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1. Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, & c. of Great Britain, in a series of above a thousand groups of small figures ... the whole accurately drawn from nature and etched by W.H. Pyne, and aquatinted by J. Hill. To which are now added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray ...

Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, & c. of Great Britain, in a series of above a thousand groups of small figures ... the whole accurately drawn from nature and etched by W.H. Pyne, and aquatinted by J. Hill. To which are now added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray ...
Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 29 x 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793 : containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom, and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage : with sketches of the manners, character and condition of their several inhabitants : to which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of Southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated : the facts and descriptions taken from a manuscript journal, with a chart of the route / by John Barrow ...

A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793 : containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom, and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage : with sketches of the manners, character and condition of their several inhabitants : to which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of Southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated : the facts and descriptions taken from a manuscript journal, with a chart of the route / by John Barrow ...
Creator:
Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848
Physical Description:
xvii, [2], 447, [1] p., [21] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688 / by David Hume.

The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688 / by David Hume.
Creator:
Hume, David, 1711–1776
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
5 v. in 10 : ill. ; 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Ginsberg.

4. The map of England and Wales with part of Scotland, France and Ireland, worked by Maria Harvey in the ninth year of age.

The map of England and Wales with part of Scotland, France and Ireland, worked by Maria Harvey in the ninth year of age.
Creator:
Harvey, Maria Ann, 1797–1893
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
1 map : embroidery ; image 49.5 x 60 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Lydecker in honor of Helen B. Lydecker and Sandra Priest Rose.

5. Italian scenery : representing the manners, customs, and amusements of the different states of Italy : containing thirty-two coloured engravings / by James Godby ; from original drawings by P. Van Lerberghi ; the narrative by M. Buonaiuti.

Italian scenery : representing the manners, customs, and amusements of the different states of Italy : containing thirty-two coloured engravings / by James Godby ; from original drawings by P. Van Lerberghi ; the narrative by M. Buonaiuti.
Creator:
Godby, James, 1767–1949
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
[4], 74, [2] p., 32 leaves of plates : ill., music ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Specimens of continental architecture / by Robert Smirke, Junr. F.A.S.

Specimens of continental architecture / by Robert Smirke, Junr. F.A.S.
Creator:
Smirke, Robert, Sir, 1780–1867
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
[2], ii, 4 pages, VIII leaves of plates : illustrations ; 50 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Little Ben's first packet of puzzles on cards neatly engraved.

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Date:
1806
Physical Description:
19 cards. ill. 9 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Catalogue of the works of British artists : placed in the gallery of the British Institution, Pall-Mall, for exhibition and sale.

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Creator:
British Institution
Date:
1806-1867
Physical Description:
61 v. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Oriental tales, translated into English verse, by J. Hoppner ...

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Creator:
Hoppner, John, 1758–1810
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
xvii, 141 p. 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. An historical description of the tower of London and its curiosities : giving an account 1. Of its foundation, gradual increase, and present state. 2. Of its government, customs, and privileges. 3. Of its antiquities, records, and curiosities. 4. Of the lions, and other wild beasts kept there. 5. Of the spoils of the Spanish Armada, with the history of the Spanish Invasion in 1588. 6. Of the small armory, in which are arms for 100,000 men. 7. Of the Royal Train of Artillery, comprehending a variety of cannon, mortars, &c. &c. 8. Of the horse armory; with a concise history of the Kings fitting there on horseback, in full armour, from William the Conqueror to George II. 9. Of the Jewel-Office, and the regalia used at coronations, with a full account of Colonel Blood's attempt to steal them. 10. Of the mint, and the manner of stamping money : written principally to direct the attention of strangers to what is most curious in this Repository, and to enable them afterwards to describe what they have seen.

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Date:
1806
Physical Description:
60 p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. A synoptical compend of British botany : (from the class Monandria to polygamia inclusive) arranged after the Linnean system : and containing the essential characters of the genera, the specific characters, English names, places of growth, soil and situation, colour of the flowers, times of flowering, duration, and references to figures / by John Galpine.

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Creator:
Galpine, John, 1769–1806
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
viii, [194] p. in various pagings : ill ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Views in Suffolk, Norfolk and Northamptonshire : illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield : accompanied with descriptions : to which is annexed a memoir of the poet's life / by E.W. Brayley.

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Creator:
Storer, James, 1771–1853
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
55 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. History and antiquities of Stratford-upon-Avon : comprising a description of the collegiate church, the life of Shakespeare, and copies of several documents relating to him and his family, never before printed : with a biographical sketch of other eminent characters, natives of, or who have resided in Stratford : to which is added, a particular account of the jubilee, celebrated at Stratford, in honour of our immortal bard / by R.B. Wheler.

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Creator:
Wheler, Robert Bell, 1785–1857
Date:
[1806]
Physical Description:
ii, 229 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. A catalogue of a select and valuable collection of Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch pictures : the whole the property of a Gentleman, collected at great expence : and consisting of the works of Bassan, Marratti, Bamboccio, Rubens, V. Dyck, Jordaens, Teniers, Ostade, V. De Velde, Bedael, Mignon, Vernet : among which are many very desirable high-finished cabinet gems, in fine preservation : which will be sold by auction by Mr. Christie, at his Great Room, Pall Mall, on Saturday, February the 8th, 1806, at twelve o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie, James, 1773–1831
Date:
[1806]
Physical Description:
7, [1]pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Travels in parts of South America, during the years 1801, 1802, 1803 & 1804 : containing a description of the captain-generalship of Carraccas, with an account of the laws, commerce, and natural productions of that country; as also a view of the customs and manners of the Spaniards and native Indians / By F. Depons ...

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Creator:
Pons, F. J. de (François Joseph), 1751–1812
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
iv, [5]-157, [3] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts