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201. Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands : containing coloured figures and descriptions of some of the choicest species most proper for the conservatory or greenhouse, and many of which will endure the cold of our climate, in the open air, with a very little protection; with magnified dissections of their most essential parts, their names, descriptions, & a full account of the best method of cultivation and propagation : the greater part are handsome evergreen shrubs, and may produce sweet-scented flowers; and as they are generally of free growth, and easily managed, they may be considered as the most desirable plants for cultivation : in one volume / by Robert Sweet, F.L.S. author of Hortus Suburbanus Londoniensis, Hortus Britannicus, Botanical cultivator, The British flower garden, Geraniaceæ, Cistineæ, The florist's guide, The British warblers, &c. ; the drawings by E.D. Smith, F.L.S. botanical artist.

Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands : containing coloured figures and descriptions of some of the choicest species most proper for the conservatory or greenhouse, and many of which will endure the cold of our climate, in the open air, with a very little protection; with magnified dissections of their most essential parts, their names, descriptions, & a full account of the best method of cultivation and propagation : the greater part are handsome evergreen shrubs, and may produce sweet-scented flowers; and as they are generally of free growth, and easily managed, they may be considered as the most desirable plants for cultivation : in one volume / by Robert Sweet, F.L.S. author of Hortus Suburbanus Londoniensis, Hortus Britannicus, Botanical cultivator, The British flower garden, Geraniaceæ, Cistineæ, The florist's guide, The British warblers, &c. ; the drawings by E.D. Smith, F.L.S. botanical artist.
Creator:
Sweet, Robert, 1783–1835
Date:
1827-28
Physical Description:
[114] pages, 56 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

202. Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, & Northumberland / illustrated from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, &c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose.

Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, & Northumberland / illustrated from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, &c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose.
Creator:
Rose, Thomas, topographer
Date:
1832-1835
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

203. The Kafirs illustrated in a series of drawings taken among the Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa tribes : also, portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other races inhabiting southern Africa ; together with sketches of landscape scenery in the Zulu country, Natal, and the Cape Colony / by George French Angas ...

The Kafirs illustrated in a series of drawings taken among the Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa tribes : also, portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other races inhabiting southern Africa ; together with sketches of landscape scenery in the Zulu country, Natal, and the Cape Colony / by George French Angas ...
Creator:
Angas, George French, 1822–1886
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
50, [2] pages, [1], 29, [1] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 56 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

204. A progress of female virtue / engraved by A. Cardon from original drawings by Mrs. Cosway.

A progress of female virtue / engraved by A. Cardon from original drawings by Mrs. Cosway.
Creator:
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, 1759–1838
Date:
1800
Physical Description:
[1], 8 leaves of plates : all ill. ; 28 x 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

205. J. Pigot, engraver, and copper plate printer : 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.

J. Pigot, engraver, and copper plate printer : 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.
Creator:
Pigot, James, 1769–1843
Date:
[between 1810 and 1821]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 56 x 84 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

206. Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet.

Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet.
Creator:
Great Britain. Admiralty
Date:
[approximately 1711]
Physical Description:
34 pages ; 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

207. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

208. Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie : teaching, by the opticks, how to delineate all bodies, buildings, or landskips, &c. : by the catoptricks, how to delineate confused appearences so as when seen in a mirror or pollisht body of any intended shape, the reflection shall shew a designe : by the dioptircks [sic], how to draw parts of many figures into one when seen through a glass or christal cut into many faces : usefull for all painters, engravers, architects, &c. and all others that are any waies inclined to speculatory ingenuity / by Joseph Moxon ; hydrographer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty.

Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie : teaching, by the opticks, how to delineate all bodies, buildings, or landskips, &c. : by the catoptricks, how to delineate confused appearences so as when seen in a mirror or pollisht body of any intended shape, the reflection shall shew a designe : by the dioptircks [sic], how to draw parts of many figures into one when seen through a glass or christal cut into many faces : usefull for all painters, engravers, architects, &c. and all others that are any waies inclined to speculatory ingenuity / by Joseph Moxon ; hydrographer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty.
Creator:
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Date:
1670. (fol.)
Physical Description:
[6], 66 p., LX [i.e. 42] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. ; 32 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

209. 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

210. Without.

Without.
Creator:
Lydiat, Anne
Date:
[1999]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves ; 21 x 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist

211. Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.

Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.
Date:
1766
Physical Description:
44 pages, [20] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

212. A. Jacques Molay : 172 & 181, rue du Temple et rue des Fontaines.

A. Jacques Molay : 172 & 181, rue du Temple et rue des Fontaines.
Creator:
Molay, A. Jacques
Date:
[1870?-1890?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 10 x 7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

213. A brief history of the Wesleyan missions on the western coast of Africa : including biographical sketches of all the missionaries who have died in that important field of labour. : with some account of the European settlements, and of the slave-trade : illustrated with a map and six engravings / by William Fox.

A brief history of the Wesleyan missions on the western coast of Africa : including biographical sketches of all the missionaries who have died in that important field of labour. : with some account of the European settlements, and of the slave-trade : illustrated with a map and six engravings / by William Fox.
Creator:
Fox, William, active 1851
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
xx, 624 p., [7] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill.,map ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

214. A chapbook of English tat.

A chapbook of English tat.
Creator:
Mockett, Andrew
Date:
[2002]
Physical Description:
[32] pages : chiefly ilustrations ; 22 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist

215. George Gordons Glasgow Ginghams original standard qualities : entirely new designs, most expensive colors : made only from the finest yarns.

