- Call Number:
- OSB MSS 155
- Container / Volume:
- Box
- Image Count:
- 30
- Abstract:
- Manuscript documents and letters, illustrating the daily life and responsibilities of sea captains in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The collection includes documents relating to Captain Robert Poultney in Jamaica and letters on personal and naval matters addressed to Captain John Wainwright. Also included are descriptions of coastal areas and navigation hazzards, documents relating to obtaining supplies, a ship's newsletter, and a colored map ("Rochfort et les Environs").
- Description:
- Robert Poultney was the captain of the ship Loretta in Jamaica in 1762-1764., John Wainwright of the Royal Navy served in the East Indies and the Mediterranean, fought throughout the Napoleonic Wars, and is remembered for the destruction of the pirate town Ras-al-Kayma while captain of the ship Chiffonne., and In English, with one letter in French.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Mediterranean Region and Brittany (France)
- Subject (Name):
- Poultney, Robert., Wainwright, John, Captain., Chiffonne (Ship), Great Britain. Royal Navy, and Loretta (Ship)
- Subject (Topic):
- Officers, Sea life, Aids to navigation, Coasts, Navigation, Seafaring life, Ship captains, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Documents concerning ship captains and shipping, 1762-circa 1809
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- Creator:
- California Immigrant Union
- Published / Created:
- [between 1870 and 1877]
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc72 870ce
- Image Count:
- 3
- Description:
- BEIN WA MSS S-3931 M2231: With manuscript letter from Charles Maclay to Newton Booth, dated 3 November 1877. This copy is also cataloged separately as a manuscript with title: Charles Maclay letter, San Fernando, California, to Governor Newton Booth, Sacramento, California, 1877 November 3., Brochure announcing land for sale in San Fernando, Calif., including a map., Title from caption on p. [2]., "San Francisco, [blank] 187[blank]"--P. [1]., Beinecke Library copy includes manuscript letter dated Nov. 3, 1877., "Wm. H. Martin, general agent, San Francisco, Cal."--P. [1]., "Map of the town of San Fernando and the Maclay San Fernando Ranch": p. [4]., and Page [1] has letterhead for California Immigrant Union and large blank space for correspondence.
- Publisher:
- California Immigrant Union
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, San Fernando., San Fernando (Calif.), and California, Southern
- Subject (Topic):
- Real property and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Land for sale : 1,000 acres in the town of San Fernando, 36,000 acres in Maclay's San Fernando Ranch : terms easy, title perfect
- Creator:
- Herberstein, Sigmund, Freiherr von, 1486-1566
- Published / Created:
- 1557.
- Call Number:
- 2011 +124
- Image Count:
- 204
- Alternative Title:
- 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 ...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia and Moscow (Russia)
- Subject (Topic):
- Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Moscouia der Hauptstat in Reissen
- Creator:
- Middendorff, Alexander Theodor von, 1815-1894
- Published / Created:
- 1848-1875.
- Call Number:
- S26 0100
- Container / Volume:
- Bd.4:T.2
- Image Count:
- 912
- Publisher:
- Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia (Federation), Siberia., and Siberia (Russia)
- Subject (Topic):
- Natural history, Scientific expeditions, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Reise in den aussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens wahrend der Jahre 1843 und 1844 mit allerhochster Genehmigung auf Veranstaltung der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgefuhrt und in Verbindung mit vielen Gelehrten herausgegeben von A. Th. v. Middendorff
- Creator:
- Middendorff, Alexander Theodor von, 1815-1894
- Published / Created:
- 1848-1875.
- Call Number:
- S26 0100
- Container / Volume:
- Bd.1
- Image Count:
- 1060
- Publisher:
- Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia (Federation), Siberia., and Siberia (Russia)
- Subject (Topic):
- Natural history, Scientific expeditions, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Reise in den aussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens wahrend der Jahre 1843 und 1844 mit allerhochster Genehmigung auf Veranstaltung der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgefuhrt und in Verbindung mit vielen Gelehrten herausgegeben von A. Th. v. Middendorff
- Creator:
- Middendorff, Alexander Theodor von, 1815-1894
- Published / Created:
- 1848-1875.
- Call Number:
- S26 0100
- Container / Volume:
- Bd.4:T.1
- Image Count:
- 918
- Publisher:
- Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia (Federation), Siberia., and Siberia (Russia)
- Subject (Topic):
- Natural history, Scientific expeditions, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Reise in den aussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens wahrend der Jahre 1843 und 1844 mit allerhochster Genehmigung auf Veranstaltung der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgefuhrt und in Verbindung mit vielen Gelehrten herausgegeben von A. Th. v. Middendorff
- Creator:
- Middendorff, Alexander Theodor von, 1815-1894
- Published / Created:
- 1848-1875.
- Call Number:
- S26 0100
- Container / Volume:
- 3
- Image Count:
- 676
- Publisher:
- Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia (Federation), Siberia., and Siberia (Russia)
- Subject (Topic):
- Natural history, Scientific expeditions, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Reise in den aussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens wahrend der Jahre 1843 und 1844 mit allerhochster Genehmigung auf Veranstaltung der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgefuhrt und in Verbindung mit vielen Gelehrten herausgegeben von A. Th. v. Middendorff
- Creator:
- Middendorff, Alexander Theodor von, 1815-1894
- Published / Created:
- 1848-1875.
- Call Number:
- S26 0100
- Container / Volume:
- 2
- Image Count:
- 912
- Publisher:
- Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia (Federation), Siberia., and Siberia (Russia)
- Subject (Topic):
- Natural history, Scientific expeditions, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Sterling Memorial Library > Reise in den aussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens wahrend der Jahre 1843 und 1844 mit allerhochster Genehmigung auf Veranstaltung der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgefuhrt und in Verbindung mit vielen Gelehrten herausgegeben von A. Th. v. Middendorff
9.
- Creator:
- Herberstein, Sigmund, Freiherr von, 1486-1566, author
- Published / Created:
- 1549]
- Call Number:
- 2014 +259
- Container / Volume:
- 2
- Image Count:
- 34
- Alternative Title:
- 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).
- Publisher:
- Johann Singriener
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia
- Subject (Topic):
- Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rerum Moscouiticarum comentarii : in hijs comentarijs sparsim contenta habebis candide lector ...
10.
- Creator:
- Herberstein, Sigmund, Freiherr von, 1486-1566, author
- Published / Created:
- 1549]
- Call Number:
- 2001 +95
- Image Count:
- 177
- Alternative Title:
- 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).
- Publisher:
- Johann Singriener
- Subject (Geographic):
- Russia
- Subject (Topic):
- Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rerum Moscouiticarum comentarii : in hijs comentarijs sparsim contenta habebis candide lector ...