads : so digested that any great road or branch may readily be found : with the general and particular, computed and measur'd distance and the distinction of market and post-towns, with other remarks : to which is added a true account of the markets and fairs, &c collected in his survey / by John Ogilby ...

Creator:: Ogilby, John, 1600–1676
Date:: 1676
Physical Description:: [4], 64 p. ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

148. Gulielmi Pisonis medici Amstelædamensis De Indiæ utriusque re naturali et medica libri quatuordecim, quorum contenta pagina sequens exhibet.

Creator:: Piso, Willem, 1611–1678
Date:: 1658
Physical Description:: [24], 327, [5], 39, 226, [2] p. : ill. ; 37 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

149. Britannia, or, A geographical description of the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, with the isles and territories thereto belonging : and for the better perfecting of the said work, there is added an alphabetical table of the names, titles, and seats of the nobility and gentry that each county of England and Wales is, or lately was, enobled with : illustrated with a map of each county of England, besides several general ones ...

Creator:: Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
Date:: MDCLXXII [1673]
Physical Description:: [14], 464 p., [113] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., 50 maps plan ; 36 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

150. The carriers cosmographie, or, A briefe relation, of the innes ordinaries, hosteries, and other lodgings, in and neere London : where the carriers, waggons, foote-posts and higglers, doe usually come, from any parts, townes, shires, and countries, of the kingdoms of England, principality of Wales, as also from the kingdomes of Scotland and Ireland : with nomination of what daies of the weeke they do come to London and on what daies they returne, whereby all sorts of people may find direction how to receiue or send, goods or letters, into such places as their occasions may require : as also where the ships, hoighs, barkes, t[i]ltboats, barges and wherries, do usually attend to carry passengers ... / by Iohn Taylor.

Creator:: Taylor, John, 1580–1653
Date:: 1637
Physical Description:: 24 p. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

151. A direction for the English traviller : by which he shal be inabled to coast about all England and Wales : and also to know how farre any market or noteable towne in any shire lyeth one from an other, and whether the same be east, west, north, or south from ye shire towne : as also the distance between London and any other shire or great towne, with the scituation thereof east, west, north, or south from London : by the help also of this worke one may know (in what parish, village or mansion house soeuer he be in) what shires he is to passe through & which way he is to trauell, till he come to his journies end.

Creator:: Simons, Matthew, d. 1654
Date:: [1677?]
Physical Description:: 48 leaves (some folded) : maps ; 13 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

152. Description des Indes Occidentales, qu'on appelle aujourdhuy le Nouveau Monde / par Antoine de Herrera ... ; translatee d'espagnol en françois ; a la quelle sont adjoustees quelques autres descriptions des mesmes pays, avec la navigation du vaillant capitaine de mer Jaques le Maire & de plusieurs autres ...

Creator:: Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625
Date:: 1622
Physical Description:: [6], 103, [7], 107-254 p., [35] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., 17 maps ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

153. Vade mecum, or, The necessary companion ...

Creator:: Playford, John, 1623–1686?
Date:: 1687
Physical Description:: [8], 207 p., [1] folded leaf of plates ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

154. Newe Welt vnd americanische Historien : Inhaltende warhafftige vnd volkommene Beschreibungen aller west-indianischen Landschafften, Insulen, Königreichen vnd Provintzien, Seecusten ... in diesem halben Theil dess Erdkreyses : dessgleichen, gründlicher Bericht von der Innwohner Beschaffenkeit, Sitten ... vnd Gebräuchen ... / alles auss verscheidenen west-indianischen Historien-Schreibern, vnnd mancherley Sprachen ... zusammen getragen, extrahirt, in ein richtige Ordnung der Materien vnd Zeit, vnd in diese käuffliche Form bracht durch Johan Ludwig Gottfriedt ; mit zugehörigen Landtafeln, Contrafacturen vnd ... Kupfferstücken ... geziert vnd verlegt, durch Mattheum Merian ...

Creator:: Gottfried, Johann Ludwig, 17th cent
Date:: 1631
Physical Description:: [12], 562, 72 p., [14] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps, plans ; 38 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

155. Rerum medicarum Nouæ Hispaniæ thesaurus, seu, Plantarum animalium mineralium mexicanorum historia / ex Francisci Hernandez Noui Orbis medici primarij relationibus in ipsa mexicana vrbe conscriptis a Nardo Antonio Reccho ... collecta ac in ordinem digesta ; à Ioanne Terrentio ... notis illustrata ... ; quibus iam excussis accessere demum alia quor[um] omnium synopsis sequenti pagina ponitur ; opus duobus voluminibus diuisum ...

Creator:: Hernández, Francisco, 1517–1587
Date:: 1651
Physical Description:: 1090 p. in various pagings : ill. ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

156. The history of the world, or, An account of time / compiled by the learned Dionisius Petavius ; and continued by others, to the year of our Lord, 1659 ; together with A geographicall description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.

Creator:: Petau, Denis, 1583–1652
Date:: 1659
Physical Description:: [10], [807] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : port., map ; 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

157. A prospect of the most famous parts of the world : viz. Asia, Africa, Europe, America ...

Creator:: Speed, John, 1552?-1629
Date:: 1668
Physical Description:: [2], 206 p. : maps ; 11 x 17 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

158. Nova typis transacta navigatio : Novi Orbis Indiæ Occidentalis admodum reverendissimorum PP. ... Dn. Buellii Cataloni abbatis montis Serrati, & in vniversam Americam, sive Novum Orbem sacræ sedis Apostolicæ Romanæ â latere legati, vicarij, ac patriarchæ : sociorumq[ue] monarchorum ex Ordine S.P.N. Benedicti ad suprà dicti Novi Mundi barbaras gentes Christi S. Evangelium prædicandi gratia delegatorum sacerdotum dimissi per S.D.D. Papam Alexandrum VI. Anno Christi 1492 : nunc primum e varijs scriptoribus in vnum collecta, & figuris ornata / authore venerando Fr. Don Honorio Philopono Ordinis S. Benedicti Monacho.

Creator:: Philoponus, Honorius
Date:: 1621.]
Physical Description:: [12], 101, [3] p., [1], 18 leaves of plates : ill., music ; 30 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

159. A tutor to astronomy and geography, or, An easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, cœlestial and terrestrial : in six books ... : with an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolomaick sphere / by Joseph Moxon ... ; whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars ... ; as also a discourse of the antiquity, progress and augmentation of astronomy.

Creator:: Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Date:: MDCLXXIV [1674]
Physical Description:: [8], 271, [9] p. : ill. ; 21 cm (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

160. Cosmographie, in four books : containing the chorographie and historie of the whole world, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof / by Peter Heylyn ; with an accurate and an approved index of all the kingdoms, provinces, countries, inhabitants, people, cities, mountains, rivers, seas, islands, forts, bays, capes, forests, &c. of any remarque in the whole world ; much wanted and desired in the former, and now annexed to this last impression, revised and corrected by the author himself immediately before his death ...

Creator:: Heylyn, Peter, 1600–1662
Date:: 1666
Physical Description:: [14], 1098, [4], 1089-1095, [40] p., [8] folded leaves of plates : 4 maps ; 35 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

161. Britannia, sive, Florentissimorum regnorum Angliæ, Scotiæ, Hiberniæ, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate chorographica descripto : nunc postremò recognita, plurimis locis magna accessione adaucta, & chartis chorographicis illustrata / Guilielmo Camdeno, authore.

Creator:: Camden, William, 1551–1623
Date:: 1607
Physical Description:: [16], 860, [23] p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., port., maps ; 32 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

162. Biblos tes demosias euches / kai teleseos mysterion kai ton allon thesmon kai teleton tes ekklesias ...

Creator:: Church of England
Date:: 1665
Physical Description:: 35, [1], 126, [4], 171 p. ; 15 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

163. A display of heraldrie : manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge thereof then hath hitherto been published by any, through the benefit of method / wherein it is now reduced, by the study and industry of John Guillim ...

Creator:: Guillim, John, 1565–1621
Date:: 1660
Physical Description:: [16], 144 (i.e. 444), 36, [6] p. : coats of arms ; 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

164. The history of the Church of Peterburgh : wherein the most remarkable things concerning that place, from the first foundation thereof, with other passages of history, not unworthy public view are represented / by Symon Gunton ... ; illustrated with sculptures ; and set forth by Symon Patrick.

Creator:: Gunton, Simon, 1609–1676
Date:: 1686
Physical Description:: 348 p., [4] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

165. Historia Veneta ab anno M.D.XXI. usque ad annum M.DC.XV. : in quinque partes tributa.

Creator:: Morosini, Andrea, 1558–1618
Date:: 1623
Physical Description:: [18], 729, [22] p., : port. ; 38 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

166. The history of the reformation of the Church of England : in two parts.

Creator:: Burnet, Gilbert, 1643–1715
Date:: 1681-1683
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

167. The history of St. Pauls Cathedral in London, from its foundation untill these times : extracted out of originall charters, records, leiger books, and other manuscripts : beautified with sundry prospects of the church, figures of tombes, and monuments / by William Dugdale ...

Creator:: Dugdale, William, 1605–1686
Date:: 1658
Physical Description:: [6], 136, 157-299, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 33 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

168. The metamorphoses of Ovid / translated by William Caxton, 1480.

Creator:: Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D
Date:: 1968
Physical Description:: 2 v. ; 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

169. The union of honovr : containing the armes, matches and issves of the kings, dukes, marquesses and earles of England from the conquest, untill this present yeere, 1640 : with the armes of the English viscounts and barons now being : and of the gentry of Lincolnshire : whereunto is annexed, a briefe of all the battels which have beene fought and maintained by the English since the conquest, till the yeere 1602 / collected out of the most approved authours, former or moderne, by James Yorke, black-Smith.

Creator:: Yorke, James, fl. 1640
Date:: 1640
Physical Description:: 16, 331, 52, 76 p. : coats of arms ; 31 cm. (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

170. His Maiesties commission giuing power to enquire of the decayes of the cathedral church of St. Paul in London, and for repairing of the same.

Creator:: England and Wales. Sovereign (1625–1649 : Charles I)
Date:: 1631
Physical Description:: [2], 49, [2] p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

171. Reges, reginæ, nobiles, & alij in ecclesia collegiata B. Petri Westmonasterij sepulti vsque ad annum reparatæ salutis 1600 ...

Creator:: Camden, William, 1551–1623
Date:: 1600
Physical Description:: [81] p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

172. Theatrum civitatum et admirandorum Italiae : ad aevi veteris & praesentis temporis faciem expressum / à Ioanne Blaeu, G.F.

Creator:: Blaeu, Joan, 1596–1673
Date:: MDCLXIII [1663]
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illustrations (engravings), maps, plans ; 58 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

173. Les raisons des forces mouuantes, avec diuerses machines tant vtiles que plaisantes : ausquelles sont adjoints plusieurs desseins de grotes et fontaines : augmentes de plusiers figures, avec le discours sur chacune / par Salomon De Caus ...

Creator:: Caus, Salomon de, -1626
Date:: 1624
Physical Description:: 3 v. in 1 : ill., music ; 41 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

174. An abridgment of the architecture of Vitruvius : containing a system of the whole works of that author illustrated with divers copper plates, curiously engraved, with a table of explanation : to which is added in this edition the etymology and derivation of the terms used in architecture / first done in French by Monsr. Perrault, of the Academy of Paris, and now Englished, with additions.

Creator:: Vitruvius Pollio
Date:: 1692
Physical Description:: [12], 158, [34] p., [2] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill., plans ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

175. The trve effigies of our most illustrious soveraigne lord, King Charles, Queene Mary, with the rest of the royall progenie : also a compendium or abstract of their most famous genealogies and pedegrees expressed in prose and verse, with the times and places of their births.

Date:: 1641
Physical Description:: 18 p. : ports. ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

176. By the King. A proclamation against new buildings.

Creator:: England and Wales. Sovereign (1660–1685 : Charles II)
Date:: 1671
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 36 x 27 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

177. Pub. Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseōn libri XV : ad fidem editionum optimarum et codicum manuscriptorum examinati, animadversi, necnon notis illustrati / opera & studio Thomae Farnabii ; editio nunc primum in Gallia & multis figuris æneis adornata.

Creator:: Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D
Date:: 1637
Physical Description:: [6], 88, [2], p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

178. The principal nauigations voiages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres : deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed ... whereunto is annexed also a briefe commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the northern seas and lands situate that way, and lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588, and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596, are described / by Richard Hakluyt ...

Date:: 1598 [-1600]
Physical Description:: 3 v., [1] leaf of plates (folded) : map. ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

179. Veues et perspectives de Soesdyck, chasteau [sic] & maison de plaisance du roy de la Grande Bretagne : le tout deffiné & gravé par les plus habiles maistres.

Date:: 1695
Physical Description:: [1], 16 leaves : all ill. ; 21 x 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

180. Military discipline, or, The art of war : shewing directions for the postures in exercising of the pike and musket, the dragoons, granadeers and horse : the act of doubling, wheeeling [sic], forming and drawing up a battalion or army into any figure &c. : as now practiced : all represented in twenty two several copper plates, with variety of several prospects and other designs, for the practice and exercise of arms.

Date:: 1689
Physical Description:: [8], 108, [4] p., [1], 21 leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

181. Rutgeri Hermannidæ Britannia magna, sive Angliæ, Scottiæ, Hiberniæ & adjacentium insularum : geographico-historica descriptio.

Creator:: Hermannides, Rutgerus, d. 1680
Date:: [1661]
Physical Description:: [32], 645, [41] p., [32] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps, plans ; 13 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

182. Problems of beautie and all humane affections / written in Italian by Tho: Buoni, citizen of Lucca, with a discourse of beauty by the same author ; translated into English by S.L., gent.

Creator:: Buoni, Tommaso
Date:: 1606
Physical Description:: [24], 288, [20] p. ; 13 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

183. The commentaries of Sr. Francis Vere : being diverse pieces of service wherein he had command, written by himself in way of commentary / published by W. Dillingham.

Creator:: Vere, Francis, Sir, 1560–1609
Date:: 1657
Physical Description:: [12], 209, [2] p., [17] leaves of plates : ports., plans, maps ; 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

184. Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel, der zelver aangrenzende ryken, en het machtige eyland Ceylon ... Nevens een omstandige en grondigh doorzochte ontdekking en wederlegginge van de afgoderye der Oost-Indische heydenen : Waar inne der zelver grootste geheymenissen, zoo uyt de eygene geschriften, als t'zamenspraak, en bywooninge der voornaamste Bramines, en andere Indiaansche wet-geleerden, getrouwelijk werden aan't licht gebracht, zijnde hier by gevoeght een Malabaarsche spraak-konst; zeer dienstigh voor alle die het lust met dien landaard om te gaan ... / Door Philippus Baldaeus ...

Creator:: Baldaeus, Philippus, 1632–1672
Date:: 1672
Physical Description:: 3 pt. in 1 : ill., maps, plans ; 33 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

185. The times mended, or, A rectified account of time, by a new luni-solar year : the true way to number our days / by R.W. LL.D. Fellow of the Royal Society.

Creator:: Wood, Robert, 1622?-1685
Date:: 1681
Physical Description:: 18 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

186. Des ordres de colõnes en l'architecture, et plusieurs aũes dependances dicelle / par A. Bosse.

Creator:: Bosse, Abraham, 1602–1676
Date:: 1664
Physical Description:: [1], A-V leaves : chiefly illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

187. Traité des manieres de dessiner les ordres de l'architecture antique en toutes leurs parties : auec plusieurs belles particularitez qui nont point parû jusques a present, touchat. les bastimts. de marque comme, la naturelle entresuitte des gros et menüs membres de l'eurs degrez ou escaliers : puis, le moyen darrester par dessein et modelle en petit, les parties d'vn edifice, en sorte q'uestant executé en grand, il fasse l'effet que l'on senst proposé, et enfin, la pratique de trouuer la place geometrale des jours ombres et ombrages, sur les corps geometraux / par A. Bosse.

