Notebook containing a floral alphabet in watercolor and a journal headed "Tour up the Rhine," describing a family outing from Southold to Heidelburg and Wurtemburg in the summer of 1838
Description:
First page recto reads, "Emily Caroline Cobbold. 1836" in the same hand as the verses of the floral alphabet that follows. and Binding: Original board blank book.
Subject (Geographic):
Rhine River Valley
Subject (Name):
Cobbold, Emily Caroline.
Subject (Topic):
Flowers, Juvenile poetry, and Description and travel
Manuscript on paper (sturdy and rough) of 1) Valentin von Eickstedt, Pommersche Chronik, in German. Contains descriptions of some cities of Pomerania, genealogy of the Dukes of Pomerania, and the Chronicle proper. Written by Valentin von Eickstedt (1527-79) in 1574. 2) Funeral orations for the Dukes of Pomerania (in Latin), by Daniel Cramer (1568-1637), Lutheran theologian and archdeacon of Stettin
Description:
In German and Latin., Watermarks: an unidentified letter Z in two concentric circles., Script: Written by several scribes in gothic cursive and italic script., Headings of gothic textura, square capitals, and a large humanistic script, in reddish brown, green, and black., and Binding: Nineteenth century, after 1861. Brown goatskin Jansenist binding by Chambolle-Duru (Paris).
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Germany, and Pomerania (Poland and Germany)
Subject (Name):
Cramer, Daniel. and Eickstedt, Valtentin von.
Subject (Topic):
German literature, Manuscripts, Medieval, History, and Description and travel
Manuscript on parchment roll, consisting of five skins pasted together, of an untitled list of 267 courses mentioning distances between two places and the bearing according to a 32-point compass, in Venetian dialect
Description:
In Italian (Venetian dialect)., Script: Written by one scribe in black ink except for five lines in red; of these lines 145 and 171 are no entries, but rubrics introducing the sections dealing with the Sea of Azov and the islands of the Aegean Sea respectively. The handwriting is a small Southern Gothica Textualis Libraria under Cancelleresca influence; the latter is most apparent in the shape of the letter g and in the horizontal approach strokes at the top of the ascenders., The majuscules are heightened in red., and Damp stains have damaged and even obliterated some parts of the text, especially in its first section.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Italy
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Description and travel, and Manuscript maps
Sketchbook containing 37 watercolors done by Ellis Cornelia Knight while on board Lord Nelson's flagship the Foudroyant with Sir William and Lady Emma Hamilton in 1800. Twenty-six sketches are views taken from the ship off the coast of Sicily, under sail to Malta, and returning from Malta to Palermo. There are also sketches taken in Palermo prior to sailing, and on excursions from the ship near Syracuse. Sketch 2, for example, shows the villa of Prince Ventimiglieri in Palermo; sketch 19 shows an excursion party rowing near Syracuse. There is an index at the back of the volume
Description:
Ellis Cornelia Knight (1757-1837), writer, governess and protégé of Lady Emma Hamilton, whom she broke with after Lady Hamilton's affair with Lord Nelson became public knowledge in England. Knight's works include Dinarbas: A Tale (1790) and Sir Guy de Lusignan (1833)., In English., Inscribed on verso of flyleaf by Knight: "This book was commenced at Palermo in Sicily, 1800. Finished at Windsor, 1806.", and Binding: contemporary full calf; gilt decoration.
Contemporary manuscript copy signed J. Tapner [John?]. Two epistles in heroic couplets, each with an Argument and extensive prose notes keyed to line numbers, of descriptions of flora, fauna, cuisine, arts and architecture, and anecdotes on religion, customs, and history. Epistle I includes discussion of: the "riches of the Kingdom of Madura under its Hindoo Kings;" the "magnificence and sanctity of the Pagodas;" the "strong resemblance between the Hindoo and Egyptian deities." Epistle II includes: "Eulogy of Trimul Nag King of Madura before the Conquest and Division of that Kingdom by the Tartars" and other anecdotes about his palace, wives, and reign; descriptions of the Royal Gardens; "Transition to the present happy situation of the Carnatic under the British Government;" a "hint of what remains to be done for the prosperity of India;" and praise for Lord Macartney for giving "a system of life which tun'd to harmony a land of strife." Notes refer to various East India Company officials including Lords Clive and Hastings, and quote from letters by other "high persons" to Macartney
Description:
Binding: red sprinkled edges, contemporary vellum over boards, with title on spine: 46 Irwin's Hindoo Garden; and inscription on front cover: Hayley., In English., and No illustrations. The text contains only blank frames with captions for the intended content.
Subject (Geographic):
India, Carnatic (India), and Madurai (India)
Subject (Name):
Hayley, William, 1745-1820., Irwin, Eyles, 1751?-1817., Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806., and East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
Epistolary poetry, English, English poetry, Hinduism and politics, History, Description and travel, and Religious life and customs
Holograph diary of a several months' tour through France and Italy, concluding in Italy. Topics include sights seen, with particular emphasis on gardens and landscape, sites associated with poets, and paintings by Renaissance artists
Description:
Inscription on front flyleaf: J. Mitford. 1822.
Subject (Geographic):
France and Italy
Subject (Name):
Mitford, John, 1781-1859.
Subject (Topic):
Travelers' writings, English and Description and travel
Manuscript of a travel diary which opens with the writer already in Rome on December 11, 1765, documents his sojourn in Italy, and concludes with a journey to Vienna, Berlin, and finally Potsdam one year later. The unidentified author describes the art and architecture of several Italian cities, the studios of artists and art dealers in Rome, and military sites, garrisons, and installations in Venice, Toulon and Austria, as well as the docks and warships of Naples
Description:
Bookplate: Ver Hayden de Lancey of the Middle Temple and Grey's Inn., Flyleaf note: "Diary of a stay in Rome 1764/64 and a journey from Rome to Berlin via Naples Marseilles - Genoa - Milan - Parma -Bologna , Venice and Vienna. by a member of the de Lancey family" , possibly in the hand of Baron Ver Hayden de Lancey., and Binding: original limp vellum with flap; remains of wax seal with coat of arms on flap and back cover.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe, Italy, and Naples (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Military art and science, Travelers' writings, English, Travel diaries, Description and travel, and History
Manuscript diary describing a European tour, principally of Eastern Europe, Russia and Italy. Fairfax devotes much attention to works of art and historical buildings