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Switzer, Stephen, 1682?-1745

Ichnographia rustica, or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation

1742

Indenture placing James Harris into the service of Anthony Harison, goldsmith

White, John, active 1757–1759

Journal of a voyage to New South Wales

MDCCXC [1790]

Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845

Exhibition of Miss Linwood's pictures in needle work,

[1799?]

Moll, Herman, -1732

Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps

[1763?]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768

Dry drug jar

circa 1750

By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party

between 1792 and 1818?

Sheraton, Thomas, 1751–1806

The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book

1793

Home, Robert, 1752–1834

Select views in Mysore,

1794

Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813

Flora of the British Isles

circa 1790-1810?

Witton, Philip Henry

Views of the ruins of the principal houses destroyed during the riots at Birmingham =

1791 [i.e. 1792]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768

For the information of travellers passing through the Turnpike Gates at Strood, and on the New Road, near Rochester

May 1792

Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786

Principles of beauty, relative to the human head

MDCCLXXVIII [1778]

Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827

A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland

[1783-1793]

Rocque, John, -1762

The environs of London

[1763]

The particulars and inventories of the estates of the sub-governor, deputy governor, and directors of the South-sea company

1721

Letters of administration of William Morgan

1781

Dugdale, William, 1605–1686

The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated

MDCCXXX [1730]

Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840

Oriental scenery

1795-1807 [that is, 1808]

William's return

[18th century]

The Chinese silk manufactory represented in twelve copper plates

[between 1771 and 1785]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus L.), with tiphiid wasp (Hymenoptera ?Tiphidae), Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines), soldier fly (Diptera ?Stratiomyidae), longhorned beetle (Chlorida festiva), and shell (Natica euzona Récluz 1844) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768

A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft

Feby. 1st 1798

Bodington, John, -1727

Reward notice for recovery of a silver quart tankard

1727

The complete dictionary of arts and sciences

1765-1766

Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791

A treatise on ancient armour and weapons,

Hearne, Thomas

Antiquities of Great Britain

1786-1807

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768

Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609–1674

The history of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England begun in the year 1641

1702-1704

Tracy, Thomas

Iter boreale, or, The northern expedition

1732

Rogers, Charles, 1711–1784

A collection of prints in imitation of drawings

1778

The magic ring

November 1st, 1796

Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779

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

1749

Signet ring, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"

not before 1787

Twelve prints of Pamela

published 25 June 1774

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), with raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.), and wood lice (?Isopoda), and pupa (Lepidoptera ?Saturniidae) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768

Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779

[A collection of engravings of castles, abbeys, etc. in England and Wales, by Saml. and Nathl. Buck]

1726-42

Probert, John, active 1764

A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr. and his Lady

1767

Wet drug jar

circa 1750

English lotteries, 1569-1826

mostly 18th-19th c

Wallis's tour of Europe

Nov. 24th, 1794

Stukeley, William, 1687–1765

Itinerarium curiosum, or, An account of the antiquities and remarkable curiositys in nature or art

MDCCXXIV [1724]

Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774

Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,

1754

Newman, Frederick

The curiosities and beauties of England displayed

[1795?]

The art of drawing without a master

[1768]

Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797

Joseph Wright notebook

1775-1780

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), male, with Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa), both open and closed, and Pupa (Lepidoptera Pieridae), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768

Hyakunin isshu karuta

late 18th century?

Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834

A fourth book, containing twelve imitations of drawings, of modern carriages

[1797]

Taylor, Brook, 1685–1731

New principles of linear perspective, or, The art of designing on a plane,

1749

Campbell, Colen, 1676–1729

Vitruvius Britannicus, or, The British architect

MDCCXV-MDCCLXXI [1715-1771]

The compleat drawing-book

MDCCLV [1755]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female, and eggs, with Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) and Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis Paphia), both closed and open, with Long-legged Fly from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768

Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774

Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,

1755

The emperor of China's palace at Pekin

MDCCLIII [1753]

Burns, Robert, 1759–1796

The soldier's return

[1793]

A survey of the estate of Richard Moore, Esq., Kentwell Hall, Suffolk

1777

Hawksmoor, Nicholas, 1661–1736

A short historical account of London-bridge;

1736

Barker, Robert, 1739–1806

[London from the roof of the Albion Mills]

1792-1793

Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660–1753

A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica

1707-1725

Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779

The Vitruvian principles of architecture, practically demonstrated

1737

Angelo, Michael, 18th cent

The drawing school for little masters and misses

1773

Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760–1824

A collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings

1799

Newmarket, Mildenhall, and Swaffham stage waggons

1796

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

?White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus), with bramble (Rubus fruticosus L.), and Eurasian Comma (Polygonia c-album), both closed and open, and Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata) on leaf, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768

Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797

Anecdotes of painting in England;

1762-1771 [i.e. 1780]

Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744–1818

Sir Joseph Banks's fishery book of the River Witham in Lincolnshire

1784-1800

Watson, Nicholas, active 1793

[Bill of receipt by Nicholas Watson, on behalf of his mother Ann Watson, for the purchase of coffee and sugar by Mrs. De Sausmarez, 1793]

1793

An account of the charges for catching the red deer out of the woods of the Rt. Honble. the Earl of Salsbury at Hatfield, from Novre. the 9th, 1734, to February the 2nd 1734/5

1735

Burke, Thomas, 1749–1815

Vincent Lunardi Esqr.,

publish'd April 20th, 1786

Spence, Joseph, 1699–1768

Polymetis: or, An enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists

1747

Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809

XII views in aquatinta from drawings taken on the spot in South-Wales

MDCCLXXV [1775-1776]

Knight, Richard Payne, 1751–1824

The landscape

1794

Rocque, John, -1762

An exact plan of the royal palace gardens and park at Richmond

1754

Cooke, Edward, Captain

A voyage to the South Sea, and round the world, perform'd in the years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711, by the ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol

MDCCXII [1712]

A collection of the dresses of different nations, antient and modern

MDCCLVII-MDCCLXXII. [1757-72]

Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802

The school of fencing

1787

Land tax bill for William Bourn, April 5th, 1798

1798

Society for the Conversion &c. of Negroe Slaves

ca. 1820

Cook, James, 1728–1779

A voyage to the Pacific ocean

1784

Engelbrecht, Martin, 1684–1756

Album of Rococo ornamental designs of gardens, flora and fauna, games and pastimes, costume, chinoiserie, hermits and grottoes, occupations, cities and villages, saints and martyrs, and biblical scenes

circa 1735-1750