Creator:: Bosse, Abraham, 1602–1676
Date:: MVICLXIIII [1664, i.e. 1665]
Physical Description:: [3], XLIV leaves : chiefly illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

188. Romae antiquae et novae theatrum, sive, Genuina ac vera urbis, juxta varios ejusdem status, delineatio topographica : unà cum primariis illius aedificiis ac monumentis, veluti templis, simulacris, circis, campis, theatris, arcubus, porticibus, columnis, statuis & sepulcris antiquis, praecipuè verò modernis templis, palatiis & aedificiis, nonaginta tabulis aeneis exhibitis & secundùm nobilioris architecturae simulac perspectivae regulas extructis, ruinisq́ue illustrioribus / curante Joachimo à Sandrart ...

Creator:: Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Date:: anno Christi 1684
Physical Description:: [2], 15, [1] pages, [108] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 40 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

189. Methode et invention nouvelle de dresser les chevaux / par le tres-noble, haut, et tres-puissant prince Guillaume marquis et comte de New-castle, vicomte de Mansfield, baron de Bolsover et Ogle, seigneur de Cavendish, Bothel et Hepvvell, pair d'angleterre; qui eut la charge & l'honneur d'étre gouverneur du serenissime prince de Galles en sa jeunesse, maintenant roy de la Grande-Bretagne; lieutenant pour le roy de la comté de Nottingham, & de la Forest de Shervvood; capitaine general en toutes les provinces outre la riviere de Trent, & autres endroits du royaume d'angleterre; gentil-homme de la chambre du lit du roy; conseillier d'etat & privé; chevalier du tres-noble Ordre de la Jartiere, &c. Oeuure, auquel on apprend à trauailler les cheuaux selon la nature, & parfaire la nature par la subtilité de l'art; traduit de l'anglois de l'auteur, par son commandement, enrichy de plusieures belles figures en taille douce.

Creator:: Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592–1676
Date:: l'an M.DC.LVIII [1658]
Physical Description:: [28], 271, [9], 19, [5] p., [1], 42 double leaves of plates : ill. ; 46 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

190. P. Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphosis, oder, Sinn-reicher Gedichte von Verwandlungen. Erster Theil, enthaltend die sieben ersten Bücher : gezieret nicht nur allein mit lehr-reichen, über jede Fabel, aus dem Französischen in das Teutsche übersetzten herrlichen Anmerckungen, sondern auch mit gantz neuen, über die in denenselben vorkommenden Handlungen, beygefügten Kupffer-Figuren / inventiret und herausgegeben von Johann Jacob von Sandrart.

Creator:: Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
Date:: MDCXCVIII [1698]
Physical Description:: [12], 132, [2] pages, [29] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 40 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

191. Representations geometrales de plusieurs parties de bastiments faites par les reigles de l'architecture antique : et de qui les mesures sont reduittes en piedz poulces & lignes, afin de saccommoder a la maniere de mesurer la plus en vzage parmy le commun des ouuvriers / par A. Bosse ; la methode de faire cette reduction se peut voir en la page suiuante.

Creator:: Bosse, Abraham, 1602–1676
Date:: MDCLIX [1659, i.e. 1660?]
Physical Description:: [1], II, 10 leaves : chiefly illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

192. A brief and plain description of the five orders of columns of architecture : viz. Tuscan, Dorick, Ionick, Roman and Corinthian, with their architraves, friezes and cornishes / by Simon Bosboon, the city-mason of Amsterdam. According to that most eminent and excellent architect Vincent Scamozzi, master-builder of Venice. And reduced into minutes, with a diagonal sccale, very useful and necessary for all mason, bricklayers, carpenters, joyners, painters, carvers, plaisterers, turner, etc. Very plan and easie for all lovers and young practitioners, of this art of architecture.

Creator:: Bosboom, Simon, 1614–1670
Date:: 1676
Physical Description:: [8] p., [39] leaves of plates : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

193. Alle de wercken, so ouden als nieuvven / van de Heer Jacob Cats, oudt Raedtpensionaris van Hollandt, &c. ; doorgaens vermeerdert, en achter met des autheurs tachtigh-jarigh leven, huyshoudinge en bedenckingen op zorgh-vliet.

Creator:: Cats, Jacob, 1577–1660
Date:: 1658
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illustrations, portrait ; 41 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

194. Allmodischer Kleyder Teuffel : das ist 1. Schimpff vnnd Ernstlicher Discurs vber den heuttigen Allmodischen : oder A-la-modischen Kleyder Teuffel &c : 2. Eröterung der Frage : Wie ein Erbarer Teutscher Mann thun solle wann sein Weib (da es doch sein Seckel nicht ertragen könte) sich Allmodisch tragen wolte damit er des Hauptcepters nicht gar verlustigt werde : 3. Regulœ eines Getrewen Ehe Weibs / Verfasset Durch M. Johann Ellinger.

Creator:: Ellinger, Johann, of Arheiligen
Date:: Anno 1629
Physical Description:: 56 p. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

195. Virginia impartially examined, and left to publick view : to be considered by all iudicious and honest men. Under which title, is comprehended the degrees from 34 to 39, wherein lyes the rich and healthfull countries of Roanock, the now plantations of Virginia and Mary-land. Looke not upon this booke, as those that are set out by private men, for private ends; for being read, you'l find, the publick good is the authors onely aime. For this piece is no other than the adventurers faithfull steward, disposing the adventure for the best advantage, advising people of all degrees, from the highest master, to the meanest servant, how suddenly to raise their fortunes. Peruse the table, and you shall finde the way plainely layd downe / By William Bvllock, gent.

Creator:: Bullock, William, b. 1617?
Date:: 1649
Physical Description:: [12], 66 p. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

196. Della Espugnatione et difesa delle fortezze.

Creator:: Busca, Gabriello, fl. 1580
Date:: 1635
Physical Description:: 258 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

197. The description and use of the carpenters-rule : together with the use of the line of numbers (inscribed thereon) in arithmatick and geometry : and the application thereof to the measuring of superficies and solid, gaging of vessels, military orders, interest and annuities : ... also a universal-dial for the use of seamen or others : with the use of a sliding glasiers-rule and Mr. White's rule for solid measure / collected and fitted to the meanest capacity by J. Browne.

Creator:: Brown, John, philomath
Date:: 1666
Physical Description:: [4], 248 [i.e. 245], [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

198. Bucaniers of America, or, A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West-Indies, by the bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English and French : wherein are contained more especially, the unparallel'd exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican hero, who sack'd Puerto Velo, burnt Panama &c. / written originally in Dutch, by John Esquemeling, one of the Bucaniers, who was present at those tragedies ; and then translated into Spanish by Alonso de Bonne-maison, Doctor of Physick and practitioner at Amsterdam ; now faithfully rendered into English.

Creator:: Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
Date:: 1684-1685
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illlustrations, portraits, maps ; 23 cm (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

199. Architectura Militaris, oder, Gründtliche Underweisung der heuttiges tages so wohl in Niederlandt als andern örttern gebräuchlichen Fortification oder Vestungsbau / Auss den besten Authoribus zusammen getragen, und in ein volkommen werck gebracht Durch Andream Cellarium der Mathematischen kunst Liebhabern.

Creator:: Cellarius, Andreas
Date:: anno 1645
Physical Description:: [4], 364, [52] pages, [91] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, plans, diagrams ; 36 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

200. A new map of Virginia, Maryland, and the improved parts of Pennsylvania & New Jersey [cartographic material].

Creator:: Browne, Christopher, active 1684–1712
Date:: [1685?]
Physical Description:: 1 map : engraving, hand-colored ; 48 x 55 cm, on sheet 53 x 65 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

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101. The description of Leicester Shire : containing matters of antiquitye, historye, armorye, and genealogy / written by William Burton ...

