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1. "Curry & rice," on forty plates, or, The ingredients of social life at "our station" in India / by George Francklin Atkinson.

"Curry & rice," on forty plates, or, The ingredients of social life at "our station" in India / by George Francklin Atkinson.
Creator:
Atkinson, George Francklin
Date:
[1859]
Physical Description:
[90] p., [39] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. "Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.

"Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.
Creator:
Our Boys Clothing Company
Date:
[ca. 1885?]
Physical Description:
[16] p. : chiefly ill. ; 15 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. [A collection of engravings of castles, abbeys, etc. in England and Wales, by Saml. and Nathl. Buck]

[A collection of engravings of castles, abbeys, etc. in England and Wales, by Saml. and Nathl. Buck]
Creator:
Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779
Date:
1726-42
Physical Description:
9 v. 420 plates. 32 x 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. [A tour in Wales MDCCLXX.

[A tour in Wales MDCCLXX.
Creator:
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798
Date:
1778-1781]
Physical Description:
2 v. ill., plates, plans, ports. 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. [Advertisement for household items made by blind workers].

[Advertisement for household items made by blind workers].
Creator:
London Association for the Blind
Date:
[approximately 1930]
Physical Description:
[4] pages : illustrations ; 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. [Advertisement for Hull General Cemetery, Spring Bank, citing charges, fees and regulations].

[Advertisement for Hull General Cemetery, Spring Bank, citing charges, fees and regulations].
Creator:
Hull General Cemetery (Kingston upon Hull, England)
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. [African scenery and animals]

[African scenery and animals]
Creator:
Daniell, Samuel, 1775–1811
Date:
[1804-1805]
Physical Description:
[10] leaves, [32] leaves of plates ; 50 x 61 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. [Billhead of S. Dixon, carver and gilder, looking glass and picture frame manufacturer, recording purchase made by Lady Hartland on May 25th, 1835]

[Billhead of S. Dixon, carver and gilder, looking glass and picture frame manufacturer, recording purchase made by Lady Hartland on May 25th, 1835]
Creator:
Dixon, S. (Carver)
Date:
1835
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 13 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. [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

10. [Bookmark, Royal Exchange Assurance : Fire, life, Marine, burglary, personal accident, employers liability].

[Bookmark, Royal Exchange Assurance : Fire, life, Marine, burglary, personal accident, employers liability].
Creator:
Royal Exchange Assurance (Firm)
Date:
[approximately 1900?]
Physical Description:
1 bookmark : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. [Broadside addressed to the Rev. G. A. Rogers, Vicar of Leominster].

[Broadside addressed to the Rev. G. A. Rogers, Vicar of Leominster].
Date:
January 10, 1850
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. [Catalog for Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory]

[Catalog for Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory]
Creator:
Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory
Date:
[1784?]
Physical Description:
[36] leaves : ill. 50 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. [Catalogue of specimens of iron and brass castings : from the Coalbrookdale Company Foundry, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire]

[Catalogue of specimens of iron and brass castings : from the Coalbrookdale Company Foundry, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire]
Creator:
Coalbrookdale Company
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
37 leaves : all ill. ; 22 x 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. [Coffin furniture: manufacturers' pattern book].

[Coffin furniture: manufacturers' pattern book].
Date:
[ca. 1783]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. [Collection of prints illustrating Victoria and Albert and their children].

[Collection of prints illustrating Victoria and Albert and their children].
Date:
ca. 1845]
Physical Description:
[10] sheets : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. [Composite world atlas.]

[Composite world atlas.]
Creator:
Overton, Henry, 1675 or 1676–1751
Date:
ca. 1686]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. [Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].

[Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].
Creator:
Howle, J. (Tailor)
Date:
[approximately 1820-1830]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. [Oetzmann & Co. furniture catalog].

[Oetzmann & Co. furniture catalog].
Creator:
Oetzmann & Co.
Date:
[1897?]
Physical Description:
155, [1] pages : illustrations ; 18 x 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. [Price list for items produced and sold by Henry Urch, Saddle and Harness Manufacturer, 84, Long Acre, London].

[Price list for items produced and sold by Henry Urch, Saddle and Harness Manufacturer, 84, Long Acre, London].
Creator:
Urch, Henry
Date:
May, 1851
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. [Receipt from Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, E.C.].

[Receipt from Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, E.C.].
Date:
[approximately 1930?]
Physical Description:
1 bill ; 14 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

21. [Trade card for The London Hotel].

[Trade card for The London Hotel].
Date:
1862
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 13 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. A book of caricaturas : on sixty copper plates, with ye principles of designing in that droll & pleasing manner / by M. Darly ; with sundry ancient & modern examples & several well known caricaturas, taken from the Tabernacles, Newmarket Playhouses, &c., &c.

A book of caricaturas : on sixty copper plates, with ye principles of designing in that droll & pleasing manner / by M. Darly ; with sundry ancient & modern examples & several well known caricaturas, taken from the Tabernacles, Newmarket Playhouses, &c., &c.
Creator:
Darly, M. (Mary)
Date:
[1762]
Physical Description:
60 leaves : chiefly ill. ; 14 x 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints, or, The young-man's time well spent ...

A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints, or, The young-man's time well spent ...
Date:
1647
Physical Description:
[3], 18 [i.e. 33] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. A book of eighteen leaves : containing divers subjects for the use of goldsmiths, chasers, carvers, etc. / from Messrs. Germain, Messonier, Sig. Cattarello &c.

A book of eighteen leaves : containing divers subjects for the use of goldsmiths, chasers, carvers, etc. / from Messrs. Germain, Messonier, Sig. Cattarello &c.
Date:
1757
Physical Description:
[18] leaves : all ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. A book of the habits, customes, and manners of diverse nations : as also the prospects of cityes, townes, temples and others structures in severall parts of the world / collected by John Seller, Senr., and are sold by him at the Hermitage in Wapping.

A book of the habits, customes, and manners of diverse nations : as also the prospects of cityes, townes, temples and others structures in severall parts of the world / collected by John Seller, Senr., and are sold by him at the Hermitage in Wapping.
Date:
[169-?]
Physical Description:
[65] leaves (some folded) : all ill. ; 16 x 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...

A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...
Creator:
Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
Date:
[1807?]
Physical Description:
11 leaves, 10 leaves of plates : col. ill. 19 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. 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

28. A catalogue of 250 coloured etchings : descriptive of the manners, customs, character, dress, and religious ceremonies of the Hindoos / By Balt. Solvyns, Calcutta.

A catalogue of 250 coloured etchings : descriptive of the manners, customs, character, dress, and religious ceremonies of the Hindoos / By Balt. Solvyns, Calcutta.
Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760–1824
Date:
1799
Physical Description:
[6], 28 p. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. A catalogue of a most noble, capital, and valuable collection of antique marble statues and bustoes : with a choice and matchless selection of Etruscan vases, the whole forming a very interesting and magnificent gallery, the property of The Right Hon. Lord Cawdor ...

A catalogue of a most noble, capital, and valuable collection of antique marble statues and bustoes : with a choice and matchless selection of Etruscan vases, the whole forming a very interesting and magnificent gallery, the property of The Right Hon. Lord Cawdor ...
Creator:
Skinner and Dyke
Date:
[1800]
Physical Description:
10, [2] pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship : a fine single-stone brilliant, and other diamond rings : gold repeating, and other watches, one by Graham : Dresden, Brussels, and fine point ruffles : gold-headed canes, swords, fine cameos and intaglios : and a number of other curious and valuable articles of an eminent physician, lately deceased : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Hutchins, at his rooms in King-Street and Hart-Street, Covent-Garden, on Thursday, the 22nd of May 1783, punctually at twelve o'clock.

A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship : a fine single-stone brilliant, and other diamond rings : gold repeating, and other watches, one by Graham : Dresden, Brussels, and fine point ruffles : gold-headed canes, swords, fine cameos and intaglios : and a number of other curious and valuable articles of an eminent physician, lately deceased : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Hutchins, at his rooms in King-Street and Hart-Street, Covent-Garden, on Thursday, the 22nd of May 1783, punctually at twelve o'clock.
Creator:
Hutchins, Mr. (Hassil), active 1779–1789
Date:
[1783]
Physical Description:
4 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. A catalogue of the genuine collection of pictures, of Mrs. Gamberini, widow of the late Charles Gamberini Esq., deceased, by whom these pictures were collected, at a great expence out of the principal cabinets abroad : consisting of the most eminent and approved masters of the Italian and other schools, amongst which are the undoubted works of Titian, Corregio, Raphael, Rembrant, Rubens, Vandyke, Poussin, Albert Durer, Carracci, Guercino, Guido, Zucharelli, Demenichino, Gio. Dom. Porta, Michael Angelo and other scarce performances, some remarkably curious : also her houshold furniture, an exceeding fine ton'd double key'd harpsichord, by Hawes of Hamburgh : a ditto single key'd harpsichord, with two unison, by Jos. Shudi, in a neat mahogany case : a neat brass measuring wheel, by Adams, on a new construction; and a great variety of other valuable effects : which by order of the executrix will be sold at publick auction by Miles Nightingall, on Wednesday the 10th May, 1775, and two following days, at his great room, the end of Saville Row, next Conduit-Street : beginning each day punctually at 12 o'clock : catalogues may be had as above, the Rainbow Coffee-House Cornhill, and at the auctioneer's in Golden Square.

