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Reference Library 759
Rare Books and Manuscripts 511

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Karl Baedeker (Firm) 25
Chancellor, E. Beresford (Edwin Beresford), 1868–1937 18
Besant, Walter, 1836–1901 14
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 11
Kent, William, 1884–1963 11
Rocque, John, -1762 10
Vaughan, William, 1752–1850 10
Timbs, John, 1801–1875 8
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons 7
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer) 7
Bell, Walter George, 1867–1942 6
Guildhall Library (London, England) 6
Cruchley, G. F 5
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849 5
John Murray (Firm) 5
Loftie, W. J. (William John), 1839–1911 5
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833 5
Stow, John, 1525?-1605 5
Brandt, Bill, 1904–1983 4
Dighton, Richard, 1795–1880 4
Gomme, George Laurence, 1853–1916 4
Harper, Charles G. (Charles George), 1863–1943 4
Home, Gordon, 1878–1969 4
Jesse, John Heneage, 1815–1874 4
Leigh, Samuel 4
London County Council 4
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798 4
Wheatley, Henry B. (Henry Benjamin), 1838–1917 4
Wilson, T. C 4
Barker, Felix, 1917–1997 3

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Accessible in the Reference Library 759
Accessible in the Study Room 511

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 1,219
Free to Use 48

Image Available

unavailable 1,188
available 79

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 3

Classification

Books 955
Articles & Chapters 142
Maps & Atlas (printed) 58
Prints 34
Archives & Manuscripts 26
Periodicals 17
Postcards 11
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 7
Videos 5
Music (printed) 2
Drawings & Watercolors 1
Photographs 1
Visual Materials 1

Collective Title

Period

20th century 591
19th century 408
21st century 164
18th century 106
17th century 11
16th century 1

Materials & Techniques

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

engraving 59
wood engraving 52
map 51
ephemera 50
aquatint 32
etching 32
history 24
panorama 23
advertisement 20
blank form 15
lithograph 14
postcard 14
accordion fold format (binding) 13
billhead 12
financial record 12
photograph 11
pictorial work 11
receipts (financial records) 11
artists' book 10
chromolithograph 10
guidebook 10
crie 9
private press books (publishing) 9
armorial bookplates (provenance) 8
art 7
diarie 7
photomechanical print 7
prospectuse 7
view 7
bird's-eye view 6

Genre

Subject Terms

London (England) -- Description and travel. 217
London (England) -- Pictorial works. 135
London (England) -- Guidebooks. 129
London (England) -- History. 120
London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. 104
London (England) -- Social life and customs. 90
London (England) -- Maps. 60
England -- London. 52
London (England) -- Antiquities. 48
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 47
Architecture -- England -- London. 34
London (England) -- In art. 28
Great Britain -- Description and travel. 22
London (England) -- Churches. 22
London (England) -- History -- 18th century. 22
Streets -- England -- London. 22
London (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 21
London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works. 20
London (England) 18
Historic buildings -- England -- London. 15
London (England) -- Directories. 15
London (England) -- In art -- Exhibitions. 15
London (England) -- Social conditions. 15
Thames River (England) -- Pictorial works. 14
London (England) -- History -- 17th century. 13
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. 13
Architecture, Domestic -- England -- London. 12
Buildings. 12
English wit and humor, Pictorial. 12
London (England) -- Docks, wharves, etc. 12

Subject Period

19th century 106
20th century 71
18th century 50
17th century 24
16th century 22
21st century 5
England 1
London 1

Associated Places

London (England) 1,267

Great Britain 64
England London 54
Thames River (England) 30
Westminster (London, England) 30
London Region (England) 16
England 12
Paris (France) 7
Southwark (London, England) 7
Middlesex (England) 6
London Metropolitan Area (England) 5
France 4
London 4
Europe 3
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England) 3
Venice (Italy) 3
Bath (England) 2
Bloomsbury (London, England) 2
Brighton (England) 2
City of London (England) 2
Covent Garden (London, England) 2
Dublin (Ireland) 2
Edinburgh (Scotland) 2
England City of London 2
England Thames River 2
Fleet Street (London, England) 2
Hyde Park (London, England) 2
London Bridge (London, England) 2
Londres (GB) 2
Mayfair (London, England) 2

Associated People

Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632–1723 8
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 7
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901 7
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 5
Soane, John, Sir, 1753–1837 4
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 3
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936 3
Hawksmoor, Nicholas, 1661–1736 3
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 3
Morris, William, 1834–1896 3
Strathallan, James Andrew John Lawrence Charles Drummond, Viscount, 1767–1851 3
Virtue, John, born 1947 3
Auerbach, Frank, 1931– 2
Brandt, Bill, 1904–1983 2
Brookes, Joshua, -1803 2
Brookes, Paul, active 1803 2
Cracknall, James 2
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952 2
Gillray, James, 1756–1815 2
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607–1677 2
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784 2
Laroon, Marcellus, 1653–1702 2
Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830–1896 2
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827 2
Scharf, George, 1788–1860 2
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860 2
Adam, Robert, 1728–1792 1
Adams family 1
Adams, Evelyn, fl. 1888–1925 1
Aitchison, George, 1825–1910 1

Exhibition History

Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 10
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30) 4
Art in Focus: Relics of Old London (Yale Center for British Art, May 11, 2016-August 14, 2016) 1
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17) 1
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) 1
Peterloo and Protest (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-08-16 - 2019-12-01) 1

Credit Line

22770980730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 8
22709589860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22711751790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22653444280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22809625210008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22809639860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22809675700008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22809677630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman 2
22826412150008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
22609484060008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22610869040008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612457260008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22612457280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22612457300008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22612457320008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22613472610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22614733800008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22615397390008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22615962600008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman 1
22616517130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22616693460008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross 1
22617814050008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22617816310008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22618511740008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22623486970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22624488730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22628646690008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22632119280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22632221220008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22633258910008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

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English 1,267

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Accessible in the Study Room
Cabaret Theatre Club (London, England)

Collection of Cabaret Theatre Club and Cave of the Golden Calf printed ephemera,

1912-1914
Accessible in the Study Room
Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767–1840

Modern London

1805
Accessible in the Study Room
Ogilby, John, 1600–1676

A large and accurate map of the city of London

1677]
Accessible in the Study Room
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833

Ancient topography of London

1815
Accessible in the Study Room
Newmarket, Mildenhall, and Swaffham stage waggons

1796
Accessible in the Study Room
The microcosm of London

[1808-10]
Accessible in the Study Room
Barker, Robert, 1739–1806

[London from the roof of the Albion Mills]

1792-1793
Accessible in the Study Room
Cooper, Miss, active 19th century

Miss Cooper educates a limited number of young ladies

[approximately 1850]
Accessible in the Study Room
[3 postcards from the Franco-British Exhibition]

[1908]
Accessible in the Study Room
Cracknall, James

Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord... [Read more]

1832
Accessible in the Study Room
Prince of Wales Theatre (London, England)

[Program for performance by Marion Hood in Dorothy at the Prince of Wales... [Read more]

[approximately 1887]
Accessible in the Study Room
Leighton, George Cargill, 1826–1895

Grand architectural panorama of London

1849
Accessible in the Study Room
Establishment for the education of young ladies conducted by the Misses Sadler,... [Read more]

[approximately 1850]
Accessible in the Study Room
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)

London and its environs in the nineteenth century

[1829, i.e. 1829-1831]
Accessible in the Study Room
Furness, F.

F. Furness, painter and gilder

[between 1826 and 1840?]
Accessible in the Study Room
A book of the habits, customes, and manners of diverse nations

[169-?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Agas, Ralph, 1545–1621

London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom.... [Read more]

October 30th, 1789
Accessible in the Study Room
Leath, Henry

Billhead of Henry Leath, London clothier, recording purchases by J.... [Read more]

1851
Accessible in the Study Room
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863

Panorama of the Thames from London to Richmond

[1824]
Accessible in the Study Room
Moser, Robert James, 1828–1908

Drawings of London street life

1888
Accessible in the Study Room
Cracknall, James

Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord... [Read more]

1830
Accessible in the Study Room
Phoenix (Restaurant : London, England)

The Phoenix soup & dining-rooms

[early 19th century]
Accessible in the Study Room
J. Lyons & Company

Menu

1934
Accessible in the Study Room
Zoological Society of London

Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879.... [Read more]

1879
Accessible in the Study Room
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849

Key to the picture of the fancy going to a fight at Moulsey-Hurst

1819
Accessible in the Study Room
Leech, John, 1817–1864

Portraits of children of the mobility

1841
Accessible in the Study Room
John R. Purssell & Comp.

John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey

[between 1850 and 1875?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Thornton, William

The new, complete, and universal history, description, and survey of the... [Read more]

1784
Accessible in the Study Room
Rocque, John, -1762

A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round

1748
Accessible in the Study Room
Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779

[Views of the cities of Westminster and London taken from the opposite bank of the... [Read more]

1749
Accessible in the Study Room
United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps (London, England)

Eleventh anniversary of the United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps

1836
Accessible in the Study Room
Rocque, John, -1762

The environs of London

[1763]
Accessible in the Study Room
Receipt for taxes paid by Samuel Forester

April 25, 1803
Accessible in the Study Room
London

[approximately 1951]
Accessible in the Study Room
The temple of taste

[1796]
Accessible in the Study Room
Duke of York's Theatre (London, England)

[Program for the the Duke of York's Theatre production of Pink string and... [Read more]

[1943]
Accessible in the Study Room
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833

Antiquities of London and its environs

1791-[1800]
Accessible in the Study Room
J. Beagles & Co. Ltd.

Queen Victoria Memorial

1911
Accessible in the Study Room
Edwards, James, 1756–1816

A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex

1801
Accessible in the Study Room
Pidcock's Royal Menagerie (London, England)

Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token

[approximately 1800]
Accessible in the Study Room
Le Lacheur, Madame, active 1845

Novel and interesting exhibition of fancy shell-work!

[1845]
Accessible in the Study Room
Daniell, William, 1769–1837

To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these... [Read more]

January 1st, 1805
Accessible in the Study Room
Jerrold, Blanchard, 1826–1884

London

1872
Accessible in the Study Room
Haldane, James (Tailor)

Billhead of James Haldane, London tailor, recording services rendered to... [Read more]

1843
Accessible in the Study Room
Relics of old London

1875-1886]
Accessible in the Study Room
Cyder Cellars, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden

[early 19th century]
Accessible in the Study Room
Hughes, S. H.

Panoramic view round the Regent's park

1831
Accessible in the Study Room
London interiors

[1841-1844]
Accessible in the Study Room
Brookes's Menagerie (London, England)

Original Menagerie, New Road, near Fitzroy Square, London

between 1803 and 1813?
Accessible in the Study Room
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789–1856

Going to a fight

1819

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