Hodoeporicon Ruthenicum and Hodoeporicon Rvthenicvm
Description:
BEIN 2014 2142: Autograph of Joannes Guil: Baro de Küngseckb. [undeciphered] and bookplate of Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski. and Title vignette (metal cut); head-pieces; initials.
Publisher:
Typis Matthiae Beckeri, impensis vero Ioannis Theodori & Ioannis Israelis de Bry, fratrum germanorum
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a description of the author's tour through France and Italy in 1770, traveling with his master Robert Fellowes and Thomas Durrant, and recording his interactions with the inhabitants, curious sights, local hygienic practices, and traveling conditions. At one point he writes that he fell 14 times from his horse, while in Aquapendente he witnesses a postboy beating the horses "in a most unmerciful manner." In Bologna, he records news of banditti "which infested this part of the Country consisting of upwards of 40 men." He also climbs Mount Vesuvius "about two years since there was a dreadful eruption," where he walks on rough lava and ashes "in many places knee deep." Elsewhere, he notes the practice in Italy of hanging ladies' negligees out of coach windows and the presence of lice on the Italian nobility; and expresses his regret at the lack of diversions during this season of the year, as he should have been "very glad to have been here at the time of the Carnival when all kinds of diversions are allowed, such as Plays, Operas, Maskings, Horseraces &c." and At the conclusion of the manuscript, the author describes his return to England in excellent health and his gratitude to his "indulgent master" Mr. Durrant; addresses the manuscript to his father; and signs it "J Deeker London March 12th 1770." Bound in throughout the manuscript are 13 maps, colored in red and green representing stages of the author's journey, and 11 pen and wash drawings of such scenes as Trajan's pillar at Rome; Remains of three taverns where St Paul met his friends; and the Palace of the duke of Tuscany at Florence. A wash drawing entitled "Mons. D-r [Deeker] riding post", probably copied from Henry William Bunbury's print "Courier francois", is also bound in.
Description:
James Deeker was one of the first aeronauts in England. His hot-air balloon ascent in Norwich in June, 1785, was witnessed by Horace's nephew, George, the 3rd Earl of Orford., In English., Index of places visited at end of manuscript, as well as a mileage chart and a "List of Painters &c." which lists artists' names and brief biographies., On flyleaves, two pages in pencil recording "Interesting Remarks" and their page numbers., Autograph in pencil on flyleaf: ER Pratt. April 1812., Bookplate of Roger Pratt. Written in pencil on bookplate: Ryston Hall. Norfolk., and Binding: full reverse calf. Marbled endpapers. Stamped on spine: Deeker's Journal. Written on spine: 1770.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe., Europe, France, Italy, and Vesuvius (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Deeker, James.
Subject (Topic):
Grand tours (Education), Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Ruins, Social life and customs, and Description and travel
Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii. German and Moscovia der Hauptstat in Reissen
Description:
BEIN 2011 +124: Bookplate of Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski. Unidentified stamp. Manuscript waste used in binding., Translation by the author from his original Latin edition., Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ A-D⁴ E² F-Y⁴ Z²., and Map title: Moscovia Sigmunds Freyherns zu Herberstain, Neyperg und Guetenhag u. verteutscht.
Publisher:
Getruckht zu Wienn in Osterreich durch Michael Zimmerman ...
Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii and Rervm Moscoviticarvm comentarii
Description:
BEIN 2001 +95: Imperfect: some loss of marginal ms. notes and illustrations due to bleeding. Hand colored illustrations. Contemporary ms. annotations and corrections, possibly in hand of the author (according to dealer slip in CtY-BR copy). Bookplate: From the collection of Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski. Dealer description pasted in., BEIN 2014 +259: Imperfect: leaves IIII and X (first count) wanting; leaf ²E6 (blank) wanting; leaves II-III and leaf VIII (first count) mutilated, with some loss of text; wormed in gutter, with no loss of text; binding broken, with loose pages; edges of leaves reinforced with paper. Variant setting of type for dedication on leaf II (first count); 33 lines on recto, 27 lines on verso. Manuscript note, corrections in text, and inscription of Sigmund Herberstein on title page. Bookplate: From the collection of Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski., Imprint from BM STC German., Dedication dated and signed: Viennae Austriae prima Matrij M.D.XLIX. ... Sigimundus liber Baro in Herberstain, Neyperg & Guttenhag., Includes a map and a portrait of the author engraved by Augustin Hirschvogel; portrait includes Hirschvogel's monogram and the date 1547., and Signatures: A-C⁴, ²A-E⁶, ³A-F⁶ ³G²(-³G2).
Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii and Rervm Moscoviticarvm comentarii
Description:
BEIN 2001 +95: Imperfect: some loss of marginal ms. notes and illustrations due to bleeding. Hand colored illustrations. Contemporary ms. annotations and corrections, possibly in hand of the author (according to dealer slip in CtY-BR copy). Bookplate: From the collection of Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski. Dealer description pasted in., BEIN 2014 +259: Imperfect: leaves IIII and X (first count) wanting; leaf ²E6 (blank) wanting; leaves II-III and leaf VIII (first count) mutilated, with some loss of text; wormed in gutter, with no loss of text; binding broken, with loose pages; edges of leaves reinforced with paper. Variant setting of type for dedication on leaf II (first count); 33 lines on recto, 27 lines on verso. Manuscript note, corrections in text, and inscription of Sigmund Herberstein on title page. Bookplate: From the collection of Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski., Imprint from BM STC German., Dedication dated and signed: Viennae Austriae prima Matrij M.D.XLIX. ... Sigimundus liber Baro in Herberstain, Neyperg & Guttenhag., Includes a map and a portrait of the author engraved by Augustin Hirschvogel; portrait includes Hirschvogel's monogram and the date 1547., and Signatures: A-C⁴, ²A-E⁶, ³A-F⁶ ³G²(-³G2).
BEIN 2014 +260: Imperfect: title page slightly mutilated, and repaired, with no loss of text. Unidentified stamp on title page. Printed label pasted at foot of title page: Musaei, Joannis Baptistae Visi Mantuani. Some manuscript annotations in text. Bookplate: From the collection of Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski. Bookseller's label: C.E. Rappaport ... Roma., In Latin., Imprint from colophon., Signatures: a-s⁶ t⁴ u⁶., Title vignette (printer's device); numerous large and small historiated woodcut initials., Illustrated with 8 woodcuts attributed to Jost Amman; 3 woodcut maps, including the originally published map of Russia from Finland to the Caspian, a pictorial version of the same area, and a plan of the walled citadel of Moscow; and a genealogical tree, compiled by Herberstein, and dated 1553, showing descendants of the royal houses of Spain and Austria., and Includes index.
Scotland drawn and engraved from a series of angles and astronomical observations
Description:
Title from cartouche., Engraved throughout., Relief shown by contour lines and pictures., Scale of miles 69 1/2 to a degree., Another imprint: "Published according to Act of Parliament Jan. 1st. 1789 by John Ainslie ... and William Faden ..." at bottom of sheet., Inset maps: "Shetland Islands laid down upon a less scale than the map ... "; "A Map of the Orkney Islands ...", Distance tables and lists of heights of hills and roads from Edinburgh to London., Edinburgh meridian, with note of degrees from Greenwich., Title cartouche shows men fishing and herding cattle, with sheep goats and foliage., Six compass roses., This issue not in Chubb, T. Printed maps in the atlases of Great Britain and Ireland., and Scotland.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by the proprietor Thomas Brown, North Bridge Street, Edinburgh and Publish'd according to Act of Parliament with improvements till 1800 by Thomas Brown ... Edinburgh and William Faden ... London
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland, Orkney (Scotland), Shetland (Scotland), Scotland., Orkney., and Shetland.