George Gordons Glasgow Ginghams original standard qualities : entirely new designs, most expensive colors : made only from the finest yarns.
Date:
[approximately 1846?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 24 x 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

216. The stones of Venice / by John Ruskin ; with illustrations drawn by the author.

The stones of Venice / by John Ruskin ; with illustrations drawn by the author.
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Date:
1851-1853
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

217. The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders; its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern. Adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county / performed by William Smith, and William Webb, gentlemen. Published by Mr. Daniel King. To which is annexed, an exact chronology of all its rulers and governors both in church and state, from the time of the foundation of the stately city of Chester, to this very day: fixed by eclipses, and other chronological characters. Also, an excellent discourse of the Island of Man; treating of the island. Of the inhabitants. Of the state ecclesiasticall. Of the civil government. Of the trade; and, of the strength of the island.

The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders; its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern. Adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county / performed by William Smith, and William Webb, gentlemen. Published by Mr. Daniel King. To which is annexed, an exact chronology of all its rulers and governors both in church and state, from the time of the foundation of the stately city of Chester, to this very day: fixed by eclipses, and other chronological characters. Also, an excellent discourse of the Island of Man; treating of the island. Of the inhabitants. Of the state ecclesiasticall. Of the civil government. Of the trade; and, of the strength of the island.
Creator:
King, Daniel, -1664?
Date:
1656
Physical Description:
12 unnumbered pages, 99 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 239 pages, 11 unnumbered pages, 55 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 34 pages, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates (5 folded) : illustrations, maps, coats of arms ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

218. Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809 : descriptive of the character, domestic habits, and religious ceremonies, of the Mahrattas : with ten coloured engravings, from drawings by a native artist / by Thomas Duer Broughton, Esq., late Commander of the resident's escort at the Court of Scindia.

Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809 : descriptive of the character, domestic habits, and religious ceremonies, of the Mahrattas : with ten coloured engravings, from drawings by a native artist / by Thomas Duer Broughton, Esq., late Commander of the resident's escort at the Court of Scindia.
Creator:
Broughton, Thomas Duer, 1778–1835
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
[16], 358, [2] p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

219. New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ... / by William Halfpenny.

New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ... / by William Halfpenny.
Creator:
Halfpenny, William, -1755
Date:
1750-1752
Physical Description:
4 pts. in 1 : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

220. Illuminated illustrations of Froissart : selected from the MS. in the British Museum / by H. N. Humphreys, Esq.

Illuminated illustrations of Froissart : selected from the MS. in the British Museum / by H. N. Humphreys, Esq.
Creator:
Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
vi p., 36 leaves, [36] leaves of plates : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

221. Vignola, or the compleat architect : shewing in a plain and easie way the rules of the five orders in architecture : viz. Tuscan, Doric, Ionick, Corinthian, and Composite : whereby any that can but read and understand English, may readily learn the proportions that all members in a building have one unto another : set forth by Mr. James Barozzio of Vignola / translated into English by Joseph Moxon.

Vignola, or the compleat architect : shewing in a plain and easie way the rules of the five orders in architecture : viz. Tuscan, Doric, Ionick, Corinthian, and Composite : whereby any that can but read and understand English, may readily learn the proportions that all members in a building have one unto another : set forth by Mr. James Barozzio of Vignola / translated into English by Joseph Moxon.
Creator:
Vignola, 1507–1573
Date:
1655
Physical Description:
[9], 16-80 p., 23 leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

222. Stencilled friezes.

Stencilled friezes.
Date:
[ca. 1900?]
Physical Description:
[17] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 13 x 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

223. The Kikkuli text on the training of horses (ca. 1350 B.C.) / translated from the German by Gerhard F. Probst ; illustrated by Carolyn Whitesel.

The Kikkuli text on the training of horses (ca. 1350 B.C.) / translated from the German by Gerhard F. Probst ; illustrated by Carolyn Whitesel.
Creator:
Kikkuli, fl. ca. 1350 B.C
Date:
c1977
Physical Description:
[12] folders (4, xl p.), [2] fold. leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

224. Oriental memoirs : selected and abridged from a series of familiar letters written during seventeen years residence in India : includung observations on parts of Africa and South America, and a narrative of occurences in four India voyages : illustrated by engravings from original drawings / by James Forbes ; ... in four volumes.

Oriental memoirs : selected and abridged from a series of familiar letters written during seventeen years residence in India : includung observations on parts of Africa and South America, and a narrative of occurences in four India voyages : illustrated by engravings from original drawings / by James Forbes ; ... in four volumes.
Creator:
Forbes, James, 1749–1819
Date:
1813 [i.e. 1839]
Physical Description:
4 v. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

225. Field notes / by Helen Douglas.

Field notes / by Helen Douglas.
Creator:
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Date:
2006
Physical Description:
[72] p. : ill. ; 9 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

226. [Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]

[Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]
Date:
2d Novr. 1773
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 13 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

227. A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure : adapted to the arts of designing, painting, and sculpture : illustrated with copper-plates : designed principally for the information of such ladies as practise the above arts : and absolutely necessary to all students, who wish to acquire correctness in the outline of the human figure / by W.F. Wells.

