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Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts

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Period 18th century

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1. A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round : as survey'd and publish'd in 16 sheets / by John Rocque ... ; reduc'd into one sheet = Carte de Londres, &c. et de ses environs : reduitte en une feuille aulieu des 16 feuilles ci devant / publiées par Jean Rocque.

A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round : as survey'd and publish'd in 16 sheets / by John Rocque ... ; reduc'd into one sheet = Carte de Londres, &c. et de ses environs : reduitte en une feuille aulieu des 16 feuilles ci devant / publiées par Jean Rocque.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1748
Physical Description:
1 map ; 44 x 63 cm., on sheet 52 x 66 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Vues de la ville de Londres : comme il etoit devant & apres l'incendie de 1666 : avec le plan pour la rabâtir / projetté par ... Christophle [sic] Wren, & aprouvé par le roi & Parlement, mais malheureusement rejetté par faction.

Vues de la ville de Londres : comme il etoit devant & apres l'incendie de 1666 : avec le plan pour la rabâtir / projetté par ... Christophle [sic] Wren, & aprouvé par le roi & Parlement, mais malheureusement rejetté par faction.
Date:
1758
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 39 x 56 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The temple of taste : comprising elegant historical engravings : also, views of the principal buildings in London : also, a select variety of elegant and amusing subjects : with the histories, and other connected information, at large, by the best artists, designers and engravers.

The temple of taste : comprising elegant historical engravings : also, views of the principal buildings in London : also, a select variety of elegant and amusing subjects : with the histories, and other connected information, at large, by the best artists, designers and engravers.
Date:
[1796]
Physical Description:
[144] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square.

Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square.
Date:
[1789]
Physical Description:
1 print : etching ; sheet 13 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The cryes of the city of London drawne after the life = Les cris de la ville de Londres dessignez apres la nature = L'arti com[m]uni che uanno p[er] Londra fatte dal naturale / P. Tempest excudit.

The cryes of the city of London drawne after the life = Les cris de la ville de Londres dessignez apres la nature = L'arti com[m]uni che uanno p[er] Londra fatte dal naturale / P. Tempest excudit.
Creator:
Laroon, Marcellus, 1653–1702
Date:
1711
Physical Description:
[74] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Antiquities of London and its environs / engraved and published by John Thomas Smith ; dedicated to Sir James Winter Lake ... ; containing views of houses, monuments, statues, and other curious remains of antiquity engraved from original drawings, communicated by several members of the Society of Antiquaries ; with remarks and references to the historical works of Pennant, Lysons, Stowe, Weaver, Camden, Maitland, &c.

Antiquities of London and its environs / engraved and published by John Thomas Smith ; dedicated to Sir James Winter Lake ... ; containing views of houses, monuments, statues, and other curious remains of antiquity engraved from original drawings, communicated by several members of the Society of Antiquaries ; with remarks and references to the historical works of Pennant, Lysons, Stowe, Weaver, Camden, Maitland, &c.
Creator:
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Date:
1791-[1800]
Physical Description:
[96] leaves : chiefly ill., ports. ; 40 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. [Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]

[Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]
Creator:
Holmes & Griffin (Firm : London, England)
Date:
1788
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 21 x 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563 [cartographic material] / Radulphus Aggus.

London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563 [cartographic material] / Radulphus Aggus.
Creator:
Agas, Ralph, 1545–1621
Date:
October 30th, 1789
Physical Description:
1 map ; 38 x 104 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The environs of London : reduced from an actual survey in 16 sheets / by the late John Rocque ... ; with new improvements to the year 1763.

The environs of London : reduced from an actual survey in 16 sheets / by the late John Rocque ... ; with new improvements to the year 1763.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
[1763]
Physical Description:
1 map on 4 sheets ; 86 x 125 cm., sheets 58 x 79 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. To Martin Folkes, esq., president of the Royal Society : this plan of the cities of London and Westminster and borough of Southwark, with the contiguous buildings / is humbly inscribed by his most humble servants John Pine and John Tinney.

To Martin Folkes, esq., president of the Royal Society : this plan of the cities of London and Westminster and borough of Southwark, with the contiguous buildings / is humbly inscribed by his most humble servants John Pine and John Tinney.
Date:
1749
Physical Description:
1 map ; 46 x 91 cm., on sheet 55 x 96 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. [Views of the cities of Westminster and London taken from the opposite bank of the Thames]

[Views of the cities of Westminster and London taken from the opposite bank of the Thames]
Creator:
Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779
Date:
1749
Physical Description:
1 panorama on 5 sheets : engraving ; full panorama 31 x 395 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. [London from the roof of the Albion Mills] / Robt. Barker delin. ; Fredck. Birnie aquatinta.

[London from the roof of the Albion Mills] / Robt. Barker delin. ; Fredck. Birnie aquatinta.
Creator:
Barker, Robert, 1739–1806
Date:
1792-1793
Physical Description:
1 print on 6 joined sheets : hand-colored aquatint ; sheets end-to-end 49 x 342 cm, accordion folded to 49 x 57 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Newmarket, Mildenhall, and Swaffham stage waggons : by Thomas Archer.

Newmarket, Mildenhall, and Swaffham stage waggons : by Thomas Archer.
Date:
1796
Physical Description:
1 handbill ; 11 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Some account of London / Thomas Pennant.

Some account of London / Thomas Pennant.
Creator:
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798
Date:
1791
Physical Description:
vi, [4], 479, [9] p., [14] leaves of plates : ill., plan ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A letter to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, on the subject of the intended new docks to be established at Wapping.

No cover image available
Date:
1796
Physical Description:
iv, [5]-46 p. 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts