Europe divided into its principall parts viz. the Brittish [sic] Islands, Scandinavia, Moscovia, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Turky [sic] in Europe ... described by Sanson, corrected and amended by William Berry
Description:
BEIN 1973 Folio 10: Sheet measures 61 x 96.3 cm. Bookplate of José M. Rodriguez. No. 2 of 63 maps bound together.
Publisher:
Sold by William Berry at ye sign of the globe between Charing-Cross and White-Hall
"The Tsar and his sister walking arm-in-arm are stopped by a coarse-looking woman (right) who flings her arms round his neck and kisses him avidly, while a yokel (left) takes the hand of the Grand Duchess. The woman exclaims to a fat friend (right), w...
Alternative Title:
Blessings of universal peace
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 11th, 1814, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Russia and England.
Subject (Name):
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825 and Katharina, Queen, consort of William I, King of Württemberg, 1788-1819
"Napoleon (right) stands between two Russians; one (left) he strikes on the chin with his fist, saying, "There Sir take that, and tel your Master, I'll thras every one who dares to speak to me I'll thrash all the World D -me I'll, I'll I,'ll be King o...
Alternative Title:
John Bull introducing his new ambassador to the Grand Consul
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Geographic):
France, Russia., Russia, and France.
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, and Markov, Arkady Ivanovich, 1747-1827
Subject (Topic):
Foreign relations, John Bull (Symbolic character), Boxers (Sports), and Insults
"Catherine II, seated on the throne, eagerly receives the heads of Poles offered to her by a ferocious-looking officer. Three attendants advance behind him with baskets filled with heads of young women and children; the foremost kneels, holding out hi...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. January 7, 1795, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Praga (Warsaw, Poland) and Russia
Subject (Name):
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796, Suvorov, Aleksandr Vasilʹevich, kni︠a︡zʹ Italiĭskiĭ, 1730-1800, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
"Catherine II, seated on the throne, eagerly receives the heads of Poles offered to her by a ferocious-looking officer. Three attendants advance behind him with baskets filled with heads of young women and children; the foremost kneels, holding out hi...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. January 7, 1795, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Praga (Warsaw, Poland) and Russia
Subject (Name):
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796, Suvorov, Aleksandr Vasilʹevich, kni︠a︡zʹ Italiĭskiĭ, 1730-1800, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
John Dean (1679-1761) born in Nottingham, survived the wreck of the "Nottingham Galley", served in the Russian Navy from 1712 to 1722, and was later appointed British Consul in the ports of Flanders and at Ostend. He died in Wilford, near Nottingham, ...
Description:
Label tag on front cover, with bookplate of Loraine of Kirkharle.
Subject (Geographic):
Russia
Subject (Name):
Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725. and Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725
Subject (Topic):
Navies, Officers, Armed Forces, History, Civilization, and Foreign relations
Map of the present seat of war, between the Russians, Poles, and Turk
Description:
BEIN 1982 Folio 10: Includes paste-on addition to northwestern sheet depicting Bosnia, Herzegovina, and the Dalmatian Coast. Armorial bookplate: Charles Abbot. No. 25 of 42 maps bound together.
Manuscript diary describing a European tour, principally of Eastern Europe, Russia and Italy. Fairfax devotes much attention to works of art and historical buildings
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
1831.
Call Number:
831.02.00.11+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A mustached Polish soldier dressed in a green military uniform drops his unsheathed saber and struggles under the weight of a massive grizzly bear (Russia) that straddles his back. Fallen on the floor are the soldier's hat and a staff of liberty inscr...
Description:
Title from caption below image. The word "bear" in unbearable is underscored.
Publisher:
Pub. by S. Gans, Southampton St., Strand, Fed
Subject (Geographic):
Poland, Poland., Russia., and Russia
Subject (Topic):
History, Grizzly bears, Soldiers, Foreign relations, and Daggers & swords
Gribanov, Konstantin Matveevich, 1797- designer Грибанов, Константин Матвеевич, 1797-
Published / Created:
[1830]
Call Number:
PLAYING CARDS GEN 908
Image Count:
24
Resource Type:
text and still image
Alternative Title:
Geograficheskie karty Rossii s izobrazheniem gerbov, kosti︠u︡mov i naznacheniem verst ot dvukh stolit︠s︡ dli︠a︡ polʹzy i︠u︡noshestva Географические карты России с изображением гербов, костюмов и назначением верст от двух столиц для пользы юношества
Description:
BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 908: Imperfect: King of Diamonds wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Publisher:
Kartochnai︠a︡ fabrika pri Aleksandrovskoĭ manufakture and Карточная фабрика при Александровской мануфактуре
Subject (Geographic):
Russia and Russia.
Subject (Topic):
Playing cards, Geographical recreations, Ethnic costume, Geography, Study and teaching, and Description and travel
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. B...
Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii 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:...
Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii 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:...
The papers are almost entirely concerned with Macartney's embassy to Russia in 1764-1767, and include notes, memoranda, drafts of the trade treaty he negotiated, and a final copy; accounts of travel in Russia and general descriptions of the country, i...
Description:
George Macartney was born in Ireland and educated at Trinity College. In 1764, Lord Holland proposed him as envoy extraordinary to Saint Petersburg for the negotiation of a trade treaty. Knighted before departing England, Macartney returned in 1767 af...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, Russia., Russia, and Siberia (Russia)
Subject (Name):
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796. and Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Diplomatic and consular service, British, Diplomatic and consular service, Russian, Diplomats, Commerce, Foreign relations, Politics and government, Court and courtiers, and Description and travel
Supplements the author's Bibliographie des livres ... russes d'histoire de 1800-1854, published in 3 vols., 1892-93; and P. P. and B. P. Lambin's Russkai︠a︡ istoricheskai︠a︡ biblīografīi︠a︡, 1855-64, published in 10 vols., 1861-94.
Holograph diary of Oldfield's impressions during a three week visit to St. Petersburg. Topics include sights such as Nevsky Prospekt, the Winter and Summer Palaces, the Hermitage, and the Imperial Library; Oldfield's acquaintances among the resident E...
Description:
Frontispiece: foldout "Plan of St. Petersburg in 1832," map in pen and ink.
Subject (Geographic):
Russia and Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Subject (Name):
Cattley, Robert, 1787-1859., Cattley family., and Oldfield, Thomas.
Subject (Topic):
Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
BEIN Zg17 OL2 +647Pb: Imperfect: 18 plates wanting; leaf A1 mutilated, with some loss of text. Variant: with engraving of crest on t.p. Armorial bookplate: M. Lugol. Bookplate: From the collection of Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski.