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1. [Cartouche drawing for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French dominions in North America].
- Published / Created:
- [circa 1750-1755]
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1531
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing in red chalk on hand-ruled paper by an unidentified artist, of the decorative cartouche for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French dominions in North America. Represented in the drawing are two Native American figures in the lower right corner, a colonial port scene in the lower left corner, and cherubs holding a British crest and flag at the top. Corn and palm trees form the side borders
- Description:
- John Mitchell (1711-1768), was a British botanist, physician, and cartographer. He created A Map of the British and French dominions in North America (London: Andrew Millar, 1755), also known as the Mitchell Map, later used in negotiating the 1783 Treaty of Paris., No linguistic content., Title devised by cataloger., and Place and date of creation supplied by cataloger.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and America
- Subject (Name):
- Mitchell, John, 1711-1768.
- Subject (Topic):
- Indians of North America and Colonies
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Cartouche drawing for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French dominions in North America].
2. [Photograph of placer gold mining on the American River, Middle Fork, California].
- Creator:
- Weed, Charles L., photographer
- Published / Created:
- [1858 February]
- Call Number:
- WA Photos Folio 161 (Oversize)
- Container / Volume:
- Box (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A salted paper photographic print that documents placer gold mining operations on river bars on the American River, Middle Fork, between Placer County and Eldorado County, California in February 1858. From an elevated position, the view shows mining operations on a wide riverbed running through hills of chaparral. The photograph depicts a viaduct, wooden structures, and water diversion structures, such as sluices, sluice gates, and waterwheels. The image includes mining camps and operations on the Kennebec, Wildcat, Willow, and Hoosier bars
- Description:
- Charles L. Weed (1824-1903), also known as Charles Leander Weed, was an American photographer and engraver. and Title devised by cataloger.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, American River Region, American River, Middle Fork, American River Valley, American River, Middle Fork (Calif.), El Dorado County (Calif.), and Placer County (Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- Weed, Charles L.
- Subject (Topic):
- Chaparral, Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering), Gold mines and mining, Mines and mineral resources, Mining districts, Placer mining, and Water-wheels
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Photograph of placer gold mining on the American River, Middle Fork, California].
3. [Transformation playing cards] [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1800]
- Call Number:
- Drawings Un58 no. 97 Shelved in Object Room A:A
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A collection of hand-drawn transformation playing cards using the suit symbols incorporated in the sketches of people in a variety of scenes, some clearly English, others continental. Two examples are a fireside scene illustrating a mother and child (and two others) seated in front of a fireplace with a hanging cauldron, and an illustration of an amorous couple enjoying a dance as a violinist plays stage left. The cards depict both black and white characters, all of whom are wealthy or of high status, including soldiers, bishops, and men and women in fashionable dress. At the top of one card above the head of a man who reads from a sheet as he addresses a woman who looks down demurely, are the words "Mio ben.". On the verso of two cards are inscriptions in English. The first shows a figure in Shakespearean-era costume on the front and on the back, a quote from Twelfth night (Act II, Scene 5): "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” A second shows a couple sitting across from each other with an empty table between and on the back three stanzas from William Cowper’s The Diverting History of John Gilpin, first published in 1782
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger. and In a later envelope inscribed 'Mlle. de Bernardy' and 'N. Anderson'.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards, Card games, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Transformation playing cards] [art original].
4. [View of Piazza della Signoria in Florence with the Grand Duke's military guard] [art original].
- Creator:
- Patch, Thomas, 1725-1782, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1782]
- Call Number:
- Drawings P294 no. 1 Box D205
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A small audience sitting on benches on a tribune next to the equestrian statue of Cosimo I de' Medici in Piazza della Signoria, watching a military parade of the guards of the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Lorena (1765-1790), son of the Empress Maria Theresa of Habsburg and brother of Joseph II. The soldiers, forming an L-shaped cordon and led by four battalion officers, are recognizable by their tricorns and the bayonets. At the center of the square, under the grand building of Palazzo Vecchio, stands a troop of drummers. Figures in the the foreground include a group of cavalrymen bearing a banner and followed by a cart on the right; a lady and gentleman waiting for a landau carriage at center; and a figure, maybe a soldier on look-out, watching the scene in Palazzo Uguccioni's shadow on the left
- Description:
- Title and artist attribution from dealer's description. and Date based on artist's death date.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Florence (Italy)
- Subject (Name):
- Piazza della Signoria (Florence, Italy), and Palazzo vecchio (Florence, Italy),
- Subject (Topic):
- Plazas, Equestrian statues, Military parades & ceremonies, Spectators, and Carriages & coaches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [View of Piazza della Signoria in Florence with the Grand Duke's military guard] [art original].