102. The history of the Old Testament : extracted out of sacred Scripture and writings of the fathers... / translated from the works of ... le sieur de Royaumont by Mr. John Coughen ... and supervised by Dr. Anthony Horneck, and other orthodox divines.

108. The fables of Aesop / translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange, Kt.

109. Baziliōlogia : a booke of kings : beeing the true and lively effigies of all our English kings from the conquest vntill this present : with their seuerall coats of armes, impresses and devises : and a brief chronologie of their liues and deaths : elegantly grauen in copper.

110. Nobilitas politica vel civilis : personas scilicet distinguendi, et ab origine inter gentes, ex principum gratia nobilitandi forma ...

111. Vocabulary in French and English : a facsimile of Caxton's edition, c. 1480 / with introductions by J.C.T. Oates and L.C. Harmer.

112. The discovery of a world in the moone, or, A discourse tending to prove that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in that planet ...

113. The works of Mr. John Oldham, together with his Remains.

114. Londinopolis : an historicall discourse; or, Perlustration of the city of London, the imperial chamber, and chief emporium of Great Britain: whereunto is added another of the city of Westminster, with the courts of justice, antiquities, and new buildings thereunto belonging / by Jam Howel ...

116. A map of ye English Empire in ye continent of America : viz Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, New York, New Iarsey, New England, Pennsilvania / W. Binneman sculpsit ; by R. Daniel, Esq.

117. Il torneo / di Bonauentura Pistofilo nobile ferrarese, dottor di legge e caualiere, nel Teatro di Pallade dell'ordine militare et accademico ...

119. L'escole des filles, ou, La philosophie des dames, divisée en deux dialogues, agere & pati : avec une instruction des curiosités, dont la methode de trouver est marquée par leur leur [sic] nombre, suivant les tables.

120. Oxonium poema / authore F.V. ex aede Christi.

121. An ordinance prohibiting cock-matches : Fryday March 31. 1654. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and his Council, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Henry Scobell Clerk of the Council.

129. La chasse royale / Composee par le roy Charles IX. Et dediée au roy tres-chrestien de France & de Nauarre, Louys XIII. Tres-vtile aux curieux & amateurs de chasse.

131. Traité du droit de chasse.

133. Cambridge Shire / Sutton Nicholls sculp.

135. A map of New England and New York / F. Lamb sculp.

137. Carr family collection of travel sketches, scrapbooks, and genealogical material, 1699-1981 (bulk 1811-1899).

138. His Majesties commission concerning the reparation of the cathedrall church of Saint Paul in London.

139. [The 52 countries [sic] of England and Wales [cartographic material] : described in a pack of cards].

140. Wunderbarliche, doch warhaftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit und Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ...

141. This booke was giuen by legacie from Thomas Braythwait of Ambleside gent. who died in the yeare of our Lord 1607, vnto George Preston of Houlker gent.

143. The Bible : that is, the Holy Scriptures contained in the Old & New Testament.

144. Head of an old woman.

145. Emanuels van Meteren historie der Neder-landscher ende haerder na-buren oorlogen ende geschiedenissen, tot den iare M.VI.c XII : nu de laestemael bij hem voor sijne doodt merckelijck verbetert en[de] in, XXXII, boecken voltrocken, is mede' hier by gevoegt des autheurs leven ...

146. Relations of the most famous kingdomes and common-wealths thorowout the world : discoursing of their situations, religions, manners, customes, strengths, languages, greatnesse and policies ... / translated out of the best Italian impression of Boterus.

148. Gulielmi Pisonis medici Amstelædamensis De Indiæ utriusque re naturali et medica libri quatuordecim, quorum contenta pagina sequens exhibet.

153. Vade mecum, or, The necessary companion ...

156. The history of the world, or, An account of time / compiled by the learned Dionisius Petavius ; and continued by others, to the year of our Lord, 1659 ; together with A geographicall description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.

157. A prospect of the most famous parts of the world : viz. Asia, Africa, Europe, America ...

161. Britannia, sive, Florentissimorum regnorum Angliæ, Scotiæ, Hiberniæ, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate chorographica descripto : nunc postremò recognita, plurimis locis magna accessione adaucta, & chartis chorographicis illustrata / Guilielmo Camdeno, authore.

162. Biblos tes demosias euches / kai teleseos mysterion kai ton allon thesmon kai teleton tes ekklesias ...

163. A display of heraldrie : manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge thereof then hath hitherto been published by any, through the benefit of method / wherein it is now reduced, by the study and industry of John Guillim ...

164. The history of the Church of Peterburgh : wherein the most remarkable things concerning that place, from the first foundation thereof, with other passages of history, not unworthy public view are represented / by Symon Gunton ... ; illustrated with sculptures ; and set forth by Symon Patrick.

165. Historia Veneta ab anno M.D.XXI. usque ad annum M.DC.XV. : in quinque partes tributa.

166. The history of the reformation of the Church of England : in two parts.

167. The history of St. Pauls Cathedral in London, from its foundation untill these times : extracted out of originall charters, records, leiger books, and other manuscripts : beautified with sundry prospects of the church, figures of tombes, and monuments / by William Dugdale ...

168. The metamorphoses of Ovid / translated by William Caxton, 1480.

170. His Maiesties commission giuing power to enquire of the decayes of the cathedral church of St. Paul in London, and for repairing of the same.

171. Reges, reginæ, nobiles, & alij in ecclesia collegiata B. Petri Westmonasterij sepulti vsque ad annum reparatæ salutis 1600 ...

172. Theatrum civitatum et admirandorum Italiae : ad aevi veteris & praesentis temporis faciem expressum / à Ioanne Blaeu, G.F.

173. Les raisons des forces mouuantes, avec diuerses machines tant vtiles que plaisantes : ausquelles sont adjoints plusieurs desseins de grotes et fontaines : augmentes de plusiers figures, avec le discours sur chacune / par Salomon De Caus ...

175. The trve effigies of our most illustrious soveraigne lord, King Charles, Queene Mary, with the rest of the royall progenie : also a compendium or abstract of their most famous genealogies and pedegrees expressed in prose and verse, with the times and places of their births.

176. By the King. A proclamation against new buildings.

177. Pub. Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseōn libri XV : ad fidem editionum optimarum et codicum manuscriptorum examinati, animadversi, necnon notis illustrati / opera & studio Thomae Farnabii ; editio nunc primum in Gallia & multis figuris æneis adornata.

179. Veues et perspectives de Soesdyck, chasteau [sic] & maison de plaisance du roy de la Grande Bretagne : le tout deffiné & gravé par les plus habiles maistres.

181. Rutgeri Hermannidæ Britannia magna, sive Angliæ, Scottiæ, Hiberniæ & adjacentium insularum : geographico-historica descriptio.

182. Problems of beautie and all humane affections / written in Italian by Tho: Buoni, citizen of Lucca, with a discourse of beauty by the same author ; translated into English by S.L., gent.

183. The commentaries of Sr. Francis Vere : being diverse pieces of service wherein he had command, written by himself in way of commentary / published by W. Dillingham.

185. The times mended, or, A rectified account of time, by a new luni-solar year : the true way to number our days / by R.W. LL.D. Fellow of the Royal Society.

186. Des ordres de colõnes en l'architecture, et plusieurs aũes dependances dicelle / par A. Bosse.

193. Alle de wercken, so ouden als nieuvven / van de Heer Jacob Cats, oudt Raedtpensionaris van Hollandt, &c. ; doorgaens vermeerdert, en achter met des autheurs tachtigh-jarigh leven, huyshoudinge en bedenckingen op zorgh-vliet.

196. Della Espugnatione et difesa delle fortezze.

200. A new map of Virginia, Maryland, and the improved parts of Pennsylvania & New Jersey [cartographic material].