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1. An attempt to discriminate the styles of English architecture, from the conquest to the reformation : preceded by a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders : with notices of nearly five hundred English buildings / by Thomas Rickman.

An attempt to discriminate the styles of English architecture, from the conquest to the reformation : preceded by a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders : with notices of nearly five hundred English buildings / by Thomas Rickman.
Creator:
Rickman, Thomas, 1776–1841
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
iv, 146 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A full & true account of a pleasure party to Rockingham in 1817 by C.R., illustrated by J.P.

A full & true account of a pleasure party to Rockingham in 1817 by C.R., illustrated by J.P.
Date:
1817?
Physical Description:
2 v.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Drawings of England and India.

Drawings of England and India.
Creator:
Jervis, Anne Sarah Paget, 1801–1886
Date:
1817-1852
Physical Description:
8 drawings on 6 sheets : watercolors ; 14 x 36 cm or smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jane L. Jervis, Yale PhD 1978

4. [Advertisement for patent doors, windows, & shutters for the prevention of burglary]

[Advertisement for patent doors, windows, & shutters for the prevention of burglary]
Date:
[1817?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 32 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Character of forest trees.

Character of forest trees.
Date:
circa 1817
Physical Description:
1 v. (31 leaves) : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. The naval achievements of Great Britain, from the year 1793 to 1817.

The naval achievements of Great Britain, from the year 1793 to 1817.
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
viii, [150] p., [56] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. A tour in North Wales.

A tour in North Wales.
Creator:
Walter, John
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
1 volume (184, 15 pages) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Nicklin & Son : wire workers, drawers and weavers, gimlet & bit makers : no. 2 Bradford Street, Birmingham & 139 Aldersgate Street, London.

Nicklin & Son : wire workers, drawers and weavers, gimlet & bit makers : no. 2 Bradford Street, Birmingham & 139 Aldersgate Street, London.
Creator:
Nicklin & Son (Birmingham, England)
Date:
[approximately 1817]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 19 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

9. An historical account of the campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher : comprising the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo : with a detailed narrative of the political events connected with those memorable conflicts, down to the surrender of Paris, and the departure of Bonaparte for St. Helena / drawn up from the first authorities by William Mudford ; illustrated by numerous public and private official documents, and other papers, hitherto unpublished, communicated by officers of the highest distinction ; embellished with a series of plates descriptive of the country between Brussels and Charleroi ... by James Rouse ...

An historical account of the campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher : comprising the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo : with a detailed narrative of the political events connected with those memorable conflicts, down to the surrender of Paris, and the departure of Bonaparte for St. Helena / drawn up from the first authorities by William Mudford ; illustrated by numerous public and private official documents, and other papers, hitherto unpublished, communicated by officers of the highest distinction ; embellished with a series of plates descriptive of the country between Brussels and Charleroi ... by James Rouse ...
Creator:
Mudford, William, 1782–1848
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], xviii, [2], 368 p., [32] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : col. ill., maps ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. One hundred new fables : embellished with designs to each fable / by James Northcote, R.A.

One hundred new fables : embellished with designs to each fable / by James Northcote, R.A.
Creator:
Northcote, James, 1746–1831
Date:
1817-1825
Physical Description:
331, 4 p. : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Day-light : a recent discovery in the art of painting : with hints on the philosophy of the fine arts, and on that of the human mind, as first dissected by Emanuel Kant / by Henry Richter.

Day-light : a recent discovery in the art of painting : with hints on the philosophy of the fine arts, and on that of the human mind, as first dissected by Emanuel Kant / by Henry Richter.
Creator:
Richter, Henry, 1772–1857
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], ix, [1], 67, [1] p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. An account of the receipts and expences of the Charity-School at Worfield : from March 25th 1816, to March 25th 1817.

An account of the receipts and expences of the Charity-School at Worfield : from March 25th 1816, to March 25th 1817.
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 26 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. A concise account of the surprising feats achieved by Signor M. Girmondi's wonderful performing dogs, lately arrived from Paris, Lisbon, Vienna, Madrid, &c. &c. : to which are annexed a brief sketch of their species, a few lines addressed to the proprietor : an anecdote, &c. &c. : with a correct engraving prefixed of their various attitudes.

