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1. Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29.

Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29.
Creator:
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Date:
1773 January 29
Physical Description:
1 item (4 pages) ; 23 x 38 cm, folded to 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse.

Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse.
Creator:
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Date:
[1753]
Physical Description:
1 sheet (2 pages) : autograph letter signed ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins, and glands / illustrated by twenty-four plates by George Stubbs, painter.

The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins, and glands / illustrated by twenty-four plates by George Stubbs, painter.
Creator:
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Date:
1853
Physical Description:
68 p., [48] leaves of plates : ill. ; 46 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Proposals for publishing, a comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, with that of a tyger and a common fowl : in thirty tables, two copper-plates to each table, 20 inches by 15 : forming six numbers, ten plates to each number / the whole executed by George Stubbs, author of "The anatomy of the horse."

Proposals for publishing, a comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, with that of a tyger and a common fowl : in thirty tables, two copper-plates to each table, 20 inches by 15 : forming six numbers, ten plates to each number / the whole executed by George Stubbs, author of "The anatomy of the horse."
Creator:
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Date:
[1802]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 29 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins and glands : in eighteen tables, all done from nature / by George Stubbs, painter.

The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins and glands : in eighteen tables, all done from nature / by George Stubbs, painter.
Creator:
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Date:
1766
Physical Description:
[4], 47, [1] p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 46 x 60 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Letter to John Thomas Smith.

Letter to John Thomas Smith.
Creator:
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Date:
1797, between January 16 and March 23
Physical Description:
1 item (1 p.) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Hogarth moralized : a complete edition of all the most capital and admired works of William Hogarth / accompanied with concise and comprehensive explanations of their moral tendency by ... Dr. Trusler ; an introduction, and many additional notes ...

Hogarth moralized : a complete edition of all the most capital and admired works of William Hogarth / accompanied with concise and comprehensive explanations of their moral tendency by ... Dr. Trusler ; an introduction, and many additional notes ...
Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
xxvi, 293 p., [55] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Views in Rome and its environs.

Views in Rome and its environs.
Creator:
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Date:
1841
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Alphabet.

Alphabet.
Creator:
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Date:
1857
Physical Description:
1 v. ([26] leaves) : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. No. [blank] of Liber studiorum : illustrative of landscape compositions, viz, historical, mountainous, pastoral, marine, and architectural / by J.M.W. Turner, R.A.

No. [blank] of Liber studiorum : illustrative of landscape compositions, viz, historical, mountainous, pastoral, marine, and architectural / by J.M.W. Turner, R.A.
Creator:
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Date:
[1807-1819]
Physical Description:
71 prints : mezzotint and etching ; plate marks 216 x 305 mm or smaller, on sheets 270 x 400 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Picturesque views in England and Wales / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. ; engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath ; with descriptive and historic illustrations by H.E. Lloyd., Esq. ; in two volumes.

Picturesque views in England and Wales / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. ; engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath ; with descriptive and historic illustrations by H.E. Lloyd., Esq. ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Date:
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 60 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Ackermann's drawing book for 1824.

Ackermann's drawing book for 1824.
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
1 p.., 99 plates. 20 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dependent : avec un dictionnaire des termes propres à chacun de ces arts.

Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dependent : avec un dictionnaire des termes propres à chacun de ces arts.
Creator:
Félibien, André, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619–1695
Date:
MDCLXXVI [1676]
Physical Description:
[24], 795, [1] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Ancient Chinese.

Ancient Chinese.
Creator:
Cavanders, Ltd. (Firm)
Date:
[1926]
Physical Description:
25 cards : illustrations ; 70 x 40 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. For life or death : heroism on land.

For life or death : heroism on land.
Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Date:
[1880]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 5 x 15 cm, in mount 13 x 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Sun Sculpture stereoscope.

Sun Sculpture stereoscope.
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
not before 1901
Physical Description:
1 stereoscope : wood, metal, and velvet ; 32 cm long x 18 cm wide x 14 cm tall
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. Map of North America.

Map of North America.
Date:
not before 1634
Physical Description:
1 map : pen and ink and watercolor, on parchment ; 21.9 x 42.8 cm, on sheet 23.5 x 45.8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. May Christmas bring you many blessings.

May Christmas bring you many blessings.
Creator:
Castell Brothers (Firm : London, England)
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 Christmas card : color illustrations ; 10 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies.

Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies.
Creator:
Davis, Joseph, active 1818–1857
Date:
1838
Physical Description:
1 medal : white metal ; 38 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.

J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.
Creator:
Clarke, J., active 1820
Date:
[approximately 1820?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. Office Anthem.

Office Anthem.
Date:
[approximately 193-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. The cottage of content; or, Right roads and wrong ways. A humourous game.

The cottage of content; or, Right roads and wrong ways. A humourous game.
Date:
1848
Physical Description:
1 sheet. 57 x 43 cm., fold. to 21 x 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. China : its state and prospects : with especial reference to the spread of the gospel : containing allusions to the antiquity, extent, population, civilization, literature, and religion of the Chinese / by W.H. Medhurst ... ; illustrated with engravings on wood by G. Baxter.

China : its state and prospects : with especial reference to the spread of the gospel : containing allusions to the antiquity, extent, population, civilization, literature, and religion of the Chinese / by W.H. Medhurst ... ; illustrated with engravings on wood by G. Baxter.
Creator:
Medhurst, Walter Henry, 1796–1857
Date:
1838
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 592 p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Plans, elevations, and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses, and also of stabling, bridges, public and private, temples, and other garden buildings; executed in the counties of Derby, Durham, Middlesex, Northumberland, Nottingham and York. By James Paine ...

Plans, elevations, and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses, and also of stabling, bridges, public and private, temples, and other garden buildings; executed in the counties of Derby, Durham, Middlesex, Northumberland, Nottingham and York. By James Paine ...
Creator:
Paine, James, 1717?-1789
Date:
1783
Physical Description:
2 v. plates (part double) plans (part double) 62 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. The royal and entertaining Game of the goose.

The royal and entertaining Game of the goose.
Date:
[between 1761 and 1794]
Physical Description:
1 sheet. 49 x 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant : demonstrating, after the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the plan to the ornamental finish, illustrated with a greater number of useful and familiar examples than any work of that kind hitherto published, with clear and ample instructions, annexed to each subject or number, on the same plate ... : also, the figure, description, and use of a new-invented joint-rule ... : the whole correctly engraven on seventy-seven folio copper plates / from the designs of William Pain ...

The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant : demonstrating, after the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the plan to the ornamental finish, illustrated with a greater number of useful and familiar examples than any work of that kind hitherto published, with clear and ample instructions, annexed to each subject or number, on the same plate ... : also, the figure, description, and use of a new-invented joint-rule ... : the whole correctly engraven on seventy-seven folio copper plates / from the designs of William Pain ...
Creator:
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
Date:
MDCCLVIII [1758]
Physical Description:
[6], 4 pages, [76] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 40 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. Twelve designs of country-houses : of two, three and four rooms on a floor : proper for glebes and small estates : with some observations on the common errors in building / by a gentleman.

Twelve designs of country-houses : of two, three and four rooms on a floor : proper for glebes and small estates : with some observations on the common errors in building / by a gentleman.
Creator:
Payne, John, 1710–1771
Date:
1757
Physical Description:
16, [8] p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. 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.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. First lessons in plain sewing for home or school.

First lessons in plain sewing for home or school.
Date:
[approximately 1900?]
Physical Description:
16 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. Map of China and the adjacent countries : drawn from the latest surveys and other authentic documents ... / by William H. Allen & Co.

Map of China and the adjacent countries : drawn from the latest surveys and other authentic documents ... / by William H. Allen & Co.
Date:
1842
Physical Description:
1 map : hand col., mounted on linen ; 59 x 74 cm., folded to 19 x 10 cm., in covers 23 x 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. Oxonia illustrata, sive, Omnium celeberrimae istius universitatis collegiorum, aularum, Bibliothecae Bodleianae, scholarum publicarum, Theatri Sheldoniani : nec non urbis totius scenographia / delineavit & sculpsit Dav. Loggan Univ. Oxon. chalcographus.

Oxonia illustrata, sive, Omnium celeberrimae istius universitatis collegiorum, aularum, Bibliothecae Bodleianae, scholarum publicarum, Theatri Sheldoniani : nec non urbis totius scenographia / delineavit & sculpsit Dav. Loggan Univ. Oxon. chalcographus.
Creator:
Loggan, David, 1635–1700?
Date:
ano. Dni. MDCLXXV [1675]
Physical Description:
[85] leaves (1 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 43 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. The Chinese expedition, 1859-1860 / by Major W.G.R. Masters, Royal Marine Light Infantry ; a series of eight views ...

The Chinese expedition, 1859-1860 / by Major W.G.R. Masters, Royal Marine Light Infantry ; a series of eight views ...
Creator:
Masters, W. G. R. (William Godfrey Rays)
Date:
[1861]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 58 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

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

A book of landskips & buildings pleasant & useful for youth to draw after.
Creator:
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637–1714
Date:
[between 1726 and 1736]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. The English entomologist : exhibiting all the coleopterous insects found in England : exhibiting all the coleopterous insects found in England, including upwards of 500 different specials, the figures of which have never before been given to the public : the whole accurately drawn & painted after nature / arranged and named according to the Linnean system by Thomas Martyn.

The English entomologist : exhibiting all the coleopterous insects found in England : exhibiting all the coleopterous insects found in England, including upwards of 500 different specials, the figures of which have never before been given to the public : the whole accurately drawn & painted after nature / arranged and named according to the Linnean system by Thomas Martyn.
Creator:
Martyn, Thomas, fl. 1760–1816
Date:
MDCCXCII [1792, i.e. 1793]
Physical Description:
[4], 33, [1], 41, [5] p., [44] leaves of plates : ill. ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. 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:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. J. Sage : furniture japanner, sign painter and glass enameller : Aldens Court, Broadmead, Bristol.

J. Sage : furniture japanner, sign painter and glass enameller : Aldens Court, Broadmead, Bristol.
Creator:
Sage, John (Painter)
Date:
[approximately 1830]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. The destruction of the Spanish Armada

The destruction of the Spanish Armada
Creator:
Bijlaer, Gerard van, active 1540?-1617
Date:
1588
Physical Description:
1 medallion : silver ; 51 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. Perspectiua : eyn schön nützlich Büchlin vnd Vnderweisung der Kunst des Messens mit dem Zirckel, Richtscheidt oder Linial : Zunutz allen Kunstliebhabern, fürnemlich den Malern, Bildhawern, Goldschiden, Seidenstickern, Steynmetzen, Schreinern, auch allen andern so sich der Kunst des Messens (perspectiua zu Latein genant) zu gebrauchen Lust haben : darin man auch solche Kunst leichter dañ auss etlichen Hieuor getruckten Büchern begreiffen vnd lernen mag, mit viel schönen darzu dienenden Figuren.

Perspectiua : eyn schön nützlich Büchlin vnd Vnderweisung der Kunst des Messens mit dem Zirckel, Richtscheidt oder Linial : Zunutz allen Kunstliebhabern, fürnemlich den Malern, Bildhawern, Goldschiden, Seidenstickern, Steynmetzen, Schreinern, auch allen andern so sich der Kunst des Messens (perspectiua zu Latein genant) zu gebrauchen Lust haben : darin man auch solche Kunst leichter dañ auss etlichen Hieuor getruckten Büchern begreiffen vnd lernen mag, mit viel schönen darzu dienenden Figuren.
Creator:
Rodler, Hieronymus
Date:
1546
Physical Description:
[89] p. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. Yelloly family watercolor albums.

Yelloly family watercolor albums.
Creator:
Yelloly, Sophia Mary, 1811–1840
Date:
1827-1839
Physical Description:
3 volumes ; 18 x 25 cm, and smaller.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Potter, No. 22, Old Bond Street, late foreman to Mr. Breach, hatter to Their Majesties.

Potter, No. 22, Old Bond Street, late foreman to Mr. Breach, hatter to Their Majesties.
Creator:
Potter, John (Hatter)
Date:
[approximately 1816]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 50 x 82 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. Prince Albert / engraved by Messrs. Dempsey & Carroll, for their publications.

Prince Albert / engraved by Messrs. Dempsey & Carroll, for their publications.
Creator:
Dempsey & Carroll
Date:
between 1878 and 1900?
Physical Description:
1 print : steel engraving ; 14 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

42. Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple : Marquis of Buckingham, Earl Temple, Viscount and Baron Cobham.

Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple : Marquis of Buckingham, Earl Temple, Viscount and Baron Cobham.
Date:
1788
Physical Description:
54, [2] pages, [21] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

43. In memory of Jacob Henry Tillett, would-be-M.P. for his native city : November, 17th, 1868 : July, 12th, 1870 : February, 4th, 1874 : March, 5th, 1875.

In memory of Jacob Henry Tillett, would-be-M.P. for his native city : November, 17th, 1868 : July, 12th, 1870 : February, 4th, 1874 : March, 5th, 1875.
Date:
1892
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 110 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. Valentine card.

Valentine card.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. News from nowhere, or, An epoch of rest : being some chapters from a utopian romance / by William Morris.

News from nowhere, or, An epoch of rest : being some chapters from a utopian romance / by William Morris.
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834–1896
Date:
[1892]
Physical Description:
[6], 305, [1] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. Views of the forts of Bhurtpoore & Weire / by Lieut. George Abbott, 15th Reg. NI.

Views of the forts of Bhurtpoore & Weire / by Lieut. George Abbott, 15th Reg. NI.
Creator:
Abbott, George, 1803–1838
Date:
[1827]
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 13 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 x 48 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. The works of Geoffrey Chaucer : now newly imprinted.

The works of Geoffrey Chaucer : now newly imprinted.
Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Date:
Finished on the 8th day of May, 1896]
Physical Description:
4 blank l., ii p., 1 l., 554 p. illus. 43 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. [Atlas of the counties of England and Wales].

[Atlas of the counties of England and Wales].
Creator:
Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-
Date:
[1590?]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([74] leaves) : 34 maps (some folded) ; 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. This newly constructed and extended map of India : from the latest surveys of the best authorities, published principally for the use of the officers of the army in India, is respectfully inscribed to Major General Sir John Malcolm ... / drawn & engraved by John Walker.

This newly constructed and extended map of India : from the latest surveys of the best authorities, published principally for the use of the officers of the army in India, is respectfully inscribed to Major General Sir John Malcolm ... / drawn & engraved by John Walker.
Creator:
Walker, John, 1786–1873
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
1 map : hand col., mounted on linen ; 158 x 151 cm., folded to 26 x 17 cm., in case 27 x 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. The pocket book of sea creatures.

The pocket book of sea creatures.
Creator:
Bush, Tracey
Date:
1997
Physical Description:
[24] p. : chiefly ill. ; 52 x 98 mm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. West India scenery with illustrations of Negro character, the process of making sugar, &c. from sketches taken during a voyage to, and residence of seven years in, the island of Trinidad. By R. Bridgens ...

West India scenery with illustrations of Negro character, the process of making sugar, &c. from sketches taken during a voyage to, and residence of seven years in, the island of Trinidad. By R. Bridgens ...
Creator:
Bridgens, Richard
Date:
[1836?]
Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) 27 plates (part col. with accompanying text) 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. Sketches in the grounds of Marshalls, the seat of Rowland Stephenson Esqr.

Sketches in the grounds of Marshalls, the seat of Rowland Stephenson Esqr.
Creator:
Hornor, Thomas, 1785–1844
Date:
1824]
Physical Description:
[16] leaves : all ill. ; 16 x 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. An attempt to discriminate the styles of English architecture, from the conquest to the reformation : preceded by a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders : with notices of nearly five hundred English buildings / by Thomas Rickman.

An attempt to discriminate the styles of English architecture, from the conquest to the reformation : preceded by a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders : with notices of nearly five hundred English buildings / by Thomas Rickman.
Creator:
Rickman, Thomas, 1776–1841
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
iv, 146 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. British ferns : their classification, structure, and functions : together with the best methods for their cultivation / by Mrs. Lankester. ; author of "Wild flowers worth notice.".

British ferns : their classification, structure, and functions : together with the best methods for their cultivation / by Mrs. Lankester. ; author of "Wild flowers worth notice.".
Creator:
Lankester, Phebe, 1825–1900
Date:
1884
Physical Description:
[4], 127, [1] p., 16 leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. [Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]

[Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]
Creator:
British Fire Office (London, England)
Date:
March 1st, 1808
Physical Description:
4 pages : illustrations ; 25 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

56. Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square.

Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square.
Date:
[1789]
Physical Description:
1 print : etching ; sheet 13 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

57. Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered.

Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered.
Creator:
Whitehaven Steam Navigation Company
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 15 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world.

Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world.
Date:
[ca. 1820]
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; 46 x 62 cm, folded to 24 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

59. To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity : and are desirous of inspecting the striking parts of the creation : there is to be seen, at the [blank] the beautiful zebra, or wild ass ... : it was brought from the Cape of Good Hope, in the year 1762, by Sir Thomas Adams.

To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity : and are desirous of inspecting the striking parts of the creation : there is to be seen, at the [blank] the beautiful zebra, or wild ass ... : it was brought from the Cape of Good Hope, in the year 1762, by Sir Thomas Adams.
Date:
[1773]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joseph Reed, Yale BA 1954, and Kit Reed

60. Rangoon views and combined operations in the Birnam Empire.

Rangoon views and combined operations in the Birnam Empire.
Creator:
Moore, Joseph
Date:
1825-1826
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. 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:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. 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

63. The absent minded beggar.

The absent minded beggar.
Creator:
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865–1936
Date:
c1899
Physical Description:
1 printed handkerchief : damask cotton ; 62 x 60 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972

64. Key to the picture of the fancy going to a fight at Moulsey-Hurst : dedicated, by permission, to Mr. Jackson and the Pugilistic Club / designed and etched by I.R. Cruickshank, under the direction of P. Egan.

Key to the picture of the fancy going to a fight at Moulsey-Hurst : dedicated, by permission, to Mr. Jackson and the Pugilistic Club / designed and etched by I.R. Cruickshank, under the direction of P. Egan.
Creator:
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Date:
1819
Physical Description:
36 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

65. Tregear's Black jokes : being a series of laughable caricatures on the march of manners amongst the Blacks : twenty plates.

Tregear's Black jokes : being a series of laughable caricatures on the march of manners amongst the Blacks : twenty plates.
Date:
1834
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, 20 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 27 x 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

66. Scenery of the Windward & Leeward Islands / by Lieut. J.H. Caddy, R.A.

Scenery of the Windward & Leeward Islands / by Lieut. J.H. Caddy, R.A.
Creator:
Caddy, John Herbert, 1801–1883
Date:
[1837]
Physical Description:
12 prints in 1 portfolio : aquatint and etching ; plate marks 26 x 34 cm, on sheets 34 x 51 cm, in portfolio 36 x 52 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. Blanchet, artistes capillaires : hair cutter.

Blanchet, artistes capillaires : hair cutter.
Creator:
Blanchet, Etienne
Date:
not before 1866?
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 19 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. Sketchbook of figures, cattle, and views in Kolkata.

Sketchbook of figures, cattle, and views in Kolkata.
Creator:
Reid, Jane Caroline, 1797–1834
Date:
between 1821 and 1831
Physical Description:
1 volume (22 drawings) : graphite on wove paper ; 15 x 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

69. [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

70. A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.

A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent.

Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent.
Creator:
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652
Date:
1744
Physical Description:
3 p., 53 plates. 43 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

72. Grand architectural panorama of London : Regent Street to Westminster Abbey [graphic] / from original drawings made expressly for the work by R. Sandeman, architect ; and executed on wood by G.C. Leighton.

Grand architectural panorama of London : Regent Street to Westminster Abbey [graphic] / from original drawings made expressly for the work by R. Sandeman, architect ; and executed on wood by G.C. Leighton.
Creator:
Leighton, George Cargill, 1826–1895
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
1 print on 8 sheets : wood engraving ; full image 15 x 677 cm, accordion folded to 15 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

73. Fast khakis and blues, for government requirements / Levinstein, Limited, Blackley, Manchester.

Fast khakis and blues, for government requirements / Levinstein, Limited, Blackley, Manchester.
Creator:
Levinstein Limited (firm)
Date:
1914?
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 23 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

74. Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), with Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela ?hybrida), Leaf beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), Flesh fly (Diptera Sarcophagidae), Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma throracica) and, Sexton or Burying beetle (Nicrophorus humator), with shell (Mauritia arabica) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), with Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela ?hybrida), Leaf beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), Flesh fly (Diptera Sarcophagidae), Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma throracica) and, Sexton or Burying beetle (Nicrophorus humator), with shell (Mauritia arabica) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

75. Crimean War.

Crimean War.
Creator:
Bowers, George Frederick
Date:
1856?
Physical Description:
1 jug : white transferware; 24 cm high (including handle) x 13 cm in diameter (17 cm including handle)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.

76. The seaweed collector : a handy guide to the marine botanist : suggesting what to look for, and where to go, in the study of the British algae, and the British sponges / by Shirley Hibberd ...

The seaweed collector : a handy guide to the marine botanist : suggesting what to look for, and where to go, in the study of the British algae, and the British sponges / by Shirley Hibberd ...
Creator:
Hibberd, Shirley, 1825–1890
Date:
[1872]
Physical Description:
vii, 152 p. illus., 8 col. pl. (incl. front) 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. The young artist's companion, or, Drawing-book of studies and landscape embellishments : comprising a great variety of the most picturesque objects required in the various compositions of landscape scenery, arranged as progressive lessons / by David Cox , author of 'A treatise on landscape-painting and effect in water-colours,' &c. &c.

The young artist's companion, or, Drawing-book of studies and landscape embellishments : comprising a great variety of the most picturesque objects required in the various compositions of landscape scenery, arranged as progressive lessons / by David Cox , author of 'A treatise on landscape-painting and effect in water-colours,' &c. &c.
Creator:
Cox, David, 1783–1859
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
[2], 15 p., 64 leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. Notes on some of the principal pictures exhibited in the rooms of the Royal Academy : 1855 / by the author of Modern painters.

Notes on some of the principal pictures exhibited in the rooms of the Royal Academy : 1855 / by the author of Modern painters.
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Date:
1855
Physical Description:
30 p. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

79. Picturesque views on the River Wye : from its source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its junction with the Severn below Chepstow : with observations on the public buildings, and other works of art, in its vicinity / by Samuel Ireland ...

Picturesque views on the River Wye : from its source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its junction with the Severn below Chepstow : with observations on the public buildings, and other works of art, in its vicinity / by Samuel Ireland ...
Creator:
Ireland, Samuel, died 1800
Date:
1797
Physical Description:
xii, 159, [1] pages, [32] leaves of plates : illustrations, map, portrait ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

80. 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:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings : [game]

Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings : [game]
Date:
[ca. 1815?]
Physical Description:
[26] pictorial cards : ill. ; 65 x 45 mm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

82. Antiquities of Ionia, by the Society of dilettanti. [pt. 1]-5.

Antiquities of Ionia, by the Society of dilettanti. [pt. 1]-5.
Creator:
Society of Dilettanti (London, England)
Date:
1769-1915
Physical Description:
5 v. illus., plates, maps, plans, diagrs. 56 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

83. Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire : with memoirs of his life and writings / composed by himself ; illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield ; in two volumes.

Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire : with memoirs of his life and writings / composed by himself ; illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Gibbon, Edward, 1737–1794
Date:
MDCCXCVI [1796]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations, portraits, genealogical tables ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

84. 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:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. Glasgow looking glass.

Glasgow looking glass.
Date:
[1825]
Physical Description:
1 v. : ill. ; 45 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

86. Album of pressed seaweed specimens.

Album of pressed seaweed specimens.
Creator:
Mathiss, Madeleine
Date:
1869
Physical Description:
1 volume (30 leaves) ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

87. Catalogue of improved superfine colours, and drawing materials : manufactured and sold by Driver & Shaw, successors to Reeves and Inwood, 117, Bishopsgate-Street, London, opposite the City of London Tavern : wholesale, retail, and for exportation.

Catalogue of improved superfine colours, and drawing materials : manufactured and sold by Driver & Shaw, successors to Reeves and Inwood, 117, Bishopsgate-Street, London, opposite the City of London Tavern : wholesale, retail, and for exportation.
Creator:
Driver & Shaw
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
[2], 21, [1] p. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

88. Triangular bandage, printed with illustrations of bandage use.

Triangular bandage, printed with illustrations of bandage use.
Creator:
St. John Ambulance Association
Date:
approximately 1920
Physical Description:
1 printed bandage : linen ; 144 x 69 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. Thou hast here, gentle reader, a true hydrographical description of so much of the world as hath beene hetherto discouered and is comne to our knowledge ...

Thou hast here, gentle reader, a true hydrographical description of so much of the world as hath beene hetherto discouered and is comne to our knowledge ...
Creator:
Wright, Edward, 1558?-1615
Date:
[1599?]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 43 x 62 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

90. Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding.

Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 item (1 shell, 30 seaweed specimens) ; 13 x 12 x 4 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

91. Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap.

Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap.
Creator:
Lever Brothers Ltd.
Date:
[approximately 1894?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : color illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. The red rover : a drama, in two acts, written expressly for, and adapted only to Skelt's characters & scenes in the same.

The red rover : a drama, in two acts, written expressly for, and adapted only to Skelt's characters & scenes in the same.
Date:
[between 1835-1837]
Physical Description:
18 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

93. Dearest name thee happy time that I in truth may all you mine.

Dearest name thee happy time that I in truth may all you mine.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

94. An epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington : occasion'd by his publishing Palladio's designs of the baths, arches, theatres, &c. of ancient Rome / by Mr. Pope.

An epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington : occasion'd by his publishing Palladio's designs of the baths, arches, theatres, &c. of ancient Rome / by Mr. Pope.
Creator:
Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744
Date:
1731
Physical Description:
14, [1] p. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

95. The journey from Chester to London.

The journey from Chester to London.
Creator:
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798
Date:
MDCCLXXXII [1782]
Physical Description:
[2], iv, 452, [6] pages, 22 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. The temple of taste : comprising elegant historical engravings : also, views of the principal buildings in London : also, a select variety of elegant and amusing subjects : with the histories, and other connected information, at large, by the best artists, designers and engravers.

The temple of taste : comprising elegant historical engravings : also, views of the principal buildings in London : also, a select variety of elegant and amusing subjects : with the histories, and other connected information, at large, by the best artists, designers and engravers.
Date:
[1796]
Physical Description:
[144] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. Six months' residence and travels in Mexico : containing remarks on the present state of New Spain, its natural productions, state of society, manufactures, trade, agriculture, and antiquities, &c. with plates and maps / by W. Bullock, F.L.S., proprietor of the late London Museum.

Six months' residence and travels in Mexico : containing remarks on the present state of New Spain, its natural productions, state of society, manufactures, trade, agriculture, and antiquities, &c. with plates and maps / by W. Bullock, F.L.S., proprietor of the late London Museum.
Creator:
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
xii, 532 p., [19] leaves of plates ([4] folded) : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

98. Scotch scenery, circa 1814.

Scotch scenery, circa 1814.
Creator:
Crompton, Elizabeth Jane, 1791–1869
Date:
circa 1814
Physical Description:
1 v. ([35] leaves) : ill. ; 26 x 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

99. Flora of the British Isles.

Flora of the British Isles.
Creator:
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813
Date:
circa 1790-1810?
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. "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