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Fenton, Ellen, born ca. 1813

Ellen Fenton diaries

1854-1862

Rowe, Miss.

Rowe collection of botanical specimens,

1861-1862

Stapley, W. B.

Album of landscape drawings and compiled by W.B. Stapley

1855-1870

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), male, with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris... [Read more]

circa 1768

Album of animal drawings and lithographs

1832-1834

Hearne, John, 1795 or 6–1849

John Hearne commonplace book

1820-1849

Crompton, Henrietta Matilda, 1793–1881

North & south Devonshire

1840

Cut-paper featherwork illustrations of birds

1830s?

W., Ellen

Album of cut-paper flowers

circa 1835

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus L.), with tiphiid wasp... [Read more]

circa 1768

Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832

Charles Dashwood diaries and commissions relating to Xalapa and... [Read more]

1826-1830

Hamilton, Catherine

Catherine Hamilton commonplace book

1822-1880

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female, and eggs, with Cowberry... [Read more]

circa 1768

Luxmoore, Mary

Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay

circa 1830

Morton, Edward

Presentation album to Abraham Follett Osler, on his eightieth birthday

1888

Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801

A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth

approximately 1798-1799

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), from the natural history... [Read more]

circa 1768

A faithful tribute of affection! To my love

mid-19th century

Gyfford, E

Original drawings for Designs for small picturesque cottages and hunting boxes

[not after 1807]

Hammerton, William, -1732

Map of the southeastern part of North America

1721

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa), with hazel (Corylus avellana L.), oak... [Read more]

circa 1768

Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818

Vinters in Kent, a seat of James Whatman Esqr

1797

Accept these flowers thus gracefully combined ... thus in unison let our loves... [Read more]

mid-19th century

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava), male, with Marsh gentian (Gentiana... [Read more]

circa 1768

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Crimson topaz hummingbird (Topaza pella), male, with Cyclamen (cf.... [Read more]

circa 1768

McClure, Louisa Agnes, 1884 or 1885–

The Countess Winifred, and her children

1896

Cut-paper basket

Great Britain,

Dummer, Edmund, -1712

A survey and description of the principal harbours

1698

Stephens, James Francis, 1792–1853

Haustellata lepidoptera diurna

circa 1839

Probert, John, active 1764

A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr.... [Read more]

1767

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae... [Read more]

circa 1768

Probert, John, active 1764

Survey and valuation of the several estates belonging to John Kinchant Esqr.... [Read more]

1765

Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847

Album of watercolors of flowering plants in Yorkshire and Cumbria

1796-1803

Helmingham herbal and bestiary

circa 1500

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), with raspberry (Rubus... [Read more]

circa 1768

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), male, with Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus... [Read more]

circa 1768

Hadfield, James, approximately 1772–1841

Epitaph of my poor Jack, squirrel

1826?

Tennant, Smithson, 1761–1815

[Remains of the Spartan monuments seen from the opposite side]

[1790]

The young companion

1897 January-1898 December

Oh speed fair sun! Thy face divine and bring my love to me

mid-19th century

Illustrations to the novels of Walter Scott

1830s?

Seebohm, Henry, 1832–1895

Henry Seebohm ornithological notebook and diary

1860-1866

Jones, Calvert Richard, 1802–1877

Album of maritime and figure sketches

1849 September 4-1850 April 22

Barmby, Julia Maria, 1823–1892

Julia Maria Barmby and Charlotte Elizabeth Barmby commonplace books

ca. 1844-1865

Dearest name thee happy time that I in truth may all you mine

mid-19th century

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria... [Read more]

circa 1768

Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847

A collection of English grasses

circa 1792-1808

Smith, Robert, 1792–1882

Asiatic costumes

MDCCCXXVIII [1828]

May mutual loves count us blest

mid-19th century

A survey of the estate of John Plampin Esquire, taken in 1774,

1774

Album of watercolors of British birds

circa 1820-circa 1830

De Gomme, Bernard, 1620–1685

The bounds of the fortificatie of Gosport

approximately 1678

The Fort Devereux placed uppon the Ferne Islande

circa 1600

Ball, Mary Anne

A selection of maps

1818

Field, William, 1854–1932

William Field scrapbook

1895

St. Valentine's Day at length is here to lovers still held dear

mid-19th century

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) from the natural history cabinet of Anna... [Read more]

circa 1768

Dickson, Archibald, 1703–1747

Drawings of houses and gardens

1736-1743

Fortune teller's notebook

[1829?]

Beckman, Martin, -1702

Plans for the fortifications at Hull

1681-1682

Album of domestic interiors and figures in fashionable dress

circa 1860

Cobweb three-dimensional watercolor

Lucknow from the Gomti

1826

Jervis, Anne Sarah Paget, 1801–1886

Drawings of England and India

1817-1852

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) and eggs, with red currant (Ribes cf.... [Read more]

circa 1768

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

1777

Crowquills and goosequills

circa 1855-1857

Estcourt, Thomas Grimston Bucknall, 1775–1853

Sketchbooks

1826-1851

Drawing folder with watercolors

ca. 1850

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

?White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus), with bramble (Rubus... [Read more]

circa 1768

Walter, John

A tour in North Wales

1817

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

?House wren (Troglodytes aedon) and eggs, with a specimen from the... [Read more]

circa 1768

Grand tour watercolor albums

1793-1842

Gilpin, William, 1724–1804

Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape

circa 1790

Great Britain. Admiralty

Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet

[approximately 1711]

Album of drawings of English moths, butterflies, flowers, and mollusks

1805-1822

Bede, Cuthbert, 1827–1889

Scraps collected from all books, at all times, in all places and on all subjects

circa 1841-1872

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) and eggs, with bramble (Rubus L.)... [Read more]

circa 1768

Trollope, Robert, -1686

Osbourne's Fort

1676

Irby family commonplace book

1823-1852

Palairet, Septimus Henry, 1807–1854

Sketchbook

circa 1830

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth... [Read more]

circa 1768

Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744–1818

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

1784-1800

A token of faithful love! To my dearest Valentine!

mid-19th century

Quartettes

circa 1860?

Garnett, John, b. ca. 1791?

Sketchbook

circa 1811

Basil, Simon, -1615

Survey of Hertford Castle

1608

Edwards, George, 1694–1773

Selections from George Edwards' A natural history of uncommon birds

approximately 1746

Ireland, Samuel, died 1800

Original watercolors for A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant, and part of... [Read more]

1789

Rotherham, Bryan, 1876–

Treatise on the art of weaving, with a full description of the Jacquard machine

1897

Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent

mid-19th century

Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840

A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China

1810

Dick, James Nicholas, 1832–1920

Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James... [Read more]

1853-1898

T'is happiness we have in view, and mine is in possessing you

mid-19th century

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

cf. Soldanella L., with holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) and (Lepidoptera... [Read more]

circa 1768

Yelloly, Sophia Mary, 1811–1840

Yelloly family watercolor albums

1827-1839

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) and eggs, with wild strawberry (Fragaria... [Read more]

circa 1768

Archer, James, approximately 1632–approximately 1680

Plan of the town of Hull and its immediate surroundings

ca. 1680

Muriel, Catharine

Catharine Muriel commonplace book

1825-circa 1840

Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813

Flora of the British Isles

circa 1790-1810?