A catalogue of the genuine collection of pictures, of Mrs. Gamberini, widow of the late Charles Gamberini Esq., deceased, by whom these pictures were collected, at a great expence out of the principal cabinets abroad : consisting of the most eminent and approved masters of the Italian and other schools, amongst which are the undoubted works of Titian, Corregio, Raphael, Rembrant, Rubens, Vandyke, Poussin, Albert Durer, Carracci, Guercino, Guido, Zucharelli, Demenichino, Gio. Dom. Porta, Michael Angelo and other scarce performances, some remarkably curious : also her houshold furniture, an exceeding fine ton'd double key'd harpsichord, by Hawes of Hamburgh : a ditto single key'd harpsichord, with two unison, by Jos. Shudi, in a neat mahogany case : a neat brass measuring wheel, by Adams, on a new construction; and a great variety of other valuable effects : which by order of the executrix will be sold at publick auction by Miles Nightingall, on Wednesday the 10th May, 1775, and two following days, at his great room, the end of Saville Row, next Conduit-Street : beginning each day punctually at 12 o'clock : catalogues may be had as above, the Rainbow Coffee-House Cornhill, and at the auctioneer's in Golden Square.
Creator:
Nightingall, Miles
Date:
[1775]
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. A catalogue of the very choice and valuable musical library : containing (among other curious articles) the complete works of Luca Marenzio, Orlando Di Lasso, Moley, Weelker, Wilbye, Bennett, Purcell, and other eminent composers of the 16th and 17th centuries : a very curious MS. copy of Marcello's Psalms, in 32 cases : Steffani's Duets, 4 vols : a Dixit Dominus by Pergolesi, very scace : the celebrated Masters of Habemann, and Te Deum by Uria : together with the choice and favourite works of Palestrina, Stradella, Carissimi, Bernabel, Steffani, Colonna, Bononcini, Scarlatti, Leo, Caldara, Bigaglia, Fiocco, Bassani, &c. &c. : and a large collection of Italian madrigals, by Croce, Archadelt, Pevernage, Waelrant, Phillips, and other esteemed authors : the whole in fine preservation, obtained and purchased with great judgment and indefatigable pains, at a considerate expence during a long course of years, by the late Dr. Bever : being one of the finest collections ever offered to public sale : which, (by order of the administratrix of Mr. John Hindle, Deceased,) will be sold by auction by Mr. White, at his rooms, Storey's Gate, Great George Street, Westminster, on Thursday, June the 7th, 1798, and following day, at twelve o'clock : at the same time will be sold his fine-toned Grand Piano-Forte, by Frecker, a Violoncello, printed books and prints : the library may be viewed on Tuesday the 5th and Wednesday the 6th of June, when catalogues may be had : and of Mr. Birchall, Bond Street.

A catalogue of the very choice and valuable musical library : containing (among other curious articles) the complete works of Luca Marenzio, Orlando Di Lasso, Moley, Weelker, Wilbye, Bennett, Purcell, and other eminent composers of the 16th and 17th centuries : a very curious MS. copy of Marcello's Psalms, in 32 cases : Steffani's Duets, 4 vols : a Dixit Dominus by Pergolesi, very scace : the celebrated Masters of Habemann, and Te Deum by Uria : together with the choice and favourite works of Palestrina, Stradella, Carissimi, Bernabel, Steffani, Colonna, Bononcini, Scarlatti, Leo, Caldara, Bigaglia, Fiocco, Bassani, &c. &c. : and a large collection of Italian madrigals, by Croce, Archadelt, Pevernage, Waelrant, Phillips, and other esteemed authors : the whole in fine preservation, obtained and purchased with great judgment and indefatigable pains, at a considerate expence during a long course of years, by the late Dr. Bever : being one of the finest collections ever offered to public sale : which, (by order of the administratrix of Mr. John Hindle, Deceased,) will be sold by auction by Mr. White, at his rooms, Storey's Gate, Great George Street, Westminster, on Thursday, June the 7th, 1798, and following day, at twelve o'clock : at the same time will be sold his fine-toned Grand Piano-Forte, by Frecker, a Violoncello, printed books and prints : the library may be viewed on Tuesday the 5th and Wednesday the 6th of June, when catalogues may be had : and of Mr. Birchall, Bond Street.
Creator:
White, Mr., active 1798
Date:
[1798]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. A collection of landscapes / drawn by P. Sandby, Esq. R.A. and engraved by Mr. Rooker, and Mr. Watts, with descriptions.

A collection of landscapes / drawn by P. Sandby, Esq. R.A. and engraved by Mr. Rooker, and Mr. Watts, with descriptions.
Creator:
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
Date:
MDCCLXXVII [1777]
Physical Description:
[4], 39, [1] p., 32 leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. 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

35. A collection of prints in imitation of drawings. To which are annexed lives of their authors with explanatory and critical notes, by Charles Rogers ...

A collection of prints in imitation of drawings. To which are annexed lives of their authors with explanatory and critical notes, by Charles Rogers ...
Creator:
Rogers, Charles, 1711–1784
Date:
1778
Physical Description:
2 v. illus., plates, ports. 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland / engraved by Thomas Milton. From original drawings, by the best masters.

A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland / engraved by Thomas Milton. From original drawings, by the best masters.
Creator:
Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827
Date:
[1783-1793]
Physical Description:
xlvii, [5] p., xxiv leaves of plates : ill ; 21 x 27cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. A collection of the dresses of different nations, antient and modern : particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject : to which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage.

A collection of the dresses of different nations, antient and modern : particularly old English dresses; after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, with an account of the authorities from which the figures are taken, and some short historical remarks on the subject : to which are added the habits of the principal characters on the English stage.
Date:
MDCCLVII-MDCCLXXII. [1757-72]
Physical Description:
4 v. : ill. ; 29 cm. (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. A collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings : descriptive of the manners, customs and dresses of the Hindoos / by Balt. Solvyns.

A collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings : descriptive of the manners, customs and dresses of the Hindoos / by Balt. Solvyns.
Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760–1824
Date:
1799
Physical Description:
[2], 66, [1], 35, [1], 8, [1], 8, [1], 8, [1], 8, [1], 10, [1], 13, [1], 17, [1], 8, [1], 36, [1], 22 leaves of plates : col. ill. (etchings) ; 52 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. 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

40. A concise account of the surprising feats achieved by Signor M. Girmondi's wonderful performing dogs, lately arrived from Paris, Lisbon, Vienna, Madrid, &c. &c. : to which are annexed a brief sketch of their species, a few lines addressed to the proprietor : an anecdote, &c. &c. : with a correct engraving prefixed of their various attitudes.

A concise account of the surprising feats achieved by Signor M. Girmondi's wonderful performing dogs, lately arrived from Paris, Lisbon, Vienna, Madrid, &c. &c. : to which are annexed a brief sketch of their species, a few lines addressed to the proprietor : an anecdote, &c. &c. : with a correct engraving prefixed of their various attitudes.
Creator:
Girmondi, M
Physical Description:
18 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft : constructed on purpose for the invasion of England and intended to carry 30,000 men, ammunition, stores &c. &c.

A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft : constructed on purpose for the invasion of England and intended to carry 30,000 men, ammunition, stores &c. &c.
Date:
Feby. 1st 1798
Physical Description:
1 broadside : ill. ; 37 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.

A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.
Creator:
Wilson, Thomas, dancing master
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
[2], lxi, [62]-113, [5] leaves, [7] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., music ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.

A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.
Creator:
Richardson, Andrew Hude
Date:
[ca. 1830]
Physical Description:
8 p., IV leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. A direction for the English traviller : by which he shal be inabled to coast about all England and Wales : and also to know how farre any market or noteable towne in any shire lyeth one from an other, and whether the same be east, west, north or south from ye shire towne : as also the distance betweene London, and any other shire or great town, with the scituation thereof east, west, north, or south from London : by the help also of this worke one may know (in what parish, village, or mansion house soeuer he be in) what shires he is to passe through & which way he is to trauell till he come to the journies end ...

A direction for the English traviller : by which he shal be inabled to coast about all England and Wales : and also to know how farre any market or noteable towne in any shire lyeth one from an other, and whether the same be east, west, north or south from ye shire towne : as also the distance betweene London, and any other shire or great town, with the scituation thereof east, west, north, or south from London : by the help also of this worke one may know (in what parish, village, or mansion house soeuer he be in) what shires he is to passe through & which way he is to trauell till he come to the journies end ...
Creator:
Simons, Matthew, d. 1654
Date:
1643
Physical Description:
[48] leaves (some folded) : maps ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. A discourse concerninge the Spanishe fleete inuadinge Englande in the yeare 1588 : and ouerthrowne by Her Ma[ies]ties nauie vnder the conduction of the Right-honorable the Lorde Charles Howarde highe Admirall of Englande: / written in Italian by Petruccio Vbaldino citizen of Florence, and translated for A Ryther: vnto the w[hi]ch discourse are annexed certaine tables expressinge the seuerall exploites, and conflictes had with the said fleete. These bookes with the tables belonginge to them are to be solde at the shoppe of A. Ryther beinge a little from Leaden hall next to the signe of the Tower.

A discourse concerninge the Spanishe fleete inuadinge Englande in the yeare 1588 : and ouerthrowne by Her Ma[ies]ties nauie vnder the conduction of the Right-honorable the Lorde Charles Howarde highe Admirall of Englande: / written in Italian by Petruccio Vbaldino citizen of Florence, and translated for A Ryther: vnto the w[hi]ch discourse are annexed certaine tables expressinge the seuerall exploites, and conflictes had with the said fleete. These bookes with the tables belonginge to them are to be solde at the shoppe of A. Ryther beinge a little from Leaden hall next to the signe of the Tower.
Creator:
Ubaldini, Petruccio, 1524?-1600?
Date:
1590
Physical Description:
[8], 27, [1] p. ; 18 cm. (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. A dream of John Ball and A king's lesson / by William Morris.

A dream of John Ball and A king's lesson / by William Morris.
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834–1896
Date:
1892
Physical Description:
123 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. A fourth book, containing twelve imitations of drawings, of modern carriages : on a half inch scale to a foot.

A fourth book, containing twelve imitations of drawings, of modern carriages : on a half inch scale to a foot.
Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
[1797]
Physical Description:
4 p., 12 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 23 x 31 cm.
Collection:
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48. A genealogical history of the kings of England and monarchs of Great Britain, &C. from the conquest anno 1066 to the year, 1677. In seven parts or books. Containing a discourse of their several lives, marriages, and issues ... all engraven in copper plates ... By Francis Sandford, esq., Lancaster herald at arms.

A genealogical history of the kings of England and monarchs of Great Britain, &C. from the conquest anno 1066 to the year, 1677. In seven parts or books. Containing a discourse of their several lives, marriages, and issues ... all engraven in copper plates ... By Francis Sandford, esq., Lancaster herald at arms.
Creator:
Sandford, Francis, 1630–1694
Date:
1683
Physical Description:
6 p. l., 578 (i.e. 588), [10] p., 1 l. : illus., plates (part double) 37 cm.
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49. A general history of quadrupeds. The figures engraved on wood by Thomas Bewick.

A general history of quadrupeds. The figures engraved on wood by Thomas Bewick.
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
x, 525, [1] p. ill. 24 cm.
Collection:
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50. A general system of horsemanship in all it's [sic] branches : containing a faithful translation of that most noble and useful work of his Grace, William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, entitled, The manner of feeding, dressing, and training of horses for the great saddle, and fitting them for the service of the field in time of war, or for the exercise and improvement of gentlemen in the Academy at home : a science peculiarly necessary throughout all Europe, and which has hitherto been so much neglected, or discouraged in England, that young gentlemen have been obliged to have recourse to foreign nations for this part of their education : with all the original copper-plates, in number forty-three, which were engrav'd by the best foreign masters, under his Grace's immediate care and inspection, and which are explained in the different lessons : and to give all the improvements that may be, this work is ornamented with head-pieces and initial letters, properly adapted to the subsequent chapters, and enlarged with an index.

A general system of horsemanship in all it's [sic] branches : containing a faithful translation of that most noble and useful work of his Grace, William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, entitled, The manner of feeding, dressing, and training of horses for the great saddle, and fitting them for the service of the field in time of war, or for the exercise and improvement of gentlemen in the Academy at home : a science peculiarly necessary throughout all Europe, and which has hitherto been so much neglected, or discouraged in England, that young gentlemen have been obliged to have recourse to foreign nations for this part of their education : with all the original copper-plates, in number forty-three, which were engrav'd by the best foreign masters, under his Grace's immediate care and inspection, and which are explained in the different lessons : and to give all the improvements that may be, this work is ornamented with head-pieces and initial letters, properly adapted to the subsequent chapters, and enlarged with an index.
Creator:
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592–1676
Date:
MDCCXLIII [1743]
Physical Description:
2 v. ([2], viii, [11]-142, [4] p., [84] leaves of plates; [2], 4, [4], 36, 33-138, [14] p., [22] leaves of plates) : ill. (engravings) ; 55cm. (fol.)
Collection:
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51. A history of British birds. By Thomas Bewick.

A history of British birds. By Thomas Bewick.
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
1847
Physical Description:
2 v. ill. 23 cm.
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52. A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ... First treating of luxury and the use of riches; and then of the knowledge and use of matters of curiosity in particular: as, drawings, paintings ... medals, &c.

A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ... First treating of luxury and the use of riches; and then of the knowledge and use of matters of curiosity in particular: as, drawings, paintings ... medals, &c.
Date:
1736
Physical Description:
66 p. 22 cm.
Collection:
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53. A list of caricatures, suitable to the present times; just published by R. Ackermann ...

A list of caricatures, suitable to the present times; just published by R. Ackermann ...
Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
1814]
Physical Description:
broadside. 19 x 12 cm.
Collection:
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54. A narrative of the cruise of the yacht Maria among the Feroe Islands in the summer of 1854 : with illustrations.

A narrative of the cruise of the yacht Maria among the Feroe Islands in the summer of 1854 : with illustrations.
Date:
1855
Physical Description:
89 p., [11] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., map ; 29 cm.
Collection:
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55. A natural history of fishes : forty engravings on wood.

A natural history of fishes : forty engravings on wood.
Date:
[1814?]
Physical Description:
36 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
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56. 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:
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57. A new book of Chinese designs / by Pillement.

A new book of Chinese designs / by Pillement.
Creator:
Pillement, Jean, 1728–1808
Date:
1755
Physical Description:
[4] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
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58. A new book of Chinese designs, calculated to improve the present taste : consisting of figures, buildings, & furniture, landskips, birds, beasts, flow.rs and ornaments, &c. / by Messrs. Edwards, and Darly.

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Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720–approximately 1778
Date:
MDCCLIV [1754]
Physical Description:
[4] p., 120 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
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59. A new book of stags / drawn from that eminent master I.E. Ridinger.

A new book of stags / drawn from that eminent master I.E. Ridinger.
Creator:
Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698–1767
Date:
[ca. 1730]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves : all ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
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60. A new description of Blenheim : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture : a picturesque tour of the gardens and park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.

A new description of Blenheim : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture : a picturesque tour of the gardens and park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.
Creator:
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 150 p., 4 leaves of plates (one folded) : ill., plan ; 23 cm.
Collection:
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61. 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:
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62. A new edition considerably enlarged, of Attitudes faithfully copied from nature : and humbly dedicated to all admirers of the grand and sublime.

A new edition considerably enlarged, of Attitudes faithfully copied from nature : and humbly dedicated to all admirers of the grand and sublime.
Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756–1815
Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
[2] p., [12] leaves of plates : etchings ; 31 cm.
Collection:
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63. A new map of the river Thames from Oxford to London : from entirely new surveys, taken during the summer of 1871 : with a guide, giving every information required by the tourist, the oarsman, and the angler /by Henry W. Taunt ; illustrated with eighty photographs.

A new map of the river Thames from Oxford to London : from entirely new surveys, taken during the summer of 1871 : with a guide, giving every information required by the tourist, the oarsman, and the angler /by Henry W. Taunt ; illustrated with eighty photographs.
Creator:
Taunt, Henry
Date:
[1873]
Physical Description:
79 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 17 x 25 cm.
Collection:
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64. A new pocket sketch book : containing an easy method of drawing landscape, figures, cattle, &c. from nature : the general principles of perspective, accompanied with nine explanatory etchings : the theory and use of colours, in water and oil : with many necessary and practical rules for tinting, varnishing, &c. / by T.R. Guest.

A new pocket sketch book : containing an easy method of drawing landscape, figures, cattle, &c. from nature : the general principles of perspective, accompanied with nine explanatory etchings : the theory and use of colours, in water and oil : with many necessary and practical rules for tinting, varnishing, &c. / by T.R. Guest.
Creator:
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
viii, 38, [2] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
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65. A new system of geography : designed in a most plain and easy method ... : accommodated with new mapps of ... the whole world : with geographical tables explaining the divisions in each mapp / by John Seller ...

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Creator:
Seller, John, active 1658–1698
Date:
[1685]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([4], 112 [i.e. 110 p.], [53] leaves of plates : 51 maps ; 15 cm.
Collection:
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66. A panoramic view of the holy city of Benares.

A panoramic view of the holy city of Benares.
Date:
1827
Collection:
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67. A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern : in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders, viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, compared with one another : the three Greek orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise, and the two Latine, Tuscan and Composita, the latter / written in French by Roland Freart, sieur de Chambray ; made English for the benefit of builders ; to which is added An account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain tearms particularly affected by architects ; with Leon Baptista Alberti's treatise of statues ; by John Evelyn, Esq. fellow of the Royal Society.

A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern : in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders, viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, compared with one another : the three Greek orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise, and the two Latine, Tuscan and Composita, the latter / written in French by Roland Freart, sieur de Chambray ; made English for the benefit of builders ; to which is added An account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain tearms particularly affected by architects ; with Leon Baptista Alberti's treatise of statues ; by John Evelyn, Esq. fellow of the Royal Society.
Creator:
Fréart, Roland, sieur de Chambray, 1606–1676
Date:
MDCLXIV [1664]
Physical Description:
[24], 159, [1] pages : illustrations ; 36 cm
Collection:
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68. A picturesque tour along the rivers Ganges and Jumna, in India : consisting of twenty-four highly finished and coloured views, a map, and vignettes, from original drawings made on the spot : with illustrations, historical and descriptive / by Lieutenant-Colonel Forrest.

A picturesque tour along the rivers Ganges and Jumna, in India : consisting of twenty-four highly finished and coloured views, a map, and vignettes, from original drawings made on the spot : with illustrations, historical and descriptive / by Lieutenant-Colonel Forrest.
Creator:
Forrest, Charles Ramus
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
iv, [2], 191, [1] p., XXIV leaves of plate ([1] folded) : col. ill., map ; 34 cm.
Collection:
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69. A picturesque tour of the English lakes : containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c., &c. : illustrated with forty-eight coloured views / drawn by Messrs. T.H. Fielding and J. Walton during a two years' residence among the lakes.

A picturesque tour of the English lakes : containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c., &c. : illustrated with forty-eight coloured views / drawn by Messrs. T.H. Fielding and J. Walton during a two years' residence among the lakes.
Creator:
Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781–1851
Date:
MDCCCXXI [1821]
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 288 p., [49] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
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70. A picturesque tour of the island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821 / by James Hakewill ...

A picturesque tour of the island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821 / by James Hakewill ...
Creator:
Hakewill, James, 1778–1843
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
1 p.l., 16, [41] p., 21 col. pl. ; fol. 32 cm.
Collection:
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71. 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:
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72. A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China / by Thomas Daniell, R.A., and William Daniell, A.R.A.

A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China / by Thomas Daniell, R.A., and William Daniell, A.R.A.
Creator:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
[2], ii p., [50] leaves, [50] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 x 31 cm.
Collection:
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73. A pottle of strawberries, to beguile a short journey, or a long half hour / by Albert Smith ; with illustrations by Gilbert and Henning.

A pottle of strawberries, to beguile a short journey, or a long half hour / by Albert Smith ; with illustrations by Gilbert and Henning.
Creator:
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Date:
MDCCCXLVIII [1848]
Physical Description:
62 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 14 cm
Collection:
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74. 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:
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75. 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:
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76. A round of days described in original poems / by some of our most celebrated poets, and in pictures by eminent artists engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.

A round of days described in original poems / by some of our most celebrated poets, and in pictures by eminent artists engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
Date:
MDCCCLXVI [1866]
Physical Description:
[6], 93, [1] leaves : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross

77. A series of panoramic views of Sant Jago, the capital of Chili / from the original drawings, made by the Hon. Capt. William Waldegrave, in 1821 ; drawn on stone by A. Aglio.

A series of panoramic views of Sant Jago, the capital of Chili / from the original drawings, made by the Hon. Capt. William Waldegrave, in 1821 ; drawn on stone by A. Aglio.
Creator:
Aglio, Agostino, 1777–1857
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, V leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 x 50 cm
Collection:
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78. 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:
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79. A series of portraits of the emperors of Turkey : from the foundation of the monarchy to the year 1815 : engraved from pictures painted at Constantinople : commenced under the auspices of Sultan Selim the Third, and completed by command of Sultan Mahmoud the Second : with a biographical account of each of the emperors / By John Young.

A series of portraits of the emperors of Turkey : from the foundation of the monarchy to the year 1815 : engraved from pictures painted at Constantinople : commenced under the auspices of Sultan Selim the Third, and completed by command of Sultan Mahmoud the Second : with a biographical account of each of the emperors / By John Young.
Creator:
Young, John, 1755–1825
Date:
1815]
Physical Description:
4 p.L., 128, [2] p. : ill. ; 58 cm. in case 61 cm.
Collection:
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80. A series of subjects from the works of the late R. P. Bonington : drawn on stone by T. D. Harding.

A series of subjects from the works of the late R. P. Bonington : drawn on stone by T. D. Harding.
Creator:
Bonington, Richard Parkes, 1801–1828
Date:
1829
Collection:
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81. A Set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia. Lately in the possession of the Earl of Orford at Houghton in Norfolk; with plans, elevations, sections, chimney pieces & ceilings ...

A Set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia. Lately in the possession of the Earl of Orford at Houghton in Norfolk; with plans, elevations, sections, chimney pieces & ceilings ...
Date:
1788
Physical Description:
2 v. 162 plates (incl. fronts., engr. t.-p.'s, ports. plans) on 133 leaves. 69 cm.
Collection:
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82. A short historical account of London-bridge; with a proposition for a new stone-bridge at Westminster. As also an account of some remarkable stone-bridges abroad, and what the best authors have said and directed concerning the methods of building them. Illustrated with proper cuts. In a letter to the Right Honourable the members of Parliament for the city and liberty of Westminster. By Nicholas Hawksmoor, Esq; ...

A short historical account of London-bridge; with a proposition for a new stone-bridge at Westminster. As also an account of some remarkable stone-bridges abroad, and what the best authors have said and directed concerning the methods of building them. Illustrated with proper cuts. In a letter to the Right Honourable the members of Parliament for the city and liberty of Westminster. By Nicholas Hawksmoor, Esq; ...
Creator:
Hawksmoor, Nicholas, 1661–1736
Date:
1736
Physical Description:
47, [1] p. 5 fold. plates. 26 cm.
Collection:
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83. A slice of bread and butter / cut by G. Cruikshank ; being the substance of a speech delivered at a public meeting, held for the benefit of the Jews' and General Literary and Mechanics' Institution.

A slice of bread and butter / cut by G. Cruikshank ; being the substance of a speech delivered at a public meeting, held for the benefit of the Jews' and General Literary and Mechanics' Institution.
Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Date:
[1857]
Physical Description:
16 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

84. A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire : comprehending a general survey of the picturesque scenery, remains of antiquity, historical events, peculiar manners, and commercial situations, of that interesting portion of the British empire. / By J. T. Barber ...

A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire : comprehending a general survey of the picturesque scenery, remains of antiquity, historical events, peculiar manners, and commercial situations, of that interesting portion of the British empire. / By J. T. Barber ...
Creator:
Barber, J. T
Date:
1803
Physical Description:
xiii, 359, [1] p., 2 leaves of plates (1 folding) : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Collection:
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85. 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:
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86. A treatise on Ackermann's superfine water colours : with directions how to prepare and use them : including succinct hints on drawing and painting.

A treatise on Ackermann's superfine water colours : with directions how to prepare and use them : including succinct hints on drawing and painting.
Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
24 p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
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87. A treatise on ancient armour and weapons, : illustrated by plates taken from the original armour in the Tower of London and other arsenals, museums, and cabinets. / By Francis Grose ...

A treatise on ancient armour and weapons, : illustrated by plates taken from the original armour in the Tower of London and other arsenals, museums, and cabinets. / By Francis Grose ...
Creator:
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
Physical Description:
[2], vi, [7]-118, xviii, [2] p., [49] leaves of plates : ill., plates ; 29 cm. (4to)
Collection:
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88. A very proper treatise, wherein is briefly sett forthe the arte of limming, which teacheth the order in drawing & tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes ... never put in printe before this time.

A very proper treatise, wherein is briefly sett forthe the arte of limming, which teacheth the order in drawing & tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes ... never put in printe before this time.
Date:
1573
Physical Description:
xii l. 21 cm.
Collection:
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89. A voyage round Great Britain : undertaken in the summer of the year 1813, and commencing from the Land's-End, Cornwall / by Richard Ayton ; with a series of views, illustrative of the character and prominent features of the coast, drawn and engraved by William Daniell, A.R.A.

A voyage round Great Britain : undertaken in the summer of the year 1813, and commencing from the Land's-End, Cornwall / by Richard Ayton ; with a series of views, illustrative of the character and prominent features of the coast, drawn and engraved by William Daniell, A.R.A.
Creator:
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
Date:
1814-1825
Physical Description:
8 v. in 6 : col. ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
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90. A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793 : containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom, and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage : with sketches of the manners, character and condition of their several inhabitants : to which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of Southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated : the facts and descriptions taken from a manuscript journal, with a chart of the route / by John Barrow ...

A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793 : containing a general view of the valuable productions and the political importance of this flourishing kingdom, and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage : with sketches of the manners, character and condition of their several inhabitants : to which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of Southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated : the facts and descriptions taken from a manuscript journal, with a chart of the route / by John Barrow ...
Creator:
Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848
Physical Description:
xvii, [2], 447, [1] p., [21] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 31 cm.
Collection:
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91. A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica : with the natural history of the herbs and trees, four-footed beasts, fishes, birds, insects, reptiles, &c. of the last of those islands : to which is prefix'd an introduction, wherein is an account of the inhabitants, air, waters, diseases, trade, &c of that place, with some relations concerning the neighbouring continent, and islands of America : illustrated with the figures of the things describ'd, which have not been heretofore engraved, in large copper-plates as big as the life / by Hans Sloane.

A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica : with the natural history of the herbs and trees, four-footed beasts, fishes, birds, insects, reptiles, &c. of the last of those islands : to which is prefix'd an introduction, wherein is an account of the inhabitants, air, waters, diseases, trade, &c of that place, with some relations concerning the neighbouring continent, and islands of America : illustrated with the figures of the things describ'd, which have not been heretofore engraved, in large copper-plates as big as the life / by Hans Sloane.
Creator:
Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660–1753
Date:
1707-1725
Physical Description:
2 v., XI, 274 leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., port. (frontispiece), map (engravings) ; 36 cm (fol.)
Collection:
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92. 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.
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93. A voyage to the South Sea, and round the world, perform'd in the years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711, by the ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol : containing a journal of all memorable transactions during the said voyage : the winds, currents, and variation of the compass : the taking of the towns of Puna and Guayaquil, and several prizes, one of which a rich Acapulco ship : a description of the American coasts, from Tierra del Fuego in the south, to California in the north, (from the Coasting-pilot, a Spanish manuscript) : wherein an account is given of Mr. Alexander Selkirk, his manner of living and taming some wild beasts during the four years and four months he liv'd upon the uninhabited Island of Juan Fernandes : illustrated with cuts and maps : in two volumes / by Capt. Edward Cooke.

A voyage to the South Sea, and round the world, perform'd in the years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711, by the ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol : containing a journal of all memorable transactions during the said voyage : the winds, currents, and variation of the compass : the taking of the towns of Puna and Guayaquil, and several prizes, one of which a rich Acapulco ship : a description of the American coasts, from Tierra del Fuego in the south, to California in the north, (from the Coasting-pilot, a Spanish manuscript) : wherein an account is given of Mr. Alexander Selkirk, his manner of living and taming some wild beasts during the four years and four months he liv'd upon the uninhabited Island of Juan Fernandes : illustrated with cuts and maps : in two volumes / by Capt. Edward Cooke.
Creator:
Cooke, Edward, Captain
Date:
MDCCXII [1712]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
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94. A walk through Wales, in August 1797 / by the Revd. Richard Warner, of Bath.

A walk through Wales, in August 1797 / by the Revd. Richard Warner, of Bath.
Creator:
Warner, Richard, 1763–1857
Date:
1798
Physical Description:
viii, 236 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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95. ABC of animals.

ABC of animals.
Date:
[approximately 1896?]
Physical Description:
[6] pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
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96. 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.
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97. Ackermann's drawing book for 1824.

Ackermann's drawing book for 1824.
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
1 p.., 99 plates. 20 x 28 cm.
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98. Ackermann's new drawing book of light and shadow : in imitation of Indian ink.

Ackermann's new drawing book of light and shadow : in imitation of Indian ink.
Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
1809
Physical Description:
[2], ii, [12] p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.
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99. Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785.

Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785.
Creator:
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759–1806
Date:
1785
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket : engraving ; 7.5 x 12 cm
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100. Advantages of the Cremerian Boot : to elevate the wearer : to improve the instep : to produce an arched and hollow waist : to give a symmetrical form to the foot.

Advantages of the Cremerian Boot : to elevate the wearer : to improve the instep : to produce an arched and hollow waist : to give a symmetrical form to the foot.
Creator:
Cremer & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
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