A concise account of the surprising feats achieved by Signor M. Girmondi's wonderful performing dogs, lately arrived from Paris, Lisbon, Vienna, Madrid, &c. &c. : to which are annexed a brief sketch of their species, a few lines addressed to the proprietor : an anecdote, &c. &c. : with a correct engraving prefixed of their various attitudes.
Creator:
Girmondi, M
Physical Description:
18 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Sketchbook of views of Rome and its environs.

Sketchbook of views of Rome and its environs.
Creator:
Bunsen, Frances Waddington, Baroness, 1791–1876
Date:
1817-1837
Physical Description:
38 drawings, on 23 leaves (in 1 sketchbook) ; 18 x 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Characters of trees : in a series of seven plates / drawn and etched by F. [i.e. J.] Martin ...

Characters of trees : in a series of seven plates / drawn and etched by F. [i.e. J.] Martin ...
Creator:
Martin, John, 1789–1854
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
7 leaves : all ill. ; 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Selection of ornaments ... for the use of sculptors, painters, carvers, modellers, chasers, embossers, &c.

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Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
1817-19
Physical Description:
3 v. in 1. 120 plates. 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. Prospectus for publishing in subscription The Oxford portfolio : offered to the nobility and gentry of the university / by G. Cooper.

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Creator:
Cooper, George, active 1792–1830
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. The triumphs of temper : a poem: in six cantos / by William Hayley.

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Creator:
Hayley, William, 1745–1820
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
xii, 166 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. Johnstone's London commercial guide, and street directory: in four parts ...

No cover image available
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[v]-xxxii p., 956 columns, 957-1114, 151, [1] p. : 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. W.H. Pyne on rustic figures : in imitation of chalk.

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Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
ii p., 36 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. Scripture genealogy from Adam to Christ.

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Creator:
Leigh, Samuel
Date:
1817]
Physical Description:
[20] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. Emulation, or, The benefit of good example : an interesting narrative for the attentive perusal of young persons / by W.F. Sullivan ...

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Creator:
Sullivan, W. F. (William Francis), 1756–1830
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
52 p., [3] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Explanation of the Battle of Waterloo / painted on the largest scale from drawings taken on the spot by Mr. Henry Aston Barker ... ; now exhibiting in the Panorama, Leicester Square ; the upper circle contains a view of the city of St. Petersburg ...

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Creator:
Barker, Henry Aston, 1774–1856
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.): ill. ; 39 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China; comprising a correct narrative of the public transactions of the embassy, of the voyage to and from China, and of the journey from the mouth of hte Pei-Ho to the return to Canton. Interspersed with observations upon the face of the country, the polity, moral character, and manners of the Chinese nation ... By Henry Ellis ...

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Creator:
Ellis, Henry, Sir, 1777–1869
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 526, [2] p. front. (port.) col. pl., maps (1 fold.) 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Turnier Buch Herzogs Wilhelm des Vierten von Bayern von 1510 bis 1545 : nach einem gleichzeitigen Manuscript der Kgl. Bibliothek zu München ... / nachgebildet von Theobald und Clemens Senefelder ; mit Erklärungen begleitet ...

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Creator:
Schenck, Hans, 1500–ca. 1572
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
1 v. (various pagings) : 31 col. plates, 2 facsims. ; 36 x 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. The Tunbridge Wells guide; or, An account of the ancient & present state of that place, with a particular description of all the towns, villages, antiquities, natural curiosities, ancient & modern seats founderies, &c., within the circumference of sixteen miles, with accurate views of the principal objects.

No cover image available
Date:
[1817?]
Physical Description:
xx, 332 p. illus., fold. map.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii / by Sir William Gell and John P. Gandy.

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Creator:
Gell, William, Sir, 1777–1836
Date:
1817-1819
Physical Description:
2 v. in 1 : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. Picturesque rides and walks, with excursions by water, thirty miles round the British metropolis; illustrated in a series of engravings, coloured after nature; with an historical and topographical description of the country within the compass of that circle. By J. Hassell ...

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Creator:
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825
Date:
1817-18
Physical Description:
2 v. 120 col. plates (incl. front.) 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. The history and antiquities of the see and cathedral church of Winchester; Illustrated with a series of engravings, of views, elevations, plans, and details of the architecture of that edifice: including biographical anecdotes of the bishops, and of other eminent persons connected with the church. By John Britton, F. S. A.