A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure : adapted to the arts of designing, painting, and sculpture : illustrated with copper-plates : designed principally for the information of such ladies as practise the above arts : and absolutely necessary to all students, who wish to acquire correctness in the outline of the human figure / by W.F. Wells.
Creator:
Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
Date:
1796
Physical Description:
[4], 19, [1] page, [6] leaves of plates : illlustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

228. In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.

In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.
Date:
[1904]
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 90 x 130 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

229. Portraits of brood mares belonging to the Royal Stud at Hampton Court / by C.W.

Portraits of brood mares belonging to the Royal Stud at Hampton Court / by C.W.
Creator:
C. W
Date:
1837
Physical Description:
[2] p., [24] leaves, [24] leaves plates : ill. ; 54 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

230. John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey : French and Italian ices to-day.

John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey : French and Italian ices to-day.
Creator:
John R. Purssell & Comp.
Date:
[between 1850 and 1875?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

231. Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879. Admit one.

Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879. Admit one.
Creator:
Zoological Society of London
Date:
1879
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket ; 70 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

232. Twenty four plates illustrative of Hindoo and European manners in Bengal / drawn on the stone by A. Colin from sketches by Mrs. Belnos.

Twenty four plates illustrative of Hindoo and European manners in Bengal / drawn on the stone by A. Colin from sketches by Mrs. Belnos.
Creator:
Belnos, S. C., Mrs.
Date:
[1832]
Physical Description:
[52] pages, [1], 24 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

233. The house that Paxton built. By G.A.S.

The house that Paxton built. By G.A.S.
Creator:
Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
23 leaves. ill. 13 x 237 cm. fold. to 13 x 11 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

234. The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy : wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar in instructive lessons comprised under the following heads : l. features and limbs, 2. profiles and ovals, 3. whole figures, 4. drapery, 5. light and shade, 6. landscapes, 7. perspective, 8. enlarging and contracting, 9. imitation of life : explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs on seventy-two copper-plates, neatly engraved : with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art and observations on design as well in regard to theory as practice / by the author of The artist's assistant.

The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy : wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar in instructive lessons comprised under the following heads : l. features and limbs, 2. profiles and ovals, 3. whole figures, 4. drapery, 5. light and shade, 6. landscapes, 7. perspective, 8. enlarging and contracting, 9. imitation of life : explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs on seventy-two copper-plates, neatly engraved : with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art and observations on design as well in regard to theory as practice / by the author of The artist's assistant.
Creator:
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
[2], 16 p., [72] leaves of plates (one folded) : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

235. An aeronautical view of London / drawn & engraved by Robert Havell.

An aeronautical view of London / drawn & engraved by Robert Havell.
Creator:
Havell, Robert, 1769–1832
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) : plan ; 43 x 112 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

236. Whitehaven and West Cumberland steeplechase, hurdle, & hunters' flat race meeting : Whit-Monday, the 26th, May, 1890 : (under Grand National Hunt rules.).

Whitehaven and West Cumberland steeplechase, hurdle, & hunters' flat race meeting : Whit-Monday, the 26th, May, 1890 : (under Grand National Hunt rules.).
Date:
1890
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 x 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

237. Wm. Walker & Son : family grocers & wine merchants : net cash : price list : 78 Main Street, Wexford.

Wm. Walker & Son : family grocers & wine merchants : net cash : price list : 78 Main Street, Wexford.
Creator:
Wm Walker & Son (Firm)
Date:
1891
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 29 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

238. Description of the various head dresses exhibited by Fredk. Brown, of 47, Fenchurch St. , in Section 18, no. 245, of the Exhibition Building, Hyde Park.

Description of the various head dresses exhibited by Fredk. Brown, of 47, Fenchurch St. , in Section 18, no. 245, of the Exhibition Building, Hyde Park.
Creator:
Browne, Frederick, (Wig maker)
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

239. The microcosm of London : this work already honoured ...

The microcosm of London : this work already honoured ...
Date:
[1808-10]
Physical Description:
3 v. : col. ill. ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

240. A new drawing book: by Ibbetson, Chamberlain, Angelica, &c.

A new drawing book: by Ibbetson, Chamberlain, Angelica, &c.
Creator:
Laurie, Richard Holmes
Date:
[1824]
Physical Description:
24 plates (33 ill.; incl. engr. t.-p.) 24 x 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

241. The ladies history of England : from the descent of Julius Cæsar, to the summer of 1780 : calculated for the use of the ladies of Great-Britain and Ireland : and likewise adapted to general use, entertainment, and instruction / by Charlotte Cowley ...

The ladies history of England : from the descent of Julius Cæsar, to the summer of 1780 : calculated for the use of the ladies of Great-Britain and Ireland : and likewise adapted to general use, entertainment, and instruction / by Charlotte Cowley ...
Creator:
Cowley, Charlotte
Date:
1780 [i.e. 1781]
Physical Description:
vi, 7-704, [12] p., [60] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., ports., maps. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

242. Account of the print published March 24, 1807 by R. Cribb, 288, Holborn : representing the delivery of the ratified treaty of 1790 by Sir Charles Ware Malet : to His Highness Souae Madarow Narrain Peshwa, at Poonah, the capital of the Mahratta states, in the East-Indies : from a picture painted by Thomas Daniell and engraved by Mr. Charles Turner.

Account of the print published March 24, 1807 by R. Cribb, 288, Holborn : representing the delivery of the ratified treaty of 1790 by Sir Charles Ware Malet : to His Highness Souae Madarow Narrain Peshwa, at Poonah, the capital of the Mahratta states, in the East-Indies : from a picture painted by Thomas Daniell and engraved by Mr. Charles Turner.
Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
[6] p. : ill. ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

243. Apolla Quadrille Party

Apolla Quadrille Party
Date:
[approximately 1860?]
Physical Description:
1 invitation : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

244. Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.

Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.
Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
[1808]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

245. Collection of ornaments at Austin & Seeley's artificial stone works ... for gardens, parks, and pleasure grounds, and for every description of building: consisting of fountains, tazzas, vases, and pedestals ... and a variety of other articles.

Collection of ornaments at Austin & Seeley's artificial stone works ... for gardens, parks, and pleasure grounds, and for every description of building: consisting of fountains, tazzas, vases, and pedestals ... and a variety of other articles.
Creator:
Austin & Seeley
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
20, [2] p. (chiefly ill.) 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

246. Narrative of a visit to the court of Sinde at Hyderabad on the Indus : illustrated with plates and a map : with a sketch of the history of Rutch : and an appendix / by James Burnes.

Narrative of a visit to the court of Sinde at Hyderabad on the Indus : illustrated with plates and a map : with a sketch of the history of Rutch : and an appendix / by James Burnes.
Creator:
Burnes, James, 1801–1862
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
xviii, 168, xviii, 74, 73., [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

247. A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex : consisting of a set of topographical maps from actual surveys, on a scale of two inches to a mile ... / by J. Edwards, topographer.

A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex : consisting of a set of topographical maps from actual surveys, on a scale of two inches to a mile ... / by J. Edwards, topographer.
Creator:
Edwards, James, 1756–1816
Date:
1801
Physical Description:
[3],viii, [1], 31, 86, [3] p., [15] leaves of plates, ([2] folded) : ill., maps ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

248. [Bookmark from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents].

[Bookmark from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents].
Creator:
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Date:
[approximately 1970?]
Physical Description:
1 bookmark ; 17 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

249. An elegy : to the memory of our illustrious and lamented Queen Caroline of England.

An elegy : to the memory of our illustrious and lamented Queen Caroline of England.
Creator:
Parmenter, S., active 1821
Date:
[1821?]
Physical Description:
1 broadside : illustrations ; 47 x 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

250. Illustrations of the works of Henry Richter. 1st ser. ...

Illustrations of the works of Henry Richter. 1st ser. ...
Creator:
Richter, Henry, 1772–1857
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
2 leaves. 4 plates. 61 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

251. Three months passed in the mountains east of Rome, during the year l8l9. By Maria Graham ...

Three months passed in the mountains east of Rome, during the year l8l9. By Maria Graham ...
Creator:
Callcott, Maria, Lady, 1785–1842
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 305, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

252. Myotomia reformata : or an anatomical treatise on the muscles of the human body ; illustrated with figures after the life / by the late Mr. William Cowper ; to which is prefix'd an introduction concerning muscular motion.

Myotomia reformata : or an anatomical treatise on the muscles of the human body ; illustrated with figures after the life / by the late Mr. William Cowper ; to which is prefix'd an introduction concerning muscular motion.
Creator:
Cowper, William, 1666–1709
Date:
1724
Physical Description:
[18], lxxvii, 194 p., 66 leaves of plates : ill. ; 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

253. Domestic architecture : a series of views of cottages and farmhouses, in England and Wales, built chiefly during the dynasty of the house of Stuart : from drawings by S. Prout, R.C. Burney, A. Pugin, C. Varley, J.J.Chalon, W. De La Motte, R. Hills, W.H. Pyne, and others / the plates etched by Francis Stevens.

Domestic architecture : a series of views of cottages and farmhouses, in England and Wales, built chiefly during the dynasty of the house of Stuart : from drawings by S. Prout, R.C. Burney, A. Pugin, C. Varley, J.J.Chalon, W. De La Motte, R. Hills, W.H. Pyne, and others / the plates etched by Francis Stevens.
Creator:
Stevens, Francis, 1781–1823
Date:
[between 1844 and 1850]
Physical Description:
iv, 36 p., [53] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

254. Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.

Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.
Creator:
Freeling, Arthur
Date:
[1832]
Physical Description:
iv, 68 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

255. London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.

London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.
Creator:
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
Date:
1851[-1861]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

256. The royal wedding official programme : the marriage of H.R.H. Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, 29th April, 2011.

The royal wedding official programme : the marriage of H.R.H. Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, 29th April, 2011.
Date:
2011
Physical Description:
27 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

257. Now publishing in numbers, price 1s. and in monthly parts, at 2s. each, Commemoration of Hogarth by an edition of his works, commenced exactly a century after their first appearance.

Now publishing in numbers, price 1s. and in monthly parts, at 2s. each, Commemoration of Hogarth by an edition of his works, commenced exactly a century after their first appearance.
Creator:
Jones and Co. (London, England)
Date:
[1833?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

258. London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.

London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.
Creator:
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
Date:
MDCCLXVU [1766]
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 132 pages, IIII folded leaves of plates : plans ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

259. 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

260. Half a cwt. of coals, James Breame's warehouse, near the bridge.

Half a cwt. of coals, James Breame's warehouse, near the bridge.
Creator:
Breame, James, born 1793 or 1794
Date:
[approximately 1845]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 60 x 70 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

261. The roots of the mountains : wherein is told somewhat of the lives of the men of Burgdale, their friends, their neighbours, their foemen, and their fellows in arms / by William Morris.

The roots of the mountains : wherein is told somewhat of the lives of the men of Burgdale, their friends, their neighbours, their foemen, and their fellows in arms / by William Morris.
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834–1896
Date:
MDCCCXC [1890]
Physical Description:
[viii], 424 p. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

262. Views of Bolton Abbey and its environs.

Views of Bolton Abbey and its environs.
Creator:
Cope, Charles West, 1811–1890
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

263. Sketches in Madeira / drawn from nature and on stone by Lady Susan Vernon Harcourt.

Sketches in Madeira / drawn from nature and on stone by Lady Susan Vernon Harcourt.
Creator:
Harcourt, Susan Vernon, 1829–1894
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
[16] leaves : tinted lithographs
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

264. The principles of drawing and painting : laid down in the most easy and simple manner, according to the practice of the best masters : with a view to the instruction of youth in this useful and elegant art : with twenty-eight copperplates, after Volpato, Vandyke, Morland, &c. / engraved by Mitchell.

The principles of drawing and painting : laid down in the most easy and simple manner, according to the practice of the best masters : with a view to the instruction of youth in this useful and elegant art : with twenty-eight copperplates, after Volpato, Vandyke, Morland, &c. / engraved by Mitchell.
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
20 p., 28 leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

265. The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords : representing the several engagments between the English and Spanish fleets in the ever memorable year MDLXXXVIII ... : to which are added, from a book entitled, Expeditionis Hispanorum in Angliam vera descriptio, A.D. 1588 ... ten charts of the sea coasts of England, and a general one of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Holland, &c. shewing the places of action between the two fleets ... : also an historical account of each day's action, collected from the most authentic manuscripts and writers / by John Pine, engraver.

The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords : representing the several engagments between the English and Spanish fleets in the ever memorable year MDLXXXVIII ... : to which are added, from a book entitled, Expeditionis Hispanorum in Angliam vera descriptio, A.D. 1588 ... ten charts of the sea coasts of England, and a general one of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Holland, &c. shewing the places of action between the two fleets ... : also an historical account of each day's action, collected from the most authentic manuscripts and writers / by John Pine, engraver.
Creator:
Pine, John, 1690–1756
Date:
[1739]
Physical Description:
[6], 23, [1] p., [32] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 50 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

266. The art of dravving vvith the pen, and limming in water colovrs, more exactlie then heretofore tavght and enlarged: with the true manner of painting vpon glasse, the order of making your furnace, annealing, &c. ... By H. Pecham ...

The art of dravving vvith the pen, and limming in water colovrs, more exactlie then heretofore tavght and enlarged: with the true manner of painting vpon glasse, the order of making your furnace, annealing, &c. ... By H. Pecham ...
Creator:
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643
Date:
1607
Physical Description:
4, 70 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

267. Lucas' progressive drawing book, in three parts : ... consisting chiefly of original views of American scenery, and embracing the latest and best improvements in the mode of instruction.

Lucas' progressive drawing book, in three parts : ... consisting chiefly of original views of American scenery, and embracing the latest and best improvements in the mode of instruction.
Creator:
Lucas, Fielding, Jr., 1781–1854
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
3 volumes in 1 : illustrations ; 24 x 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

268. Oriental field sports : being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the wild sports of the East : and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other undomesticated animals, as likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes and serpents : the whole interspersed with a variety of original, authentic, and curious anecdotes ... the scenery gives a faithful representation of the picturesque country, together with the manners and customs of both the native and European inhabitants : the narrative is divided into forty heads, forming collectively a complete work, but so arranged that each part is a detail of one of the forty coloured engravings ... / the whole taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson ... ; the drawings by Samuel Howett [sic] ...

Oriental field sports : being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the wild sports of the East : and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other undomesticated animals, as likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes and serpents : the whole interspersed with a variety of original, authentic, and curious anecdotes ... the scenery gives a faithful representation of the picturesque country, together with the manners and customs of both the native and European inhabitants : the narrative is divided into forty heads, forming collectively a complete work, but so arranged that each part is a detail of one of the forty coloured engravings ... / the whole taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson ... ; the drawings by Samuel Howett [sic] ...
Creator:
Williamson, Thomas
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[4], ii, [2], 150 p., 41 leaves of plates : ill. ; 47 x 60 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

269. Journal of a voyage to New South Wales : with sixty-five plates of non descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions / by John White, esqre., surgeon general to the settlement.

Journal of a voyage to New South Wales : with sixty-five plates of non descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions / by John White, esqre., surgeon general to the settlement.
Creator:
White, John, active 1757–1759
Date:
MDCCXC [1790]
Physical Description:
[16], 299, [37] pages, [66] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

270. Rossetti and his circle / by Max Beerbohm.

Rossetti and his circle / by Max Beerbohm.
Creator:
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872–1956
Date:
[1922]
Physical Description:
ix, [1] pages, [23] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.

271. Juliens' New progressive drawing book of the human figure / drawn from nature by Monsieur Julien ... ; lithographed by Thomas Fairland.

Juliens' New progressive drawing book of the human figure / drawn from nature by Monsieur Julien ... ; lithographed by Thomas Fairland.
Creator:
Fairland, Thomas, 1804–1852
Date:
[18--]
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 24 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 32 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

272. Exhibition of Miss Linwood's pictures in needle work, at the Hanover-Square concert rooms.

Exhibition of Miss Linwood's pictures in needle work, at the Hanover-Square concert rooms.
Creator:
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
Date:
[1799?]
Physical Description:
23, [1] pages ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

273. Prospectus and catalogue of the British School : instituted for the perpetual exhibition and sale of the original works of modern artists : under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ...

Prospectus and catalogue of the British School : instituted for the perpetual exhibition and sale of the original works of modern artists : under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ...
Creator:
British School
Date:
1802
Physical Description:
45 p. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

274. A treatise of japaning and varnishing : being a compleat discovery of those arts : with the best of making all sorts of varnish for japan, wood, prints, or pictures : the method of guilding, burnishing, and lackering, with the art of guilding, separating, and refining metals and of painting mezzo-tinto prints ... / by John Stalker and George Parker.

A treatise of japaning and varnishing : being a compleat discovery of those arts : with the best of making all sorts of varnish for japan, wood, prints, or pictures : the method of guilding, burnishing, and lackering, with the art of guilding, separating, and refining metals and of painting mezzo-tinto prints ... / by John Stalker and George Parker.
Creator:
Stalker, John
Date:
1688
Physical Description:
[10], 84 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

275. The complete dictionary of arts and sciences : in which the whole circle of human learning is explained, and the difficulties attending the acquisition of every art, whether liberal or mechanical, are removed, in the most easy and familiar manner ... / the theological, philological and critical branches by the Rev. Temple Henry Croker ... ; the medicinal, anatomical, and chemical, by Thomas Williams ... ; the mathematical by Samuel Clark ...

The complete dictionary of arts and sciences : in which the whole circle of human learning is explained, and the difficulties attending the acquisition of every art, whether liberal or mechanical, are removed, in the most easy and familiar manner ... / the theological, philological and critical branches by the Rev. Temple Henry Croker ... ; the medicinal, anatomical, and chemical, by Thomas Williams ... ; the mathematical by Samuel Clark ...
Date:
1765-1766
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill., maps ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

276. Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps : in which are shewn all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, in all the known parts of the earth : with their bounds, divisions, chief cities & towns, the whole composed & laid down agreable to modern history / by Herman Moll ...

Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps : in which are shewn all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, in all the known parts of the earth : with their bounds, divisions, chief cities & towns, the whole composed & laid down agreable to modern history / by Herman Moll ...
Creator:
Moll, Herman, -1732
Date:
[1763?]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([2], [124] leaves (some folded)) : 62 maps ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

277. National Exhibition of Works of Art, at Leeds, 1868 : official catalogue / published by the Executive Committee ...

National Exhibition of Works of Art, at Leeds, 1868 : official catalogue / published by the Executive Committee ...
Creator:
National Exhibition of Works of Art (1868 : Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Date:
1868
Physical Description:
[4], vii, [1], 9-343, [1] p. : plans ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

278. A collection of portraits sketched from the life since the year 1793 / by George Dance ... ; and engraved in imitation of the original drawings by William Daniell ...

A collection of portraits sketched from the life since the year 1793 / by George Dance ... ; and engraved in imitation of the original drawings by William Daniell ...
Creator:
Dance, George, 1741–1825
Date:
1809-1814
Physical Description:
2 v. : 72 ports. ; 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Herman W. Liebert

279. A picturesque tour through Ireland / by Dennis Sullivan, esq. ; illustrated with numerous coloured views of the most interesting scenery.

A picturesque tour through Ireland / by Dennis Sullivan, esq. ; illustrated with numerous coloured views of the most interesting scenery.
Creator:
Sullivan, Dennis
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
[52] p., 23, [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

280. The second life of shells / etchings [by] Mandy Bonnell ; poem [by] Gabriel Gbadamosi.

The second life of shells / etchings [by] Mandy Bonnell ; poem [by] Gabriel Gbadamosi.
Creator:
Bonnell, Mandy
Date:
2001
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([20] p.) : ill. ; 30 x 440 cm.. folded to 30 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

281. The origin and progress of the art of writing : a connected narrative of the development of the art, its primeval phases in Egypt, China, Mexico, etc ; its middle state in the cuneatic systems of Nineveh and Persepolis, to its introduction to Europe through the medium of the Hebrew, Phœnician, and Greek systems, and its subsequent progress to the present day / by Henry Noel Humphreys, author of the "Illuminated books of the Middle Ages," "The art of illumination," "Ancient coins and medals," etc. ; illustrated by a number of specimens of the writing of all ages, and a series of facsimiles from autograph letters from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.

The origin and progress of the art of writing : a connected narrative of the development of the art, its primeval phases in Egypt, China, Mexico, etc ; its middle state in the cuneatic systems of Nineveh and Persepolis, to its introduction to Europe through the medium of the Hebrew, Phœnician, and Greek systems, and its subsequent progress to the present day / by Henry Noel Humphreys, author of the "Illuminated books of the Middle Ages," "The art of illumination," "Ancient coins and medals," etc. ; illustrated by a number of specimens of the writing of all ages, and a series of facsimiles from autograph letters from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.
Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
MDCCCLIII [1853]
Physical Description:
viii, 176 pages, xxviii leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

282. How to chuse, ride, traine, and diet, both hunting-horses and running horses : vvith all the secrets thereto belonging discouered: An arte neuer heere-to-fore vvritten by any authour. Also a discourse of horsmanship, wherein the breeding, and ryding of horses for seruice, in a briefe manner, is more methodically sette downe, then hath been heeretofore: vvith a more easie and direct course for the ignorant, to attaine to the sayd arte or knowledge. Together with a newe addition for the cure of the horses diseases, of what kinde or nature soeuer.

