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Reference Library 1,111
Rare Books and Manuscripts 307

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Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797 12
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784 9
Boswell, James, 1740–1795 8
Paulson, Ronald 6
Alexander, William, 1767–1816 5
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 5
Alexander, David (David S.) 4
Bindman, David, 1940– 4
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 4
Lowth, Robert, 1761 or 1762–1822 4
Pointon, Marcia R 4
Porter, Roy, 1946–2002 4
Ribeiro, Aileen, 1944– 4
Storff, Paul Auguste de 4
Black, Jeremy, 1955– 3
Boydell, John, 1719–1804 3
Bush, Douglas, 1896–1983 3
Craske, Matthew 3
De Gomme, Bernard, 1620–1685 3
Engel, Laura 3
Hallett, Mark, 1965– 3
Hargraves, Matthew, 1978– 3
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery 3
Langford, Paul 3
Leppert, Richard D 3
Martz, Louis L. (Louis Lohr), 1913–2001 3
Mason, George Henry 3
Mowl, Tim 3
Myrone, Martin 3
Namier, L. B. (Lewis Bernstein), 1888–1960 3

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Accessible in the Reference Library 1,111
Accessible in the Study Room 307

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 1,390
Free to Use 26

Image Available

unavailable 1,374
available 42

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 7

Classification

Books 1,269
Archives & Manuscripts 42
Articles & Chapters 33
Maps & Atlases (manuscript) 16
Videos 16
Periodicals 13
Prints 12
Maps & Atlas (printed) 10
Drawings & Watercolors 2
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 1

Collective Title

Period

20th century 593
21st century 531
18th century 170
19th century 119
17th century 21
16th century 1

Materials & Techniques

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

history 55
engraving 44
ink drawing 32
watercolor 30
exhibition catalog 28
map 28
aquatint 22
wood engraving 21
armorial bookplates (provenance) 18
private press books (publishing) 14
etching 13
biographie 12
commonplace book 10
criticism, interpretation, etc 10
biography 9
ephemera 9
poem 9
catalog 8
graphite drawing 8
extra-illustrated copies (provenance) 7
mezzotint 7
annotations (provenance) 6
botanical illustration 6
diarie 6
drawing book 6
account book 5
advertisement 5
auction catalog 5
broadside 5
cut-paper work 5

Genre

Subject Terms

Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. 45
English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism. 39
Great Britain. 36
Hilles, Frederick Whiley, 1900– -- Provenance (BAC,REF) 33
English poetry -- 18th century. 29
England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. 26
Watercolor painting -- 18th century -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. 23
Watercolor painting -- 19th century -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. 23
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 22
Art, British -- 18th century. 21
London (England) -- History -- 18th century. 19
England. 17
Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603–1714. 17
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1603–1714. 17
Hilles, Frederick Whiley, 1900– -- Provenance (Bac,Ref) 17
Watercolor painting -- 18th century -- England -- Exhibitions. 17
English wit and humor, Pictorial. 16
Fortification -- Great Britain. 16
Great Britain -- Defenses. 16
Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. 16
Watercolor painting -- 19th century -- England -- Exhibitions. 16
Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography. 15
English literature -- Early modern, 1500–1700 -- Bibliography. 15
Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century. 15
Aesthetics, British -- 18th century. 14
English literature -- Early modern, 1500–1700 -- History and criticism. 13
Art, British. 12
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500–1700 -- History and criticism. 12
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. 12
Watercolor painting -- 18th century -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions. 12

Subject Period

18th century 1,416

19th century 2
16th century 1
17th century 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 517
England 300
London (England) 50
London 38
France 35
United States 35
Europe 33
Ireland 26
Scotland 24
India 21
Italy 17
Canada 7
China 7
Dublin (Ireland) 7
Rome (Italy) 7
Virginia 7
England London 6
Great Britain America 6
North America 6
Russia 6
Hull (England) 5
Paris (France) 5
Groebritannien 4
Guernsey 4
Isle of Wight (England) 4
Switzerland 4
West Indies 4
Bath (England) 3
Greece 3
Liverpool 3

Associated People

Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797 20
Blake, William, 1757–1827 19
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 19
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784 16
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 15
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 11
Adam, Robert, 1728–1792 8
Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700–1788 8
Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797 8
Boswell, James, 1740–1795 7
Garrick, David, 1717–1779 7
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758–1805 7
Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744 7
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827 6
Swift, Jonathan, 1667–1745 6
Beckford, William, 1760–1844 5
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 5
Romney, George, 1734–1802 5
Burke, Edmund, 1729–1797 4
Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796 4
Charlemont, James Caulfeild, Earl of, 1728–1799 4
Flaxman, John, 1755–1826 4
Hunter, William, 1718–1783 4
Pepys, Samuel, 1633–1703 4
Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821 4
Stuart, House of 4
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 4
Boydell, John, 1720–1804 3
Canaletto, 1697–1768 3
Constable, John, 1776–1837 3

Exhibition History

Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04) 5
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989) 4
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) 3
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) 3
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 2
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31) 2
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 1
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30) 1
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10) 1
Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-10-02 - 2014-12-14) 1
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 1
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 1
The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26) 1

Credit Line

22653444280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22770966170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22606801030008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609529050008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609529070008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609529090008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22610299640008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22611222480008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22612473440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22612473470008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22612478060008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22614573550008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22614747790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22614826860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22615981610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22618319950008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22618901400008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22621907450008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971 1
22622588400008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22623832360008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22628646690008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22631618130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22631655790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22632839500008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22633019180008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22634529810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22634852450008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22634852470008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22635805510008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22636032680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

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English 1,416

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The picturesque beauties of Shakspeare

[1787]
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Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801

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

approximately 1798-1799
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The grand historical picture of the storming of Seringapatam by the... [Read more]

[1800?]
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Twelve prints of sea engagements

[between 1771 and 1785]
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Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760–1824

The costume of Hindostan

1807
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Beckman, Martin, -1702

Plans for the fortifications at Hull

1681-1682
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The ... Fashions of London and Paris
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Lynch, Richard, -1781

Will of Patrick Lynch

1781
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Hamilton, Catherine

Catherine Hamilton commonplace book

1822-1880
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Clarke, James Stanier, 1765?-1834

The life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B.

1809
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Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798

Some account of London

1791
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De Gomme, Bernard, 1620–1685

The bounds of the fortificatie of Gosport

approximately 1678
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Collins, Patrick, -1781

Will of Patrick Collins

1781
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Darly, M. (Mary)

Hinton & Lock

[not after 1778]
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Tennant, Smithson, 1761–1815

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

[1790]
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Tomlinson, Kellom

The art of dancing explained by reading and figures

MDCCXXXV [1735]
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Alexander, William, 1767–1816

The costume of China

1805
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Land tax bill for William Bourn, April 5th, 1798

1798
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Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779

The Vitruvian principles of architecture, practically... [Read more]

1737
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Newmarket, Mildenhall, and Swaffham stage waggons

1796
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Trollope, Robert, -1686

Osbourne's Fort

1676
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Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607–1677

Kyngeston vpon Hvll

circa 1642
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The rice manufactury in China

[1770?]
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Archer, James, approximately 1632–approximately 1680

Plan of the town of Hull and its immediate surroundings

ca. 1680
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Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744–1818

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

1784-1800
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Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792–1850

History of the Irish rebellion in 1798

1845
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Home, Robert, 1752–1834

Select views in Mysore,

1794
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Walker, Augustine

Cut-paper diorama of the HMS Sutherland

1763
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Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744–1797

Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam,... [Read more]

1796
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Lloyd, Mr., active 1795

Bill for school expenses for Cyrill Clough, at Henry Lloyd's school

1795
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Panorama, Leicester-Square

[1793]
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Jones, Edward, 1752–1824

Musical and poetical relicks of the Welsh bards

1784
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Twelve remarkable views in North America and West Indies

[between 1771 and 1785]
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The naval achievements of Great Britain, from the year 1793 to 1817

[1817]
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Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square

[1789]
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To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity

[1773]
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Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840

A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China

1810
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Colebrook, Robert H.

Twelve views of places in the Kingdom of Mysore

[1805]
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Rose, Richard, 1728–1770

A journal of a voyage to Madrass

1761
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Marlborough Coffee House (London, England)

A catalogue of curious and true original pictures, by the best Italian and... [Read more]

[1712]
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Bowles & Carver

Bowles & Carver's new and enlarged catalogue, of accurate and useful... [Read more]

1795]
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Gibbon, Edward, 1737–1794

Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire

MDCCXCVI [1796]
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

Journal and notebook kept during a tour through France and Italy in 1773

1773
Image not yet available

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Romney, George, 1734–1802

Twenty five drawings by George Romney, 1734-1802

2002
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Gainsborough

2002
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Landscapes by Thomas Gainsborough

1962
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

The works of William Hogarth

1824
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

William Hogarth's A harlot's progress

[1995?]
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

Prints published by W. Hogarth

1762
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

Anecdotes of William Hogarth,

[1970?]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's modern world

2020
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A harpy and his brothers

[2023]
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Exhibition of 18th and 19th century English watercolours from 15th June until... [Read more]

1965
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Carlyle, Thomas, 1795–1881

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great,

1894
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Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821

Hester Lynch Piozzi letters to Dr. William Makepeace Thackeray,

1795, April 16-1816, September 10
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Wentworth Castle Conference (2010)

Wentworth Castle and Georgian political gardening

2012
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Wilton, Andrew

British watercolours, 1750-1880

2011
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Grey, Booth, 1740–1802

Botanical collages from the circle of Booth Grey

1790s
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The eighteenth century woman

c1982
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The English masters

2006
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The English masters

[2006]
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The English masters

[2006]
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Sense & sensation

c2003
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Burton, John Hill, 1809–1881

A history of the reign of Queen Anne

1880
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William Wordsworth and the age of English romanticism

1988
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Trevelyan, George Macaulay, 1876–1962

England under the Stuarts

1928
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Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl, 1805–1875

History of England from the peace of Utrecht to the peace of Versailles,... [Read more]

1851-54 [v.1, 1853]
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The English masters

[2006]
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Takeda, Sharon Sadako.

Fashioning fashion

2010
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Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827

A new book of horses and carriages

[1784]
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Cullen, Fintan

Sources in Irish art

2000
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Paris, city of revolution

c1989
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Burney, Charles, 1726–1814

Dr. Charles Burney's continental travels 1770-1772

1927
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Nokes, David

John Gay, a profession of friendship

1995
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Spender, Michael

The glory of watercolour

c1987
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The romantic print in the age of revolutions

2003]
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Lewis Walpole Library

A collection's progress

2014
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Berlin, Isaiah, 1909–1997

The roots of romanticism

c2013
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Guy, Thomas, 1645?-1725

A copy of the last will and testament of Thomas Guy, Esq.

1815
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Warton, Thomas, 1728–1790

Verses on Sir Joshua Reynolds's painted window at New-College Oxford

1783
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The tyranny of treatment

2003
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Sedgwick, Romney, 1894–

The House of Commons, 1715-1754

1970
Image not yet available

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Alexander, William, 1767–1816

The costume of the Russian Empire

MDCCCIII [1803]
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Aspin, Jehoshaphat, 18th/19th cent

The naval and military exploits which have distinguished the... [Read more]

1820
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Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690–1770

The florist, or, An extensive and curious collection of flowers, for the... [Read more]

[1759]
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Hayden, Ruth

Mrs. Delany, her life and her flowers

2000
Image not yet available

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Snowden, W. Crawford

London 200 years ago

[1946?]
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Edgcumbe, Richard

The art of the gold chaser in eighteenth-century London

2000
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Old London

[1908]
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Boswell, James, 1740–1795

A letter to the people of Scotland on the alarming attempt to infringe the... [Read more]

1785
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Eighteenth and nineteenth century British drawings and watercolours

1997
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

First-line index of English poetry, 1500-1800, in manuscripts of the... [Read more]

c2005
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Pressly, William L., 1944–

The French Revolution as blasphemy

c1999
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An eighteenth century obsession

[2017]
Accessible in the Reference Library
Massey, Roger

Ceramics of Vauxhall

2007
Image not yet available

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India, a pageant of prints

2006, c1989
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Bayard, Jane

Works of splendor and imagination

c1981
Accessible in the Reference Library
Donald, Diana

Followers of fashion

c2002
Image not yet available

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Grolier Club

Catalogve of original and early editions of some of the poetical and prose works of... [Read more]

1963
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Nygren, Edward J

Views and visions

1986

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