No cover image available
Creator:
Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:
1817 [i. e. 1816-1818]
Physical Description:
iv, [2], [9]-138, [4] p. XXX plates (incl. plans) 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. The dance of life : a poem / by the author of "Doctor Syntax" ; illustrated with coloured engravings by Thomas Rowlandson.

No cover image available
Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
4 unnumbered pages, ii, ii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 285 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. Illustrations of the literary history of the eighteenth century : consisting of authentic memoirs and original letters of eminent persons : and intended as a sequel to the Literary anecdotes.

No cover image available
Creator:
Nichols, John, 1745–1826
Date:
1817-1858
Physical Description:
8 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. The adventures of a post captain / by a naval officer ; with characteristic engravings by Mr. Williams.

No cover image available
Creator:
Thornton, Alfred, active 1820
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
[4], 282, [2] p., [1], 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. The bibliographical decameron, or, Ten days pleasant discourse upon illuminated manuscripts, and subjects connected with early engraving, typography, and bibliography / by the Rev. T.F. Dibdin ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776–1847
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. Cheviot : a poetical fragment / by R. W.

No cover image available
Creator:
Wharton, Richard, 1764 or 1765–1828
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
viii, 41 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. The marriage of the coquet and the alwine.

No cover image available
Creator:
Adamson, John, 1787–1855
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
viii, 8 p. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. Picturesque geography.

No cover image available
Creator:
Green, James, 1771–1834
Date:
[1817?]
Physical Description:
5 sheets : maps ; each sheet 50 x 62 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. The antiquarian and topographical cabinet; containing a series of elegant views of the most interesting objects of curiosity in Great Britain.

No cover image available
Creator:
Storer, James, 1771–1853
Date:
1817-19
Physical Description:
6 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. An historical and topographical sketch of Knole, in Kent : with a brief genealogy of the Sackville family : embellished with engravings / by John Bridgman.

No cover image available
Creator:
Bridgman, John
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
viii, 164 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill., coats of arms ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. A treatise explanatory of a new system of naval, military and political telegraphic communication of general application : in which a comprehensive numerical dictionary, calculated to espress, in the most east, and most obvious manner ... is applied under a copious illustration, to different descriptions of terrestrial and nocturnal telegraphs on new and simple principles, in order to mature, and render general a science, hitherto in its infancy / by John Macdonald, Esq. F.R.S. F.A.S. late Lieutenant-Colonel and engineer, translator of The French tactics; author of a Treatise on telegraphic communication and of several other works.

No cover image available
Creator:
Macdonald, John, 1759–1831
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[10], 77, [78]-[841] p., XIX [i.e.33] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Albert Durer's designs of the prayer book.

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Creator:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459–1519
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 p.., 3-8 p. 43 plates, port., facsim. 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. The Tunbridge Wells guide, or, An account of the ancient and present state of that place : with a particular description of all the town, villages, antiquities, natural curiosities, ancient & modern seats, founderies &c. : within the circumference of sixteen miles with accurate views of the principal objects.

No cover image available
Creator:
Sprange, J. (Jasper), 1746–1823
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
xx, 332 p., [14] leaves of plates ([9] folded) : ill., chart ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. History made easy; or, A genealogical chart of the kings and queens of England. By Francis Reynard ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Reynard, Francis
Date:
1817]
Physical Description:
col. plate. 39 x 47 cm., fold. to 17 x 11 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. Sidmouth scenery, or, Views of the principal cottages and residences of the nobility and gentry at the admired watering place and the environs, within fiften miles round / by Rev. E. Butcher.

No cover image available
Creator:
Butcher, Edmund, 1757–1822
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
viii, 100, [1] p., [22] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. Annals of the Regency.

No cover image available
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[14] disc-shaped sheets : illustrations ; each 8 cm in diameter, in case 9 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. The vicar of Wakefield : a tale / by Doctor Goldsmith ; illustrated with twenty-four designs, by Thomas Rowlandson.

No cover image available
Creator:
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], 8, 254 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations / by Adam Smith ; with a life of the author ; also, a view of the doctrine of Smith, compared with that of the French economists ; with a method of facilitating the study of his works, from the French of M. Garnier.

No cover image available
Creator:
Smith, Adam, 1723–1790
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
3 v. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. The ruins of Gour described and represented in eighteen views : with a topographical map / compiled from the manuscripts and drawings of the late H. Creighton, esq.

No cover image available
Creator:
Creighton, Henry, -1807
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[4], iii, [1], 12 p., XIII leaves, [2] p., XVIII, [1] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : col. ill., map ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. The history of Java / by Thomas Stamford Raffles, Esq., late Lieut.-Governor of that Island and its dependencies, F.R.S. and A.S., member of that Asiatic Society at Calcutta, Honorary Member of the Literary Society at Bombay, and late President of the Society of Arts and Science at Batavia ; in two volumes ; with a map and plates.

No cover image available
Creator:
Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781–1826
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. A description of the memorial in honour of Lord Hill, erected at Shrewsbury.

No cover image available
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
15 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. A general history of Malvern, embellished with plates, intended to comprise all the advantages of a guide, with the important details of chemical, mineralogical and statistical information. By John Chambers ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Chambers, John, 1780–1852
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
3 p. ., xi-xii, 291 p. 5 plates (1 fold.) 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. Horn's Description of Dover : containing a concise account of the castle, heights, harbour, and town, also of the plan for its improvement and enlargement : likewise some useful information to travellers, respecting the custom house, passage vessels, &c. &c. &c., embellished with an accurate coloured view of Dover castle and the town.

No cover image available
Creator:
Horn, J., bookseller
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[4], 126 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. Chromatics, or, An essay on the analogy and harmony of colours.

No cover image available
Creator:
Field, George, 1777?-1854
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
viii, 57, [3] p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. Sporting sketches : consisting of subjects relating to sports of the field, as horses, dogs, live and dead game, wild fowl, fox hunting, shooting, coursing, fishing, &c. &c. &c. : the whole illustrative of landscape scenery / by Henry Alken.

No cover image available
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
[1817-1818]
Physical Description:
8 pt. : all ill. (engravings) ; 31 x 44 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. Original topographical & antiquarian delineations of Great Britain; comprising views of curious & interesting subjects in England, Scotland, & Wales, in ninety-seven copperplate engravings.

No cover image available
Creator:
Greig, John, active 1803–1853
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
1 p. ., 96 plates. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. The magic swans, or Feather'd conjurers who will discover any secret number, or age of any person in company.

No cover image available
Date:
[between 1817 and 1839]
Physical Description:
6 cards. ill. 7 x 8 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

56. The history and antiquities of Rochester and its environs: to which is added, a description of the towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and ancient buildings, situate on, or near the road from London to Margate, Deal, and Dover.

No cover image available
Creator:
Denne, Samuel, 1730–1799
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
xvii, 419 p., 1 leaf. front. (fold. map) plates. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

57. The royal kalendar and court and city register, for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America for the year 1817 : including a complete and correct list of the 6th Imperial Parliament of Great Britain summoned to meet for their first session in Nov. 1812 : upon a new and more extensive plan than any hitherto offered to the public containing: England : lists of both Houses of Parliament : all the state, law, revenue, and public, offices, at the Court, in the City of London, and different parts of the Kingdom : the army and navy ; baronets, universities, hospitals, &c. &c. Scotland : II. All the peers, baronets : state, law, revenue, and public, offices : universities, physicians, &c. Ireland : III. All the peers, baronets ; all the law, state, revenue, and public, offices ; bankers, deans &c. &c. Colonies : IV. Governors, law and revenue officers, &c. &c. : carefully corrected at the respective offices.

No cover image available
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
396 , 142, 168, 12, 37, [1], 170-178 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. An epitome of perspective / by John Wells, drawing master to the school of Christ's Hopsital.

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Creator:
Wells, John, 1757 or 1758–1843
Date:
1817]
Physical Description:
[2], 10 leaves : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

59. Record of British naval valour.

No cover image available
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
[12] disc-shaped sheets : color illustrations ; each 8 cm in diameter, in case 9 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

60. Sepulchral memorials consisting of engravings from the altar tombs, effigies & monuments ancient & modern : contained within the county of Northampton. / From the pen drawings of W. H. Hyett.

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Creator:
Hyett, W. H
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], vii, [1], [3], [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. The city of London, in the time of the Saxons (about the year 1000) [cartographic material] : compiled from the most authentic documents.

No cover image available
Date:
April 25th, 1817
Physical Description:
1 map ; 40 x 53 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. Topographical and statistical description of the county of Worcester; containing an account of its situation, extent, towns, rivers ... Also, a list of the markets and fairs ... The whole forming a complete county itinerary. By G. A. Cooke ... Illustrated with a map of the county.

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Creator:
Cooke, George Alexander
Date:
[ca. 1817]
Physical Description:
180 p., [1] leaf of plates : map ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

63. A familiar, pleasing, and interesting essay on the curious structure, the varied colours, and preservation of the human hair; embracing a copious description of its growth ... observations, moral, philosophical, and scientific, with extracts from the most celebrated authors. Forming at once an agreeable companion for the toilet.

No cover image available
Creator:
Rowland, Alexander
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
4 p. ., [vii]-xiii p., 2 leaves, 110, [4] p. ill., 1 plate. 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

64. Topographical and statistical description of the county of Gloucester; : containing an account of its situation, extent, towns, roads, rivers ...To which is prefixed, a copious travelling guide ... forming a complete county itinerary ... / By G. A. Cooke ... Illustrated with a map of the county.

No cover image available
Creator:
Cooke, George Alexander
Date:
[ca. 1817]
Physical Description:
178, [2] p., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., map ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

65. Walks through London : including Westminster and the borough of Southwark with the surrounding suburbs : ... forming a complete guide to the British metropolis / by David Hughson ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Hughson, David, active 19th century
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 v. (414 p., [97] leaves of plates) : ill., plans, folded map ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

66. Luffman's Geographical & topographical atlas : consisting of maps of countries, plans of cities and forts, ports and harbours, battles, &c. / by Iohn Luffman ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Luffman, J. (John), 1756–1846
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
1 atlas (2 v.) : col. maps, col. plans ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. Museum Etruriæ: or A catalogue of cameos, intaglios, medals, busts, & bas-reliefs. With a general account of vases, & other ornamental articles. The whole formed in various kinds of terra cotta, chiefly after the antique. By the late Josiah Wedgwood ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730–1795
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[1] p. [vii]-xvi, [17]-149, [1] p. ill. 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. Illustrations to the battles of Quatre-Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo : with circumstantial details / by a near observer ; and the various communication of important particulars from staff and regimental officers in a series of thirty-four etchings ; comprehending general views of the British positions, regimental and individual acts of heroism, gallantry, and incident ; drawn from the most correct information by Capt. George Jones and engraved by S. Mitan ...

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Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], [xxi]-xxxvi, [xvii]-xix p., [37] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., port., maps ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

69. A history of Whitby, and Streoneshalh abbey; : with a statistical survey of the vicinity to the distance of twenty-five miles: / by the Rev. George Young, with the assistance of some papers left by the late Mr. R. Winter, and some materials furnished by Mr. J. Bird ...

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Creator:
Young George, 1777–1848
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 v. (953, [1] p.), [15] leaves of plates (some folding) : ill., maps, plan, port.; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

70. Cary's new itinerary: or, An accurate delineation of the great roads: both direct and cross throughout England and Wales with many of the principal roads in Scotland. / From an actual admeasurement by John Cary; made by command of His Majesty's Postmaster General, for official purposes under the direction and inspection of Thomas Hasker ...

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Creator:
Cary, John, approximately 1754–1835
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[54] p., 124 col., [70] p., 874 col., 875-950, [1] p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. Descriptive particulars of the ancient and present state of the palace of the Savoy : now the scite of the bridge of Waterloo : the greatest in the world, with the dimensions of the same / by B. Johnson ...

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Creator:
Johnson, B
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
19 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. in folder 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

72. Travels in Brazil / b Henry Koster.

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Creator:
Koster, Henry, 1793–approximately 1820
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

73. The annual biography and obituary for the year ...

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Date:
1817-
Physical Description:
21 v. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

74. An historical and descriptive account of the town and parochial chapelry of Oldham, in the county of Lancaster. Including some biographical sketches of remarkable persons, natives or residents thereof: together with a directory, &c. By J. Butterworth.

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Creator:
Butterworth, James, 1771–1837
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 p. ., xii, 211, [1] p. fold. front. (plan) fold. map, 2 geneal. tables. 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

75. Narrative of a residence in Ireland during the summer of 1814, and that of 1815 / by Anne Plumptre, author of Narrative of a three years' residence in France, etc. ; illustrated with numerous engravings of remarkable scenery.