How to chuse, ride, traine, and diet, both hunting-horses and running horses : vvith all the secrets thereto belonging discouered: An arte neuer heere-to-fore vvritten by any authour. Also a discourse of horsmanship, wherein the breeding, and ryding of horses for seruice, in a briefe manner, is more methodically sette downe, then hath been heeretofore: vvith a more easie and direct course for the ignorant, to attaine to the sayd arte or knowledge. Together with a newe addition for the cure of the horses diseases, of what kinde or nature soeuer.
Creator:
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Date:
1599
Physical Description:
[126] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

283. This work, comprising a series of the most interesting views of old halls, buildings &c. in Manchester and the neighbourhood : is by permission most respectfully dedicated to Sir Oswald Mosley Bart. Lord of the Manor of Manchester / by his obliged and obedient servant H.G. James.

This work, comprising a series of the most interesting views of old halls, buildings &c. in Manchester and the neighbourhood : is by permission most respectfully dedicated to Sir Oswald Mosley Bart. Lord of the Manor of Manchester / by his obliged and obedient servant H.G. James.
Creator:
James, H. G. (Henry Gould), -1842
Date:
[1821]
Physical Description:
6 pt. : chiefly ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

284. Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy, both in theory and practice ... Being an attempt to make the art of perspective easy and familiar; to adapt it intirely to the arts of design; and to make it an entertaining study to any gentleman who shall chuse so polite an amusement. By Joshua Kirby, painter ...

Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy, both in theory and practice ... Being an attempt to make the art of perspective easy and familiar; to adapt it intirely to the arts of design; and to make it an entertaining study to any gentleman who shall chuse so polite an amusement. By Joshua Kirby, painter ...
Creator:
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
Date:
1754
Physical Description:
2 v. in 1. front., 50 plates. 27 cm. (in case 29 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

285. History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick ...

History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick ...
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
1797-1804
Physical Description:
2 v. ill. 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

286. Newly invented portable walking-stick telescope : with achromatic object-glasses, of exceeding great power, by which views of nature's scenery & animate objects are warranted to be seen clearly, at a distance of six miles : made in handsome foreign woods, and sold wholesale, at extremely moderate prices by the manufacturers, J. Somalvico and Co. opticians, London, Hatton Garden.

Newly invented portable walking-stick telescope : with achromatic object-glasses, of exceeding great power, by which views of nature's scenery & animate objects are warranted to be seen clearly, at a distance of six miles : made in handsome foreign woods, and sold wholesale, at extremely moderate prices by the manufacturers, J. Somalvico and Co. opticians, London, Hatton Garden.
Creator:
J. Somalvico & Co
Date:
[between 1842 and 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

287. A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Vol. I and II written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III by Captain James King, L.L.D. and F.R.S. Illustrated with maps and charts, from the original drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts ... with a great variety of portraits ... views ... and historical representations ... drawn by Mr. Webber ... Published by order of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty ...

A voyage to the Pacific ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Vol. I and II written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III by Captain James King, L.L.D. and F.R.S. Illustrated with maps and charts, from the original drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts ... with a great variety of portraits ... views ... and historical representations ... drawn by Mr. Webber ... Published by order of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty ...
Creator:
Cook, James, 1728–1779
Date:
1784
Physical Description:
3 v. plates (part fold.) maps (part fold.) charts (part fold.) 30 cm. and atlas. 57 cm.
Collection:
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288. A record of the Black Prince. Being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connected with English history. By Henry Noel Humphreys.

A record of the Black Prince. Being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connected with English history. By Henry Noel Humphreys.
Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
3 p.l., xciv, ii p. col. illus. 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

289. The art of drawing without a master / from the French of the Sieur P.B.

The art of drawing without a master / from the French of the Sieur P.B.
Date:
[1768]
Physical Description:
[20] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 12 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

290. Monastic and baronial remains : with other interesting fragments of antiquity in England, Wales, and Scotland ... / by G.J.[!] Parkyns ...

Monastic and baronial remains : with other interesting fragments of antiquity in England, Wales, and Scotland ... / by G.J.[!] Parkyns ...
Creator:
Parkyns, George Isham, approximately 1750–approximately 1820
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

291. The naval chronology of Great Britain, or, An historical account of naval and maritime events, from the commencement of the War in 1803, to the end of the year 1816 : also, particulars of the most important courts-martial, votes of Parliament, lists of flag-officers in commission, and of promotions for each year : the whole forming a complete naval history of the above period : illustrated with numerous engravings / by Mr. J. Ralfe ; in three volumes.

The naval chronology of Great Britain, or, An historical account of naval and maritime events, from the commencement of the War in 1803, to the end of the year 1816 : also, particulars of the most important courts-martial, votes of Parliament, lists of flag-officers in commission, and of promotions for each year : the whole forming a complete naval history of the above period : illustrated with numerous engravings / by Mr. J. Ralfe ; in three volumes.
Creator:
Ralfe, James, active 1820–1829
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
12 pts. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

292. The mariner's magazine, or, Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts : containing, the description and use of the scale of scales, it being a mathematical ruler that resolves most mathematical conclusions : and likewise the making and use of the crostaff, quadrant, and the quadrat, nocturnals and other most useful instruments for all artists and navigators : the art of navigation ... with new tables of the longitude and latitude of the most eminent places round the world ... : together with a discourse of the practick part of navigation, in working a ship in all weathers and conditions at sea : a new way of surveying of land, by the mariners azimuth or amplitude compass ... : the art of gauging all sorts of vessels, and the measuring of timber, glass, board, stone, walls, cielings, and tylings : the art of gunnery ... astronomy, geometrical, instrumental, and by calculation : the art of dialling by a gnomonical scale ... : whereunto is annexed an abridgment of the penalties and forfeitures, by acts of parliaments appointed relating to the customs and navigation : also a compen / by Capt. Samuel Sturmy.

The mariner's magazine, or, Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts : containing, the description and use of the scale of scales, it being a mathematical ruler that resolves most mathematical conclusions : and likewise the making and use of the crostaff, quadrant, and the quadrat, nocturnals and other most useful instruments for all artists and navigators : the art of navigation ... with new tables of the longitude and latitude of the most eminent places round the world ... : together with a discourse of the practick part of navigation, in working a ship in all weathers and conditions at sea : a new way of surveying of land, by the mariners azimuth or amplitude compass ... : the art of gauging all sorts of vessels, and the measuring of timber, glass, board, stone, walls, cielings, and tylings : the art of gunnery ... astronomy, geometrical, instrumental, and by calculation : the art of dialling by a gnomonical scale ... : whereunto is annexed an abridgment of the penalties and forfeitures, by acts of parliaments appointed relating to the customs and navigation : also a compen / by Capt. Samuel Sturmy.
Creator:
Sturmy, Samuel, 1633–1669
Date:
1669
Physical Description:
[34], 219 [i.e. 223], [7], 132, [6], 52, [52], 11, [3], 13 p., [12] leaves of plates (some folded) : port, ill. ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

293. Costumes of the Madras Army / drawn and colored by W. Hunsley.

Costumes of the Madras Army / drawn and colored by W. Hunsley.
Creator:
Hunsley, William
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
[40] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

294. The provincial antiquities and picturesque scenery of Scotland : with descriptive illustrations / by Walter Scott.

The provincial antiquities and picturesque scenery of Scotland : with descriptive illustrations / by Walter Scott.
Creator:
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
Date:
1826
Physical Description:
2 v. (lii, 208 p., [2] leaves, [52] leaves of plates) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

295. Hortus ericaeus woburnensis, or, A catalogue of heaths, in the collection of the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey : alphabetically and systematically arranged.

Hortus ericaeus woburnensis, or, A catalogue of heaths, in the collection of the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey : alphabetically and systematically arranged.
Creator:
Sinclair, George, 1786–1834
Date:
MDCCCXXV [1825]
Physical Description:
xiv, [2], 42 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

296. The curiosities and beauties of England displayed. Containing the most copious and complete historical descriptions of ... public edifices, royal palaces, abbeys, castles ... and other miscellaneous curiosities and beauties ... of England and Wales. To which will be added, select historical descriptions ... of ... curiosities in Scotland and Ireland. Embellished ... with above three hundred views ... Collected and ... arranged for publication. By Frederick Newman esq. ... assisted by several gentlemen of eminence ...

The curiosities and beauties of England displayed. Containing the most copious and complete historical descriptions of ... public edifices, royal palaces, abbeys, castles ... and other miscellaneous curiosities and beauties ... of England and Wales. To which will be added, select historical descriptions ... of ... curiosities in Scotland and Ireland. Embellished ... with above three hundred views ... Collected and ... arranged for publication. By Frederick Newman esq. ... assisted by several gentlemen of eminence ...
Creator:
Newman, Frederick
Date:
[1795?]
Physical Description:
2 p. l., 42, [376] p. front., pl. 40 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

297. 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

298. Africa : being accurate description of the regions of AEgypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billendulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, AEthiopia, and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations of their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages : their customs, modes, and manners, languages, religions, and inexhaustible treasure, with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter, and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds, and serpents / collected and translated from most authentick authors, and augmented with later observations ; illustrated with notes, and adorn'd with peculiar maps, and proper sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq. master of His Majesties revels in the Kingdom of Ireland.

Africa : being accurate description of the regions of AEgypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billendulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, AEthiopia, and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations of their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages : their customs, modes, and manners, languages, religions, and inexhaustible treasure, with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter, and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds, and serpents / collected and translated from most authentick authors, and augmented with later observations ; illustrated with notes, and adorn'd with peculiar maps, and proper sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq. master of His Majesties revels in the Kingdom of Ireland.
Creator:
Ogilby, John, 1600–1676
Date:
MDC LXX [1670]
Physical Description:
[18], 38, [2], 39-146, [2], 147-281, [3], 283-304, [2], 305-314, [2], 315-488, [2], 489-632, [2], 633-658, [2], 659-767, [1] pages, [98] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 41 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

299. A series of picturesque views of noblemen's & gentlemen's seats : with historical and descriptive accounts of each subject / engraved in aquatinta by R. Havell & Son.

A series of picturesque views of noblemen's & gentlemen's seats : with historical and descriptive accounts of each subject / engraved in aquatinta by R. Havell & Son.
Creator:
Havell, Robert, 1769–1832
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
[42] pages, [21] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 49 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

300. History of the University of Dublin / by W.B. Taylor.

History of the University of Dublin / by W.B. Taylor.
Creator:
Taylor, William B. Sarsfield (William Benjamin Sarsfield), 1781–1850
Date:
[1819-1820]
Physical Description:
3 parts (72 p., [9] leaves of plates) : col. ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts