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Rare Books and Manuscripts 1,256
Reference Library 3

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Rocque, John, -1762 13
Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703 7
Blome, Richard, 1635–1705 5
Britton, John, 1771–1857 5
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 5
Nimrod, 1778–1843 5
Ogilby, John, 1600–1676 5
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580 5
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833 5
Speed, John, 1552?-1629 5
C. & J. Greenwood 4
Dixon, Henry Hall, 1822–1870 4
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849 4
Great Britain. Ordnance Survey 4
Kip, William 4
Measom, George S 4
Storer, James, 1771–1853 4
Strutt, Joseph, 1749–1802 4
Beckford, Peter, 1740–1811 3
Boazio, Baptista 3
Cleveley, John, 1747–1786 3
Combe, William, 1742–1823 3
Darly, Matthias 3
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776–1847 3
Dighton, Robert, 1752–1814 3
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 3
Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741–1801 3
Lysons, Samuel, 1763–1819 3
Mason, Richard, active 1808–1861? 3
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837 3

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Accessible in the Study Room 1,256
Accessible in the Reference Library 3

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 1,101
Free to Use 155

Image Available

unavailable 1,032
available 224

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 1

Classification

Books 905
Maps & Atlas (printed) 101
Prints 97
Archives & Manuscripts 64
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 27
Periodicals 18
Articles & Chapters 5
Drawings & Watercolors 4
Music (printed) 3
Visual Materials 3

Collective Title

Period

19th century 751
18th century 335
17th century 119
20th century 55
16th century 8
21st century 1

Materials & Techniques

wove paper 2

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

engraving 1,256

wood engraving 204
etching 133
map 125
ephemera 109
aquatint 106
armorial bookplates (provenance) 106
lithograph 100
stipple engraving 64
steel engraving 54
advertisement 47
trade cards (advertising) 47
blank form 39
drawing book 38
extra-illustrated copies (provenance) 38
mezzotint 36
private press books (publishing) 35
woodcut 35
billhead 32
recreation 30
financial record 29
soft-ground etching 28
game 27
publisher's advertisement 23
atlase 22
board game 21
guidebook 21
receipts (financial records) 21
watercolor 21
handbooks and manual 19

Genre

Subject Terms

Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 44
Drawing -- Technique. 30
Architecture -- Early works to 1800. 26
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. 26
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. 24
Great Britain -- Description and travel. 20
Clothing and dress -- Great Britain. 18
Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance. 18
Architecture -- Details -- Early works to 1800. 17
London (England) -- Description and travel. 16
Painting -- Technique. 16
Satire, English. 16
Voyages and travels. 15
Clothing trade -- Great Britain. 14
Architecture -- Orders -- Early works to 1800. 13
Beaumont, Richard Blackett -- Bookplate. 12
Drawing -- Study and teaching. 12
Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate. 12
Watercolor painting -- Technique. 12
Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. 11
London (England) -- Pictorial works. 11
Watercolor painting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. 11
Horses. 10
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 10
Wales -- Maps. 10
Cambridgeshire (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 9
Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- 19th century. 9
Interior decoration -- Great Britain. 9
London (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 9
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown -- Publisher. 9

Subject Period

19th century 153
18th century 44
17th century 16
20th century 8
11th century 2
16th century 2
18th centtury 1
Alfred, 871-899 1
Silurian 1
To 332 B.C 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 330
England 152
London 62
London (England) 59
United States 25
Wales 25
Cambridgeshire (England) 21
Italy 19
France 18
America 16
Europe 15
Edinburgh 14
Scotland 13
Canada 12
West Indies 12
Edinburgh (Scotland) 11
India 11
Bristol (England) 9
Ireland 9
Northwest Passage 9
Cambridge (England) 8
North America 8
Waltham Saint Lawrence 8
London Region (England) 7
Oxford 7
Arctic regions 6
Australia 6
Greece 6
Newcastle upon Tyne (England) 6
Oceania 6

Associated People

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821 7
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820 5
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830 5
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852 4
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824 3
Coke, Thomas William, Earl of Leicester, 1752–1842 3
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528 3
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533–1603 3
Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631–1656 3
Strathallan, James Andrew John Lawrence Charles Drummond, Viscount, 1767–1851 3
Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664–1726 3
Beckford, William, 1760–1844 2
Bickford family 2
Bigges, Walter, -1586 2
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753–1813 2
Buggin, Barrington 2
Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton, Viscount, 1780–1845 2
Cracknall, James 2
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 2
Hatherton, Edward John Walhouse Littleton, Baron, 1791–1863 2
Lee family 2
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832 2
Mytton, John, 1796–1834 2
Pembroke, Thomas Herbert, Earl of, 1656–1733 2
Pigot, James, 1769–1843 2
Portlock, Nathaniel, 1748?-1817 2
Raphael, 1483–1520 2
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818 2
Sackville family 2
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758–1834 2

Exhibition History

Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) 14
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) 12
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019) 10
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 10
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 8
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) 5
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989) 4
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12) 3
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30) 3
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04) 3
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 2
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30) 2
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10) 2
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006) 2
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978) 2
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) 2
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 1
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31) 1
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19) 1
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08) 1
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014) 1
Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28) 1
The Paston Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World (Yale Center for British Art, February 15, 2018-May 27, 2018) 1
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21) 1
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009) 1

Credit Line

22653444280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 31
22781117950008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4
22652041220008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
22653393270008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22653442870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22653444540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22818971350008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22826542020008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
22968157270008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22971051850008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22606027200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606087540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606090340008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606093680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606108160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606301690008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606318960008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606992560008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607041020008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607197660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607625660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607706870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607706880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22608083100008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609451400008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609457860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609502590008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609503430008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22611226810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22611247070008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

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English 1,256

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Accessible in the Study Room
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

The anatomy of the horse

1766
Accessible in the Study Room
Sweet, Robert, 1783–1835

Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of... [Read more]

1827-28
Accessible in the Study Room
The Historical and local new Bath guide,

[ca. 1832]
Accessible in the Study Room
Young's London Drapery House (Firm : Tynemouth and Whitley)

Advertisement for Young's London Drapery House

1886
Accessible in the Study Room
Salisbury, W. T

Select meditations and reflections on death

circa 1782-1792
Accessible in the Study Room
Fussell, Joseph, 1818–1912

The youths drawing book complete

[1832?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Brearey & Myers (Firm : York, England)

[Letter from Brearey & Myers to Thorpe, Black Swan, York, for order of a New... [Read more]

June 11th, 1828
Accessible in the Study Room
Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-

[The travellers guide

[1686?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Twelve prints of sea engagements

[between 1771 and 1785]
Accessible in the Study Room
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677

Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, limning, painting, etching

1675
Accessible in the Study Room
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of nature in... [Read more]

1st Novr. 1818
Accessible in the Study Room
Wilson, Thomas, dancing master

A description of the correct method of waltzing

1816
Accessible in the Study Room
Hill, Thomas Wright, 1763–1851

T.W. Hill's boarding school & day school, Gough St

[between 1803 and 1819]
Accessible in the Study Room
The Chinese silk manufactory represented in twelve copper plates

[between 1771 and 1785]
Accessible in the Study Room
Alexander McBean & Sons

Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander... [Read more]

1900
Accessible in the Study Room
Hamilton, Catherine

Catherine Hamilton commonplace book

1822-1880
Accessible in the Study Room
Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703

A new map of the English empire in America

[ca. 1695]
Accessible in the Study Room
Westminster Hotel (Chester, England)

The Westminster Hotel

[189-?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Aesop's Fables

1687
Accessible in the Study Room
Foster, Vere, 1819–1900

Vere Foster's Copy books

[approximately 1897?]
Accessible in the Study Room
King's Arms & Castle Hotel (Kenilworth, England)

King's Arms & Castle Hotel

[May 15th, 1891]
Accessible in the Study Room
Urch, Henry

[Price list for items produced and sold by Henry Urch, Saddle and Harness... [Read more]

May, 1851
Accessible in the Study Room
Science in sport, or, The pleasure of astronomy

[1804]
Accessible in the Study Room
Fox, George

Laurie & Whittle's new, moral & entertaining game of the mansion of... [Read more]

13 Octr. 1800
Accessible in the Study Room
Rocque, John, -1762

A geometrical plan of the city and suburbs of Bristol

[175-?]
Accessible in the Study Room
A second floor to let

[1850?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Pricke, Robert

The architects store-house

1674
Accessible in the Study Room
An arithmetical pastime

April 19th, 1798
Accessible in the Study Room
Halfpenny, William, d. 1755

Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented

1752
Accessible in the Study Room
A book of eighteen leaves

1757
Accessible in the Study Room
Macdonald, Thomas (Engraver)

Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer

[approximately 1880?]
Accessible in the Study Room
The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich

[approximately 1825]
Accessible in the Study Room
E. & S.R. Richards

Billheads recording clothing purchased by Robert W. Stevenson from E. & S.R.... [Read more]

1891
Accessible in the Study Room
Jersey algae

1860
Accessible in the Study Room
[The Popish Plot]

[1679?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Scott, William Bell, 1811–1890

Antiquarian gleanings in the North of England

[1851]
Accessible in the Study Room
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798

The journey from Chester to London

MDCCLXXXII [1782]
Accessible in the Study Room
Lady

The lady's economical assistant, or, The art of cutting out, and making the most... [Read more]

1808
Accessible in the Study Room
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1793–1868

R. Ackermann, Junr's

[approximately 1825]
Accessible in the Study Room
Charles Skipper & East (London, England)

Charles Skipper & East, engravers, printers

[between 1833 and 1877]
Accessible in the Study Room
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818

Vinters in Kent, a seat of James Whatman Esqr

1797
Accessible in the Study Room
Overton, John, 1640–1708?

[Composite world atlas]

[1686?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Frederick & Robert Sparrow & Co.

Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea... [Read more]

[1823]
Accessible in the Study Room
Skelton, William, 1763–1848

Skelton, copper plate printer

[approximately 1800?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637–1714

A book of landskips & buildings pleasant & useful for youth to draw after

[between 1726 and 1736]
Accessible in the Study Room
W. Mole (Birmingham, England)

W. Mole, 24 Paradise Street, Birmingham

[1850?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Campbell, Colen, 1676–1729

Vitruvius Britannicus, or, The British architect

MDCCXV-MDCCLXXI [1715-1771]
Accessible in the Study Room
R., J. & S. Garrard

Billhead recording purchases by the Rev. L. Iremanger from R.J. & S. Garrard,... [Read more]

1824
Accessible in the Study Room
London interiors

[1841-1844]
Accessible in the Study Room
Varley, Cornelius, 1781–1873

A treatise on optical drawing instruments

1845

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