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Creator:
Plumptre, Anne, 1760–1818
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
xiv, 398 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

76. For a few days only, open the most brilliant exhibition ever seen! surprising novelty, under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, twice exhibited before the royal family at the Pavilion, Brighton, on the 26th August and 12th December, 1816 : Mr. Theweneti, from Germany, has the honor to announce to the nobility, gentry, and the public, that he has brought for their inspection, and which is to be seen at Mr. Jacob's coach-manufactory, East-street, Taunton, from four o'clock 'till nine o'clock every evening, microcosms, a Turkish exhibition ... : it is composed of a pyramidical form, measuring six feet in height and four feet square at the base ... another highly remarkable piece of mechanism ... is the flute players ...

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Date:
1817
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 37 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. Preparing for the press, Memoirs of John, Duke of Marlborough : chiefly drawn from his private correspondence and family documents, preserved at Blenheim : as well as from other authentic sources never before published : by William Cox, Archdeacon of Wilts. : with portraits, maps, plans, genealogical tables, coats of arms, and fac-similes of the hand-writing of the most illustrious persons, whose letters appear in this work : in two volumes, quarto.

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Creator:
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Date:
[1817?]
Physical Description:
[4] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. Algiers : being a complete picture of the Barbary States : their government, laws, religion and natural productions : and containing a sketch of their various revolutions, a description of the domestic manners and customs of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks : an account of the four great capitals of Algiers, Tripoli, Tunis, and Morrocco : and a narrative of the various attacks upon Algiers by the European states : including a faithful detail of the late glorious victory of Lord Exmouth / by G. A. Jackson.

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Creator:
Jackson, G. A
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
iv, [4], 411 p., [10] leaves of plates (some folded) :bcol. ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

79. Narrative of a ten years' residence at Tripoli in Africa : from the original correspondence in the family of the late Richard Tully, Esq., the British consul : comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family, and other persons of distinction : also, an account of the domestic manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks : illustrated with a map and several coloured plates.

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Creator:
Tully, Miss
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
xiii, [3], 376 p., [8] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

80. Topographical and statistical description of the county of Kent. Containing an account of its situation, extent, towns ... To which is prefixed, a copious travelling guide, exhibiting the direct and principal cross roads, inns and distances of stages, and noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, which form a complete county itinerary ... / By G. A. Cooke, Esq. Illustrated with a map of the county.

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Creator:
Cooke, George Alexander
Date:
[ca. 1817]
Physical Description:
324 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., map. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. The history of the county palatine of Chester. / By J. H. Hanshall.

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Creator:
Hanshall, J. H
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], xvi, 663 p., [30] plates (some folding) : ill., map, plans, portraits ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

82. An historical account of the rise and progress of the Bengal Native Infantry : from its first formation in 1757, to 1796 when the present regulations took place, together with a detail of the services on which the several battalions have been employed / by Captain John Williams.

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Creator:
Williams, John, Captain
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
387 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

83. Seventy-five portraits of celebrated painters, from authentic originals. Etched by James Girtin.

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Creator:
Girtin, John, b. 1773
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 p.., 75 ports. 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

84. The sportsman's directory, or, Park and gamekeeper's companion : containing instructions for breeding, choice, and training of dogs : coursing and shooting : management of a deer park and fisheries : preserving game : hunting the hare, fox, stag, &c. : breeding, pheasants, partridges, pigeons, rabbits, &c. &c. &c. : artifices of the stag, buck, fox, hare, &c. : with forty-one valuable recipes / by John Mayer, gamekeeper.

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Creator:
Mayer, John, gamekeeper
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
x, 223, [3] pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. The stranger's guide to Holkham : containing a description of the paintings, statues, &c. of Holkham House, in the county of Norfolk, the magnificent seat and residence of T.W. Coke, Esq. M.P. : also, a brief account of the park, gardens &c. &c. with a short narrative of the sheep-shearing, annually held at Holkham : embellished with a view of the south front / compiled by J. Dawson.

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Creator:
Dawson, J. (John)
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[4], v, 151 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

86. Monasticon Anglicanum.

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Creator:
Dugdale, William, 1605–1686
Date:
1817-30
Physical Description:
8 v.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

87. Königlich Baierischer Gemälde Saal zu München und Schleifsheim : 200 Bilder in Steindruck / lithographirt von Strixner, Piloty und Anderen.

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Creator:
Alte Pinakothek (Munich, Germany)
Date:
1817-1821
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 62 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

88. An historical survey of the County of Cornwall: to which is added a complete heraldry of the same; with numerous engravings. / By C. S. Gilbert.

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Creator:
Gilbert, Charles Sandoe, 1760–1831
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., coats of arms, map, portraits ; [57] leaves of plates (some folded), [20] p. of plates : 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. Portraits from life, or, The history of Charles and Charlotte : an instructive and entertaining tale, founded on truth / by W.F. Sullivan ...

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Creator:
Sullivan, W. F. (William Francis), 1756–1830
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
53 p., [3] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

90. Specimens of English ecclesiastical costume : from the earliest period down to the sixteenth century, selected from sculptures, paintings, and brasses, remaining in this kingdom / by John Carter, F.S.A. ; extracted from the new edition of Fosbrooke's "British monachism."

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Creator:
Carter, John, 1748–1817
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
27, [1], 4 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

91. The history of Essex, from the earliest period to the present time : illustrated with accurate engravings of churches, monuments, ancient buildings, seals, portraits, autographs, etc. : with biographical notices of the most distinguished and remarkable natives ...

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Creator:
Ogborne, Elizabeth, 1759–1853
Date:
1814 [i.e. 1817]
Physical Description:
[6], iv, 280 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill., facsims., plan, ports ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. A topographical history of Staffordshire; : including its agriculture, mines, and manufactures. Memoirs of eminent natives; statistical tables; and every species of information connected with the local history of the county. With a succinct account of the rise and progress of the Staffordshire potteries. / Compiled from the most authentic sources, by William Pitt ...

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Creator:
Pitt, William, 1749–1823
Physical Description:
[iii]-xxvi, 450, [20], 319, [16] p., 1 leaf of folded plates : map ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

93. Picturesque views of Ramsgate, with descriptions: by H. Moses. To which is prefixed an historical account of Ramsgate.

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Creator:
Moses, Henry, 1782?-1870
Date:
1817 [i.e., 1821]
Physical Description:
8 p., 33 leaves. front., 23 plates, fold. plan. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

94. Sporting discoveries, or, The miseries of driving / by Ben Tally Ho.

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Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
[7] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 28 x 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

95. Artistic and picturesque groups for the embellishment of landscape : in a series of about one thousand subjects : comprising the most interesting accessories to rural and domestic scenery; shipping and craft; rural sports, pastimes and occupations; naval, military and civil employments; implements of trade, commerce and agriculture; etc. : the whole forming an excyclopaedia of illustration of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c., of Great Britain / accurately drawn from nature, and etched by W.H. Pyne ; and aquatinted by J. Hill.

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Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[83] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. Voyage en Angleterre, pendant les années 1810 et 1811; avec des observations sur l'état politique et moral, les arts et la littérature de ce pays, et sur les moeurs et les usages de ces habitans; par Ls Simond ...

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Creator:
Simond, L. (Louis), 1767–1831
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
2 v. fronts., illus., plates, plans, tables. 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. The rational amusements of the Royal Mechanical Exhibition from London : under the direction of Mr. Louis, the principal engineer, a native of Switzerland, will continue open day and evening, at Mr. Crumpton's school-room, High-Street, Bridgnorth; until Friday next, July 11th.

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Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 47 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

98. A guide to the watering places on the coast : between the Exe and the Dart : including Teignmouth, Dawlish, and Torquay : embellished with a general view of Teignmouth and Dawlish, and the various seats around them : with a short description of the neighbourhood : to which will be subjoined, by special leave, from the Honourable the Board of ordnance, a reduced part of their grand map : dedicated by permission, to the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Exmouth.

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Date:
1817-1818
Physical Description:
3 pt. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

99. The world in miniature : consisting of groups of figures, for the illustration of landscape-scenery / drawn and etched by T. Rowlandson.

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Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[40] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. An essay on some subjects connected with taste / by Sir George Steuart Mackenzie ...

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Creator:
Mackenzie, George Steuart, Sir, 1780–1848
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[8], 301 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts