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The Napoleon Museum will be open at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only ...
The Napoleon Museum will be open at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only ..
[1843?]
Capper, Benjamin Pitts, cartographer. Cambridgeshire :
Capper, Benjamin Pitts
Cambridgeshire
[1808]
Colonne, Guido delle, active 13th century, author. [Hie hebt sich an ein schöne Hÿstori wie Troÿa die kostliche Stat erstöret ward]
Colonne, Guido delle, active 13th century
[Hie hebt sich an ein schöne Hÿstori wie Troÿa die kostliche Stat erstöret ward]
[not before 24 April 1474]
Otto, von Passau, active 1386. Disz büch ist genant die vier vnd tzwenzig Alten oder der guldin tron.
Otto, von Passau, active 1386
Disz büch ist genant die vier vnd tzwenzig Alten oder der guldin tron
[1477 or 1478?]
Hallward, Faith Margaret, 1887-1977, author, illustrator. Among the further Hebrides :
Hallward, Faith Margaret, 1887–1977
Among the further Hebrides
circa 1900
Keulen, Gerard van, cartographer. Afteekening van Solomons Eylande of Isles de Salomon, geleegen inde Zuid Zee, tussen 5 en 12 gr. Zuyder Brete.
Keulen, Gerard van
Afteekening van Solomons Eylande of Isles de Salomon, geleegen inde Zuid Zee, tussen 5 en 12 gr. Zuyder Brete
1724
Ceramic tile.
Ceramic tile
19th century?
T. & R. Boote. Infant Samuel.
T. & R. Boote
Infant Samuel
1848
[Anatomical and physiological model of the horse]
[Anatomical and physiological model of the horse]
[1900?]
Watercolor box.
Watercolor box
mid-19th century?
Montagu, Anna Rachel. Autographs, monograms, stamps.
Montagu, Anna Rachel
Autographs, monograms, stamps
circa 1900
Hye nach volget ein schoene matery von den syben todsünden und von den syben tugenden darwider.
Hye nach volget ein schoene matery von den syben todsünden und von den syben tugenden darwider
[1482]
Watercolor box.
Watercolor box
early 19th century?
Meigh, Charles. Apostles jug.
Meigh, Charles
Apostles jug
1842?
Original Crystoleum Co. (London, England) Metallicon Lustre pigments for textile painting.
Original Crystoleum Co. (London, England)
Metallicon Lustre pigments for textile painting
late 19th century
Pleasonton, John H., author. John H. Pleasonton letter to his father, 1823 June 13.
Pleasonton, John H.
John H. Pleasonton letter to his father, 1823 June 13
1823 June 13
Madocks, John Edward, 1760-1806. Archery.
Madocks, John Edward, 1760–1806
Archery
1787
Falda, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1640-1678, artist. Li giardini di Roma /
Falda, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1640–1678
Li giardini di Roma
[1685?]
The album of Nottingham views.
The album of Nottingham views
[circa 1880]
Keulen, Gerard van, cartographer. De haven van Pulo Condore in de Zuyd Zee op 8 gr. 40 door Willem Dampier.
Keulen, Gerard van
De haven van Pulo Condore in de Zuyd Zee op 8 gr. 40 door Willem Dampier
1724
Humphrey, George, active 1853. Common place book :
Humphrey, George, active 1853
Common place book
1853-1879
Godwin & Co (Lugwardine, England) Encaustic tile.
Godwin & Co (Lugwardine, England)
Encaustic tile
Lugwardine, England,
Russell, Georgia, 1974- Australia.
Russell, Georgia, 1974–
Australia
2003
Middleton, Michael, 1917-2009, author. Henry Moore /
Middleton, Michael, 1917–2009
Henry Moore
1955
Stone tile.
Stone tile
1941?
Reeves & Sons. Watercolor box.
Reeves & Sons
Watercolor box
between 1829 and 1845
Kenny, Chris, 1959- Large map circle.
Kenny, Chris, 1959–
Large map circle
2004
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, artist. Album of proof woodcuts.
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Album of proof woodcuts
early 19th century?
Journal of a tour through Wales, the lakes in Lancashire, Westmoreland & Cumberland, Edinburgh, and manufacturing towns in England in the year 1808.
Journal of a tour through Wales, the lakes in Lancashire, Westmoreland & Cumberland, Edinburgh, and manufacturing towns in England in the year 1808
1808 August 10-September 26
William Ridgway, Son & Co. Jousting jug.
William Ridgway, Son & Co
Jousting jug
September 1, 1840
Apostles jug.
Apostles jug
ca. 1842?
Jousting jug.
Jousting jug
ca. 1850?
J. Barnard & Son. Japanned tin box of varnish painting colours for painting on glass for the magic lantern :
J. Barnard & Son
Japanned tin box of varnish painting colours for painting on glass for the magic lantern
late 19th century
Album of coats of arms and monograms.
Album of coats of arms and monograms
1860s?
Helm, Franz, approximately 1500-1567, author. Buch von den probierten Künsten :
Helm, Franz, approximately 1500–1567
Buch von den probierten Künsten
1570
Davis, Henry Samuel, 1809-1851, artist. Views of the falls of Niagara /
Davis, Henry Samuel, 1809–1851
Views of the falls of Niagara
1848
Silenus.
Silenus
ca. 1831
Byron, Georgina Lucy, 1809-1891. Album of pressed plant and flower specimens, with additional souvenirs.
Byron, Georgina Lucy, 1809–1891
Album of pressed plant and flower specimens, with additional souvenirs
August 1829-October 1831
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673. Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae Regiae /
Blaeu, Joan, 1596–1673
Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae Regiae
[1649]
[Armorial bookplate of Hilprand Brandenburg]
[Armorial bookplate of Hilprand Brandenburg]
[between 1465 and 1485?]
First World War pins.
First World War pins
circa 1914-circa 1918
Memoir of Mr. Thomas Bewick :
Memoir of Mr. Thomas Bewick
1829
Meigh, Charles. Apostles tobacco jar.
Meigh, Charles
Apostles tobacco jar
ca. 1845?
Minton (Company) Silenus.
Minton (Company)
Silenus
ca. 1831
Guillermus, Parisiensis. [Postilla super epistolas et evangelia]
Guillermus, Parisiensis
[Postilla super epistolas et evangelia]
[not before 1497]
Palatiorum Romanorum à celeberrimis sui aevi architectis erectorum pars prima[-tertia].
Palatiorum Romanorum à celeberrimis sui aevi architectis erectorum pars prima[-tertia]
[1694]
Wien.
Wien
[circa 1880]
Elliott Brothers (London) Set of drawing instruments.
Elliott Brothers (London)
Set of drawing instruments
circa 1860
Pearce, Stephen, 1864-1955. Register of burials, baptisms, and marriages at St. James' Church, Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, Lincolnshire.
Pearce, Stephen, 1864–1955
Register of burials, baptisms, and marriages at St. James' Church, Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, Lincolnshire
1897-1918
Donatus, Aelius. [Ars minor]
Donatus, Aelius
[Ars minor]
[not after 1487]
Morier, Horatia Maria Frances, 1795-1853. Embroidery pattern book.
Morier, Horatia Maria Frances, 1795–1853
Embroidery pattern book
between 1815 and 1832?
Dance, George, 1741-1825, artist, publisher. To the Right Honble. Lord Hawksbury, &c. &c., this perspective sketch illustrating a design submitted to the consideration of the House of Commons on the improvement of the port of London, is inscribed by his obedient humble servant, Geo. Dance /
Dance, George, 1741–1825
To the Right Honble. Lord Hawksbury, &c. &c., this perspective sketch illustrating a design submitted to the consideration of the House of Commons on the improvement of the port of London, is inscribed by his obedient humble servant, Geo. Dance
Novr. 10, 1800
Meigh, Charles. Bacchanalian dance.
Meigh, Charles
Bacchanalian dance
ca. 1847
Mellan, Claude, 1598-1688, artist, engraver. Livre de figures antiques de Rome /
Mellan, Claude, 1598–1688
Livre de figures antiques de Rome
[circa 1670?]
Love poems.
Love poems
circa 1860
Lucas, John Seymour, 1849-1923. John Seymour Lucas account book.
Lucas, John Seymour, 1849–1923
John Seymour Lucas account book
1870-1879
Sabatier, Léon Jean-Baptiste, -1887, lithographer. Panorama du Bosphore, du Sérail Bournou jusqu'au Mont Géant, pris de Itchadiè Kiosk en Asie /
Sabatier, Léon Jean-Baptiste, -1887
Panorama du Bosphore, du Sérail Bournou jusqu'au Mont Géant, pris de Itchadiè Kiosk en Asie
[1854?]
Darmstadt.
Darmstadt
[circa 1880]
Gibbs, Mary Ann, born 1848? Mary Ann Gibbs commonplace book.
Gibbs, Mary Ann, born 1848?
Mary Ann Gibbs commonplace book
1862-1877
Alain, de la Roche, approximately 1428-1475. [Unser lieben Frauen Psalter]
Alain, de la Roche, approximately 1428–1475
[Unser lieben Frauen Psalter]
[29 July 1495]
Pritzker, Nicholas J. Three score after ten.
Pritzker, Nicholas J
Three score after ten
[1941?]
[Evangelia et epistolae].
[Evangelia et epistolae]
[1481 October 4]
Silenus.
Silenus
ca. 1831
[Elders in adoration]
[Elders in adoration]
[18 December 1472]
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606-1688, author, illustrator. Sculpturae veteris admiranda, sive, Delineatio vera perfectissimarum eminentissimarumque statuarum :
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Sculpturae veteris admiranda, sive, Delineatio vera perfectissimarum eminentissimarumque statuarum
anno MDCLXXX [1680]
Silenus.
Silenus
ca. 1831
Papermaking mold for Barcham Green laid paper.
Papermaking mold for Barcham Green laid paper
1987?
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606-1688. Altaria et sacella varia templorum Romae :
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Altaria et sacella varia templorum Romae
[approximately 1690]
Seymour, Louisa Caroline Harcourt, 1828-1889. Louisa Caroline Harcourt Seymour diary, 1850 February 12-1852 January 5.
Seymour, Louisa Caroline Harcourt, 1828–1889
Louisa Caroline Harcourt Seymour diary, 1850 February 12-1852 January 5
1850-1852
Rock's Royal Leicester album.
Rock's Royal Leicester album
[between 1884 and 1896]
Greenough, George Bellas, 1778-1855, cartographer. A geological map of England & Wales /
Greenough, George Bellas, 1778–1855
A geological map of England & Wales
November 1st, 1819 [that is, 1820]
[Missale Brandenburgense]
[Missale Brandenburgense]
[14 July 1494]
North Eastern Railway inspectors notebook.
North Eastern Railway inspectors notebook
circa 1927
Hunter, Florence Louisa, 1884-1926. Florence L. Hunter album, Bath War Hospital.
Hunter, Florence Louisa, 1884–1926
Florence L. Hunter album, Bath War Hospital
1912-1919
Dawson, Robert Kearsley, 1798-1861, cartographer. [Plans of borough towns included in List no. VIII on Parliamentary representation, 1832]
Dawson, Robert Kearsley, 1798–1861
[Plans of borough towns included in List no. VIII on Parliamentary representation, 1832]
[1832]
Spicilegium florae Hantoniensis.
Spicilegium florae Hantoniensis
1851-1860
Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587-1652, printmaker. [Portraits of James I and Queen Anne]
Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587–1652
[Portraits of James I and Queen Anne]
[between 1602 and 1612]
Blackman, George, active 1790-1819. Watercolor box.
Blackman, George, active 1790–1819
Watercolor box
between 1810 and 1819?
Album.
Album
circa 1855-circa 1880
William Ridgway, Son & Co. Jousting jug.
William Ridgway, Son & Co
Jousting jug
September 1, 1840
Hawkins, George, 1819-1852, artist, lithographer. Penrhyn Castle /
Hawkins, George, 1819–1852
Penrhyn Castle
[1840s?]
Coffin furniture catalog.
Coffin furniture catalog
[1861?]
Set of drawing instruments.
Set of drawing instruments
mid-19th century
Spiegel menschlicher Behaltnuss :
Spiegel menschlicher Behaltnuss
[6 February 1489]
Catholic Church. Orarium secu[n]du[m] ordinem regulariu[m] capituli Windeseme[n]is.
Catholic Church
Orarium secu[n]du[m] ordinem regulariu[m] capituli Windeseme[n]is
[1497]
Lyon.
Lyon
[circa 1880]
Braithwaite, R. (Robert), 1824-1917. Sphagnaceae Britannicae Exsiccatae /
Braithwaite, R. (Robert), 1824–1917
Sphagnaceae Britannicae Exsiccatae
1877
Fronsperger, Leonhardt, 1520-1575, author. Kriegssbuch.
Fronsperger, Leonhardt, 1520–1575
Kriegssbuch
1573
Keulen, Gerard van, cartographer. De Golf van Panama in de Zuyd Zee :
Keulen, Gerard van
De Golf van Panama in de Zuyd Zee
1724
Ocean gems.
Ocean gems
circa 1850
Hind, Anthony, active 1942-1945. Album depicting service in Royal Air Force Squadron, no. 117.
Hind, Anthony, active 1942–1945
Album depicting service in Royal Air Force Squadron, no. 117
1942-1945
Aglio, Agostino, 1777-1857, lithographer. Architectural ornaments, or, A collection of capitals, friezes, roses, entablatures, mouldings, &c. : drawn on stone, from the antique.
Aglio, Agostino, 1777–1857
Architectural ornaments, or, A collection of capitals, friezes, roses, entablatures, mouldings, &c. : drawn on stone, from the antique
[1821?]
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1856-1938. Life of Thomas Bewick /
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1856–1938
Life of Thomas Bewick
1888
Hoare, Richard Colt, Sir, 1758-1838, artist. Views in the island of Capri, 1789.
Hoare, Richard Colt, Sir, 1758–1838
Views in the island of Capri, 1789
1789-1793
Russell, Georgia, 1974- Échos du passé.
Russell, Georgia, 1974–
Échos du passé
2005
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673. Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae liberae ac foederatae /
Blaeu, Joan, 1596–1673
Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae liberae ac foederatae
[1649]
Le Neptune françois, ou, Atlas nouveau des cartes marines :
Le Neptune françois, ou, Atlas nouveau des cartes marines
1703
Alexander, Mary. Sketchbook.
Alexander, Mary
Sketchbook
circa 1840
A caueat for the borower, or, A perfect table of vsurie :
A caueat for the borower, or, A perfect table of vsurie
1602
Catholic Church. [Horae]
Catholic Church
[Horae]
[1491?]