Essai sur la geographie des plantes, accompagne dun tableau physique des regions equinoxiales
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
At foot: Esquisse et redige par M. de Humboldt, dessine par Schonberger et turpin a Paris en 1805, grave par Bouquetm la Lettre par Beauble, imprime par Langlois.
Subject (Geographic):
South America
Subject (Topic):
Botany --South America., Discoveries in geography., and Plants
Print reproduces a pair of full-length portraits of Hyrum and Joseph Smith drawn by Maudsley from originals painted by David Rogers; an image of the Temple at Nauvoo, in reduced scale, is shown between the figures of the two men; the two men are dressed formally, hold walking sticks in their right hands, and face right in profile.
Alternative Title:
Temple of Nauvoo
Description:
Another state of this image, colored and with slightly different letters, includes the imprint, London: Moses Martin, 1847., Below image: Temple of Nauvoo., and Title from caption.
Publisher:
[Moses Martin?]
Subject (Name):
Le Blond & Co., engraver, Maudsley, Sutcliffe, 1809-1881, artist, Nauvoo Temple (Nauvoo, Ill. : 1841-1850)--Pictorial works, Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844--Pictorial works, and Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844--Pictorial works
The original views : drawn by the artist S. Seymour during the expedition from Pittsburgh to the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America --Wars, Indians of North America--Arts & crafts, Indians of North America--Historiography, Kansa Indians --Pictorial works, Pawnee Indians --Pictorial works, and Pawnee Indians--History--19th century
The political and humourous works of Thomas Rowlandson, 1774-1825
Container / Volume:
Vol. 1 (Box 1 of 2) | Folder I - preface letter
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
ALS from Thomas Rowlandson to Henry Angelo mentioning a bill becoming due in the near future. Rowlandson's recent meeting with their mutual friend John Bannister is also mentioned, and a desire for the three friends to meet up and form a "jovial trio" is expressed.
Description:
From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine. and In English.
Subject (Name):
Angelo, Henry,--1756-1835., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Riviere & Son Binding.
Two prints depicting the visit of Biddle and his two ships to Japan. The print of the Columbus and Vincennes in Japan depicts the two American ships surrounded by small Japanese boats, with Japanese crewmen from two boats boarding the American ships. The second print, the Departure, depicts the American ships being towed out to sea by the Japanese boats.
Description:
Commodore James Biddle visited Japan in 1846 to ask for the opening of commercial relations, which was refused., Explanatory text, the same for both prints, appears beneath captions., Gift of the Beinecke Foundation, 2000., Matted. Versos blank, not digitized., Piece missing from lower left corner of Departure print, affecting text., and Titles from printed captions.
Publisher:
Lith. of Wagner & McGuigan,
Subject (Geographic):
Japan--Pictorial works. and United States--Foreign relations--Japan.
Subject (Name):
Biddle, James,--1783-1848., Columbus (Ship), Rosser, S. F. Departure of the U.S.S.s Columbus and Vincennes., Rosser, S. F. U.S.S.s Columbus and Vincennes in Japan., United States.--Navy--Pictorial works., and Vincennes (Ship)
Dates from wrappers., Engraved color t.p., Illustrations hand-colored., and Wrapper title: Picturesque views of American scenery / engraved by Hill from drawings by Joshua Shaw, landscape painter.
Dates from wrappers., Engraved color t.p., Illustrations hand-colored., and Wrapper title: Picturesque views of American scenery / engraved by Hill from drawings by Joshua Shaw, landscape painter.